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This workshop will be an introduction to generative AI and its use. Benefits, and pitfalls, of using these tools will also be discussed. Attendees are encouraged to create accounts in either ChatGPT or Claude prior to the workshop, as there will be hands-on activities. For more information and to register, go to our Workshops Guide.
In our hyper-connected world, where politics pervade life and social media is both a platform for discourse and a battleground for ideologies, maintaining mental well-being can be a challenge. Join us for a discussion around the intricate relationship between mental health, social media, and politics. We’ll explore ways in which social media shapes our political […]
We’ll help you optimize your generative AI searches by teaching you how to phrase your prompts to get the results you're looking for. For more information and to register, go to our Workshops Guide.
Learn about AI Image generators: how to find them, use them, and cite them. For more information and to register, go to our Workshops Guide.
Join us for a catered event in the Library Salon on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 3 p.m. to meet Fogler’s Open Scholarship Librarian, Casey Koons, and engage in a conversation about the challenges of publishing open scholarship. This is an opportunity to share experiences, ask questions, and explore solutions for making research more openly accessible. […]
Learn to evaluate AI tools, and their output. We’ll help you to find the best generative AI tools for your task while avoiding hallucinations and plagiarism. Please come with questions, we are happy to help! For more information and to register, go to our Workshops Guide.
This salon discussion will explore the gender dynamics and significant changes in student enrollment and faculty membership in higher education in the United States and Eastern Europe following the fall of the Berlin Wall. Discussants will highlight both progress and ongoing challenges related to gendering curriculum, research, and higher education policy. Through a comparative perspective, […]
Whether they are treated as consumables, research subjects, companions, or family, human civilization relies heavily on the lives of other animals. Given these disparate — and not necessarily mutually exclusive — ways of interacting with nonhuman animals, what does it mean to respect them? Which ideas and practices serve this end? Which cultures and traditions […]
Please join us for a Literary Costume Contest. Wear a costume that references any literary work. You can be Winnie the Pooh, a Nazgul from Lord of the Rings, or anything. Vote for the best costume. Prize awarded to the best costume (gift card for the University bookstore. Food provided! For more information and to […]
This Halloween Eve come to Fogler’s Salon to listen and talk about the supernatural in Maine. Meet Dr. Marcus LiBrizzi, the author of several works of ghostly Maine folklore, and an expert in supernatural horror fiction. For more information and to register, go to our Workshops Guide.
