UMD Language Science Center

🚨The LSC is now on Bluesky!🚨 As the @X platform continues to evolve, we’re excited to connect with you in a new space. Follow us there and join the discussion. See you on @Bluesky at umd-lsc.bsky.social

John McWhorter is coming this week and we need your help! Hundreds of you have already registered (yay!) but we want to hit this home run out of the park. Show the LSC some love with a repost or share, and don't forget to RSVP using the link in bio!

@umiacs @UofMaryland @umd_imd Any plans for UMIACS to join Bluesky? We’d love to see you there!

Mel. Coles has been a cornerstone of event planning @UofMaryland for more than a decade. Now she's lending her expertise to manage engagement and events @umiacs, @umd_imd and the new Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute (AIM). Learn more: go.umd.edu/1u66

Don’t miss out! Follow us on Bluesky!

Secure $10,000 funding for your language and literacy research! Submit your proposal for the MILE Innovation Seed Grant by January 16th . Finalists will present their proposal at MILE's 2025 Literacy Research Symposium on February 26th. Click the link in bio to learn more.

We had a great turnout for William Idsardi's Language Science Lunch Talk, A SMPL logic of phonological concepts. The Department of Linguistics rolls deep!

Join us this Thursday for our latest LSLT with Linguistics' Clara Cuonzo! Read more about her talk at on our events calendar languagescience.umd.edu/events

UMD-REACH is designed to address the critical need to increase ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic diversity in the field of communication sciences and disorders, helping under-represented undergrads participate in cutting-edge research. Learn more & apply: linktr.ee/umd_lsc

Today!

At last week's LSLT, Jing Liu shared insights into his effort to create a benchmark dataset of classrooms, featuring high-quality multimodal data linked to administrative and survey data. He highlighted the research and practical solutions this dataset will enable 📝

From Melinda Martin-Beltran's Lifetime Achievement Award to presentations by Amanda Cataneo and Drew Fagan, MILE shined at the Maryland TESOL Conference mile.umd.edu/news/mile-shin…

Join us for this week's LSLT with Linguistics's William Idsardi!

We're hiring a postdoctoral researcher for our inaugural Fellowship for Postdoctoral Scholars! Apply here: go.umd.edu/lscpostdoc

Join us for the ATLAS Monthly Speaker Series on Nov. 14 to explores the dynamic relationship between language, power and identity within Black diasporic communities, focusing on Black languages as powerful tools of liberation and cultural expression. atlas.umd.edu/events/atlas-m…

Happy Halloween! Costumes are welcome at this week's LSLT. AI isn't as scary as you think 🎃👻

Another fantastic LSLT complete, this time with Lillian-Yvonne Bertram ✅

Submit your proposal for the ATLAS 2025 Conference by November 11th! Click the link in bio to learn more. The conference's theme is "Agency, Decolonization, and the Politics of Knowledge Production." ATLAS invites proposals from faculty, staff, and graduate students.

Save the date 📅 Winter Storm 2025 is set for January 21st through 24th. Stay tuned for info and updates about this signature language science workshop.

MILE Members Dr. Melinda Martin-Beltrán, Astrid Sierra, and @AmandaCataneo have released an insightful study exploring how lived experiences of diverse educators inform their perspectives on the goals of dual language bilingual education (DLBE). mile.umd.edu/news/pillar-me…

This Thursday, hear Lillian-Yvonne Bertram discuss their use of computational methods and large language models in the composition of creative writing ✍️