🚨🚨 SAVE THE DATE 🚨🚨 #LingComm25 is happening, 7–10 April 2025. It's an online conference for linguistic communicators. with panels, how-to sessions, and meetups where you can get ideas, meet people, lift your game, and form the future of ling comm Also there's #LingFest25

📢 This Week's Schedule at Planet Word Museum! 📅 Come find us this week on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday! We're excited to meet you and talk about language science!

🌟 New Study Launch at Planet Word Museum! 🌟 Led by Dr. Patrick Plummer from Howard University's Psychology Department, our latest study looks at how people predict upcoming words and phrases based on conversation topics and sentence context. Come check it out!

We loved seeing the enthusiasm from kids participating in our "Light Up Your Language Brain" study at Planet Word Museum! They also had a blast crafting their own colorful brain headbands!🧠🎨

Come see us this week! Join us on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday to learn more about language science! 📚

We were lucky to get to talk with Emily Hanford in class last week Planet Word Museum! The Sold a Story podcast and her other reporting on the science of reading is an inspiring example of science communication about language, and the important impact it can have.

Check out this story about us in Maryland Today! today.umd.edu/a-good-word-fo…

We’re continuing at Planet Word in July! Come participate in our research studies and have fun learning more about language science!

🌟 New Study Launch at Planet Word Museum! 🌟 In a unique team-based "reality show" challenge called “Word Island,” work with your group to pack for a deserted island. 🏝️ This study brought to you by Dr. Charlotte Vaughn, Director of the Language Science Station and UMD Language Science Center faculty.

At the Language Science Station at Planet Word at Planet Word Museum, Univ. of Maryland researchers engage visitors in interactive linguistic experiments. This NSF-funded project is led by UMD Language Science Center Charlotte Vaughn. Maryland Arts & Humanities UMD College of Education go.umd.edu/1pm0

Our researchers are Planet Word Museum exploring how people of different backgrounds rely on imperfect language translations generated by AI. Their study doubles as an interactive exhibit and empowers museum visitors to better understand AI systems. Learn more: trails.umd.edu/news/novel-stu…

The Language Science Center is a Featured STEM District Organization at the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival! Visit us at the Walter. E Washington Convention Center on August 24th for family-friendly language science activities! #NatBookFest Library of Congress

A great project from this #UMD-led team conducting fun and interactive research studies at the Planet Word Museum. today.umd.edu/a-good-word-fo…

Highlights from the Library of Congress National Book Festival 📸 #NatBookFest with Maryland Initiative for Literacy & Equity and Language Science Station at Planet Word

🚨 #LingComm25 Call for Participation 🚨 Want to take part in the #LingComm25 conference? You could: • Present a poster • Give a 5-minute lightning talk • Volunteer to help with the conference • Promote your show for LingFest25 The form is now open: forms.gle/Smusb1S5TQMSfU…