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We use the UMBC group umbc-ai to share news about AI research, events, and opportunities at UMBC. UMBC faculty, staff, and students can join the group to receive email messages. Anyone can view past news on the group or on the AI.UMBC.EDU website. Below are short summaries of recent messages from the UMBC AI Center.

AI: Making Our Lives Healthier, Safer, and More Efficient

UMBC Hilltop Society events for alumni, faculty, and friends

The UMBC Hilltop Society is sponsoring two events for UMBC alumni, faculty, and friends featuring a panel session on Artificial Intelligence: Making Our Lives Healthier, Safer, and More Efficient,...

Posted: April 20, 2026, 6:18 PM

Generative AI in Teaching I: Basic Critical Literacy and Foundations

12-1 pm Monday, April 27, 2026, online

Part I of an Introduction to Generative AI in Teaching Series. This session introduces UMBC faculty to the basics of generative AI and its implications for teaching and learning. It focuses on...

Posted: April 16, 2026, 11:26 AM

UMBC CSEE Research Day

9am-2:30pm Friday, April 17, UMBC University Center 312

UMBC’s CSEE department will hold its annual Research Day on Friday, April 17th, from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM in University Center 312. It will bring together students, faculty, and staff for a day of...

Posted: April 13, 2026, 3:30 PM

Tutorials on running AI applications on UMBC's HPCF

Roy Prouty is currently holding tutorials on UMBC's High Performance Computing Facility, both in person and online. In-person attendees in ENGR 102 with laptops can interact with the HPCF and get...

Posted: April 12, 2026, 9:00 AM

iHARP AI Workshop Seminar on the Foundations of Large Language Models

2-4 pm ET Tuesday, April 14 at UMBC and online

iHARP AI Workshop Seminar Foundations of Large Language Models 2-4 pm ET Tuesday, April 14 at UMBC and online Dr. Josephine Namayanja and Rhoda Nankabirwa will lead a two-hour workshop...

Posted: April 10, 2026, 4:15 PM

USM Generative AI Virtual Showcase

9 am - 3:30 pm ET, Friday, April 24, 2026, online via zoom

The University System of Maryland's Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation is hosting an online Generative AI Virtual Showcase on Friday, April 24, 9am-3:30pm ET. Faculty, staff, and...

Posted: April 9, 2026, 3:18 PM

GridHack student-team competition for AI-augmented building energy audits

12-5pm Friday, April 24, 2026, bwtech South

GridHack 2026 is an exciting, hands-on competition in which student teams compete to deliver the most accurate AI-augmented building energy audit. During this 3-hour live competition, teams will...

Posted: April 8, 2026, 6:49 PM

Talk: The Technological Future: Shifting the Focus from What We Build to Who We Build it For

4-5:30 pm Wed., April 8, 2026, AOK Library Gallery

Professor Amber Spry from Brandeis University and a UMBC Alumna (BA, Political Science, '10), will talk about "The Technological Future: Shifting the Focus from What We Build to Who We Build it...

Posted: April 7, 2026, 11:18 AM

My Circle Got Smaller, AI Got Closer: Exploring the Mental Health Implications of AI

12-1pm ET April 8, 2026 online

In an open forum session, Dr. Jessica Standbury, Dr. John Donahue, and Dr. Allison Papadakis will answer questions and discuss how AI is reshaping our inner lives and relationships, and its impact...

Posted: April 3, 2026, 6:25 PM

Reframing Bloom’s Taxonomy for the Age of AI

12-1pm ET Wednesday, April 8, 2026 online

AI is reshaping education, challenging traditional frameworks like Bloom's Taxonomy. This session introduces a reframed Bloom's Taxonomy that expands beyond "Create" to include a new Transform...

Posted: April 3, 2026, 9:30 AM

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