Recording of Nov 6th Zoe Todd Lecture on YouTube!
Hello Public Stories Lab Supporters,

I'm happy to announce the start of the Public Stories Lab YouTube Channel and share the recording of Zoe Todd's November 6th lecture entitled "Quantum Entanglements & Critical Indigenous Fish Philosophy." Please feel free to share widely! 
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Save-a-Swipe donations are open!

Want to give someone extra meals?
Save-a-Swipe is accepting donations to help further our mission of supporting students who are facing financial hardship and are experiencing food insecurity.

If you have excess meal swipes in your meal plan, please sign up to donate to Save-a-Swipe:  Save a Swipe - Retriever Essentials
Each donated swipe will directly contribute to providing one "meal" to students in need. The deadline to donate is February 25th.

We appreciate your support in helping us combat food insecurity at UMBC!

Note: if you are someone in need of meal swipes, please wait to reach out after the donation window ends (at the end of February). Thank you!

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Are you ready to showcase your research in just 3 minutes? This is your chance to captivate an audience, enhance your presentation skills, and win amazing prizes! 

What’s 3MT? 
The 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) is a research communication competition that challenges graduate students to explain their research to a non-specialist audience—one slides, one powerful, concise talk!

Scott Morgan - The Morgan Group
Scott Morgan has been teaching leadership and communication for over 30 years. His seminars, workshops, retreats and private coaching support science institutions, think tanks, universities, corporations, peace and research organizations from around the world.

Why Participate?
  • Gain valuable feedback on your presentation skills
  • Build confidence and network with researchers
  • Represent UMBC at regional and national stages!
  • Prizes and certificates for top performers!
  • Giveaways for everyone!

REGISTER HERE!
Buffet Lunch will be provided!
Training Sessions will be held in a hybrid manner in February and March!
Competition will be held on 8th April 2025 in the UC Ballroom!
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Are you ready to showcase your research in just 3 minutes? This is your chance to captivate an audience, enhance your presentation skills, and win amazing prizes! 

What’s 3MT? 
The 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) is a research communication competition that challenges graduate students to explain their research to a non-specialist audience—one slides, one powerful, concise talk!

Scott Morgan - The Morgan Group
Scott Morgan has been teaching leadership and communication for over 30 years. His seminars, workshops, retreats and private coaching support science institutions, think tanks, universities, corporations, peace and research organizations from around the world.

Why Participate?
  • Gain valuable feedback on your presentation skills
  • Build confidence and network with researchers
  • Represent UMBC at regional and national stages!
  • Prizes and certificates for top performers!
  • Giveaways for everyone!

REGISTER HERE!
Buffet Lunch will be provided!
Training Sessions will be held in a hybrid manner in February and March!
Competition will be held on 8th April 2025 in the UC Ballroom!
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This winter, Meredith Morse took part in UMBC’s Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program: Phage Hunters. This CBEE senior participated in the course Phage Hunters Genome Analysis at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain. Through this course, students were trained on how to identify unknown bacteriophages and how to annotate complete bacteriophage genome sequences through bacteriophage biology and genetics.

Meredith also participated in an internship with the IDEAS Mentorship Program at Universitat Pompeu Fabra where she conducted research with the Oxidative Stress and Cell Cycle Research Group. Through this lab, Meredith practiced many lab techniques including DNA extraction, PCR, gel electrophoresis, Western blotting, and microscopy, to better understand the cell cycle in the fission yeast S. pombe.

See Meredith Morse’s Linked In post: https://shorturl.at/pkO87

PHOTO CREDIT: Meredith Morse

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The Career Center is collecting new and gently used professional clothing for "UMBC Suits You" as part of Career Month.

Students will have the opportunity to learn about dressing professionally and then be able to select one free outfit to use for job interviews, career fairs, networking opportunities and much more.. We are asking staff, faculty, alumni, and affiliates to donate new and gently used professional attire at collection bins around campus from February 17th - February 28th.

Starting February 17th, professional clothing can be dropped off at the following on-campus locations:

Items that will be accepted: Pant suits, skirt suits, dress pants, dresses, skirts, blazers, shell tops, button-up shirts, blouses, ties, and dress belts.

Items that will NOT be accepted: Jewelry, handbags, shoes, and general accessories.

All items should be in good condition, and appropriate for interaction with potential employers and professional contacts. Please be selective! Clothing that is in poor condition, stained, or out of style won’t help our students make a good first impression. All clothing will be professionally cleaned before being offered to students.

Clothing donations will be used to benefit UMBC students and will not be considered gifts-in-kind or donations to UMBC. Clothing donations are not tax deductible. Any leftover clothing will be donated to local nonprofits.

Special thanks to T. Rowe Price for partnering with us on this endeavor.

Any questions or concerns about this project can be addressed to Stephanie Taylor Okoukoni, staylor18@umbc.edu, 5-3975, or Jeremiah Sawyer, jsawyer2@umbc.edu, 5-2391.

***Students, be on the lookout for more information about the UMBC Suits You Clothing Closet occurring on April 1 & 2, 2025, when you can pick up a FREE professional outfit.***

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Save-a-Swipe is accepting donations to help further our mission of supporting students who are facing financial hardship and are experiencing food insecurity.

If you have excess meal swipes in your meal plan, please sign up to donate to Save-a-Swipe:  Save a Swipe - Retriever Essentials
Each donated swipe will directly contribute to providing one "meal" to students in need. The deadline to donate is February 25th.

We appreciate your support in helping us combat food insecurity at UMBC!

Note: if you are someone in need of meal swipes, please wait to reach out after the donation window ends (at the end of February). Thank you!
]]> Save-a-Swipe is accepting donations to help further our mission of supporting students who are facing financial hardship and are experiencing food insecurity. If you have excess meal swipes in... https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/146828/guest@my.umbc.edu/0811af97507001a1e4a15deb10c6dc84/api/pixel Retriever Essentials https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retrieveressentials https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/389/07b12dca5bf1da16311c6d47125fe746/xsmall.png?1762874117 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/389/07b12dca5bf1da16311c6d47125fe746/original.png?1762874117 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/389/07b12dca5bf1da16311c6d47125fe746/xxlarge.png?1762874117 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/389/07b12dca5bf1da16311c6d47125fe746/xlarge.png?1762874117 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/389/07b12dca5bf1da16311c6d47125fe746/large.png?1762874117 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/389/07b12dca5bf1da16311c6d47125fe746/medium.png?1762874117 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/389/07b12dca5bf1da16311c6d47125fe746/small.png?1762874117 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/389/07b12dca5bf1da16311c6d47125fe746/xsmall.png?1762874117 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/389/07b12dca5bf1da16311c6d47125fe746/xxsmall.png?1762874117 Retriever Essentials 0 0 true Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:43:32 -0500 CBIC Form goes LIVE February 10th!

Hello Retriever Entrepreneurs! 

The CBIC is almost here! The submission form for the annual Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition will be live February 10th, 2025!  

The CBIC is designed for students who are serious about starting a business or social impact venture. Students selected to go to the final competition will be paired with mentors to flesh out their business idea. This year, the ABCEI will offer 2 tracks: the Technology & Innovation Track and Social Impact Track. Winners in each track can win up to $3,000 with an opportunity to win an additional $2,000 after a 6 month progress review. 

Here are the important dates to remember:

  • Deadline for submissions: March 3 at 1pm

  • Final Event: April 17 from 6:30 - 8:30pm at bwTECH South

For more information and to submit YOUR idea, visit:  entrepreneurship.umbc.edu/competitions/the-cangialosi-business-innovation-competition/


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Do LLMs Show Cybersecurity Misconceptions?

Evaluation of LLMs Performance on Cybersecurity Concept Inventories
Shan Huang, UIUC
Joint work with Jeffrey Herman and Alan Sherman, et al.
12:00–1pm ET Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, online 

We evaluated the performance of five LLMs (Llama a, GPT-3.5-turbo, GPT-4, GPT-4O, and GPT-O1) on two cybersecurity concept inventories: Cybersecurity Concept Inventory (CCI) and Cybersecurity Curriculum Assessment (CCA). Using a zero-shot setting to minimize external influencing factors, we compared the performance of these LLMs with that of students previously studied, and we conducted a qualitative analysis of GPT-O1's output to examine if it exhibits misconceptions. Quantitative analysis reveals that, for the CCI and CCA, GPT-O1 significantly outperformed other models and students, correctly answering 92% of CCI and 72% of CCA test items. These results indicate GPT-O1’s strong proficiency in foundational topics (CCI) but reveal its limitations in addressing these concepts in more technically advanced scenarios (CCA). Qualitative analysis of GPT-O1’s reasoning patterns uncovered instances of insightful reasoning but also highlighted ways in which GPT-O1's answers reflect persistent student mistakes, such as biases, overgeneralizations, and logical inconsistencies. This work highlights the significant potential of GPT-O1 as a tool for introductory cybersecurity education in its ability to provide detailed explanations and structured reasoning for novice learners.

Shan Huang is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is broadly interested in how educational games can improve student learning. Current work includes improving student learning in cybersecurity with educational games and accessing student knowledge of cybersecurity concepts. Shan is also involved in various educational data mining projects.

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Do LLMs Show Cybersecurity Misconceptions?

Evaluation of LLMs Performance on Cybersecurity Concept Inventories
Shan Huang, UIUC
Joint work with Jeffrey Herman and Alan Sherman, et al.
12:00–1pm ET Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, online 

We evaluated the performance of five LLMs (Llama a, GPT-3.5-turbo, GPT-4, GPT-4O, and GPT-O1) on two cybersecurity concept inventories: Cybersecurity Concept Inventory (CCI) and Cybersecurity Curriculum Assessment (CCA). Using a zero-shot setting to minimize external influencing factors, we compared the performance of these LLMs with that of students previously studied, and we conducted a qualitative analysis of GPT-O1's output to examine if it exhibits misconceptions. Quantitative analysis reveals that, for the CCI and CCA, GPT-O1 significantly outperformed other models and students, correctly answering 92% of CCI and 72% of CCA test items. These results indicate GPT-O1’s strong proficiency in foundational topics (CCI) but reveal its limitations in addressing these concepts in more technically advanced scenarios (CCA). Qualitative analysis of GPT-O1’s reasoning patterns uncovered instances of insightful reasoning but also highlighted ways in which GPT-O1's answers reflect persistent student mistakes, such as biases, overgeneralizations, and logical inconsistencies. This work highlights the significant potential of GPT-O1 as a tool for introductory cybersecurity education in its ability to provide detailed explanations and structured reasoning for novice learners.

Shan Huang is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is broadly interested in how educational games can improve student learning. Current work includes improving student learning in cybersecurity with educational games and accessing student knowledge of cybersecurity concepts. Shan is also involved in various educational data mining projects.

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