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HCST 499: Robots, AI, & Transhumanists: Exploring the Uncanny Valley

New class taught by Eric Brown, Spring 2026 TuTh 4:00-5:15pm

Human Context of Science and Technology (HCST) is a UMBC certificate program that provides students with a deeper understanding of the human context of science, technology, engineering, and...

Posted: December 12, 2025, 1:13 PM

new class: Robots, AI, & Transhumanists: Exploring the Uncanny Valley

Talk: Prompt-Engineering and Fine-Tuning in R, 12/12

Prof. Eric Stokan, 12-1:30pm, Fri. Dec 12, Public Policy 438

Professor Eric Stokan, Director of UMBC's Center for Social Science Scholarship, will lead a session on best practices in prompt engineering using ChatGPT to engage in image detection in R through...

Posted: December 11, 2025, 1:04 PM

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HDR Machine Learning Challenge virtual afternoon hackathon

2 to 5pm EST on Thursday, December 18, 2015 online

As part of the 2nd Annual HDR Machine Learning Challenge, UMBC's iHARP project, along with other NSF HDR Institutes, is hosting a kick-off virtual hackathon on December 18th (2 - 5 PM EST) that...

Posted: December 9, 2025, 6:14 PM

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Working group on AI and the Humanities

Two open sessions next week to identify issues to work on

UMBC's Dresher Center for the Humanities has a new working group on AI and the Humanities led by Professor Tim Phin from the Department of Ancient Studies. The group will hold two open...

Posted: December 4, 2025, 11:28 AM

Working group on AI and the Humanities

Webinar: Generative AI for Graduate Students and Post Docs, 12/5

11-12pm ET Friday, December 5, 2025, free and online

Generative AI for Graduate Students & Post Docs See how generative AI can augment your grad school journey via interactive demonstrations, applications and sandboxing This session provides...

Posted: December 2, 2025, 9:45 AM

Webinar: Generative AI for Graduate Students and Post Docs

Designing Accessible Learning with AI Inside and Outside the LMS

free, 2-3pm ET Thursday, December 11, 2025, Online

As colleges and universities increasingly integrate AI into teaching and learning, accessibility must remain at the forefront of course design. Explore how instructional designers, faculty, and...

Posted: December 1, 2025, 12:21 PM

Designing Accessible Learning with AI Inside and Outside the LMS