RETRIEVERS! 

We are pleased to inform you that the live tracking issue in the Transit App has been resolved. You can now track all routes in real-time through the app, ensuring a smoother and predictable transit experience.

If you encounter any issues or need further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact our transit team at 410.455.2425 or email us at transit@umbc.edu.

Thank you for your patience and continued support.  

Graduate Students & Postdocs,

Learn about the nationally recognized teaching certificates that can be earned from UMBC's Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL). It's never too early to work towards building your CV, particularly if you are considering a career in teaching/academia.

Earning these certifications is FREE for all UMBC graduate students & postdocs.

If you are interested in learning what this certification entails and how to begin to working towards it, please attend this virtual information session on Wednesday, August 21, at 11:30 AM.

In addition receive information about an opportunity to get teaching experience with our SEA CIRTL fellows program. This is a COMPETITIVE opportunity, last year we got more than 130 applicants for nine spots. 

As a SEA CIRTL Fellow, you’ll work with experienced faculty to design and implement a one-week course on a topic of your choice. Those who get selected get professional development to get the teaching certification, plus mentorship to create and teach their course during summer (Summer 2025) for middle schoolers or highschoolers and a stipend of $1,000 after they teach their class and get their certification.

Applications for the program open on August 30 and close on September 18, 2024. 

To learn more about CIRTL please visit https://gspd.umbc.edu/center-for-research-teaching-and-learning-cirtl/

This session will be recorded and uploaded to the Grad Student & Postdoc Development myumbc group, files tab. 

Postdocs have two options for sharing their work at the Postdoc Research Symposium: in a poster session or a five-minute flash talk. On this form, please indicate which format (either the poster presentation or flash talk) you would like to sign up for. Regardless of the format you choose, please submit an abstract summarizing the research you will be presenting at the Postdoc Research Symposium. Your abstract should be brief, clear, and concise. It should not exceed 300 words. If you have any questions, please reach out to Anne-Charlotte Mecklenburg at amecklen@umd.edu.

Goal: The purpose of this study is to evaluate how Large Language Models or LLMs (e.g. ChatGPT, Gemini) can impact through its answers asked by users, particularly how question framing can result into opinion shaping and polarized perception. For this research, we want to conduct a study in two stages; in stage one we want to generate queries for LLMs. The other stage will be to propose intervention to mitigate it. Since studies have found that polarization caused by human-AI interaction can have a negative impact on both an individual and societal level, it is very important to identify and resolve it specifically for AI based tools which are being used on daily basis. We want to propose intervention while interacting with LLMs to know if it helps mitigating the bias caused by LLM models while framing queries. 

All eligible participants will receive $10 upon completion of the task. Please fill out the link to the form provided in you are interested in participating in the study. We will reach out to you personally with details for further action within 48 hours.

Location: Remote

Time: Around 40 minutes 

Eligibility: UMBC student, at least 18 years old, fluent in English and resides in the United States

Md Nazmus Sakib 

PhD Computer Science Student 

This is an opportunity for all students from any major to converse with and seek opportunities of professional development with career guidance or even a potential job offer. 

Special Guest: Bobby Allen '99, Computer Science, Google, Group Product Manager/Cloud Therapist 

Dress Code: Professional 

Resume: Several Copies Required 

Location/Date/Time: UC Ballroom/October 17th/5-6pm

The Catonsville Farmers market will be held at 5820 Edmondson Ave every Wednesday from 9am to 12noon.

The market is accepts Cash, Credit, Debit, and SNAP cards. The are also matching SNAP and WIC with incentive tokens up to 30 dollars.

This is NOT a free farmers market.

The FREE Farmers Market will be held at the APT Community Center today at 2PM. 

If you would like to volunteer, please meet us at 1:30pm today.

See you all there!

Meet members of the campus community and enjoy lots of freebies and treats!

Are you considering continuing your training as a postdoc? Applications are now open for Stanford PRISM. PRISM is for graduate students from any field hoping to explore postdoctoral training at Stanford. PRISM candidates visit Stanford's campus to meet with faculty and current postdocs to consider whether Stanford is a good fit for their next step. 

#StanfordPRISM invites graduate students from all fields and backgrounds, especially those from the broad spectrum of identities that are underrepresented in academia, to consider Stanford for postdoctoral training. Stanford has one of the largest postdoc populations in the country and a strong commitment to helping postdocs succeed and thrive. Through PRISM, cohorts of students visit Stanford to interview with faculty, connect with current postdocs, and learn about postdoctoral training.

The Free Farmers Market will be held today at 2PM, but this time with a twist. We will be enjoying the shade at the Apartment Community Center instead of the Commons Terrence!

If you would like to volunteer, please join us at 1:30PM.

Can't wait to see you all there!