The @lingsocam.bsky.social awarded the Linguistics, Language, & the Public Award to our founder and director, @charlottevaughn.bsky.social! We're feeling very grateful today that our work is being recognized by our community.

Are you a researcher who engages with public audiences? Our director, @charlottevaughn.bsky.social, is conducting a survey with Sharon Unsworth about the barriers researchers face when communicating with non-academic publics. Survey link: umdsurvey.umd.edu/jfe/form/SV_... (1/4)

The Language Science Station made a reappearance at the National Book Festival this year, back in September, alongside the Maryland Language Science Center. We ran our study Frame the Planet with attendees, and loved talking with them about the power of framing in language!

(THREAD 2/2) Explore family-friendly language science activities, try a study on climate change perception with @langscistation.bsky.social, and grab some free stickers! 👉When: September 6th • 8:30 to 6:00 👉Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center 👉What: go.umd.edu/lsc-nbf-2025

THREAD 1/2 Join us on September 6th at the @librarycongress.bsky.social #NationalBookFestival, our 2nd year as a Featured STEM District Organization! 🎉 Details in the thread below 👇🚨

Cool work by @charlottevaughn.bsky.social describing different types of museum-based linguistic research, including @planetworddc.bsky.social, and reminding us that this work helps the community understand what scientists do!

An exciting month for the The LSS crew! A delegation of our team traveled to Milledgeville, Georgia in early July, where they ran studies with attendees at the Sandra Dunagan Deal Center Governor's Summit on Early Language and Literacy & talked about making language science engaging & interactive!

With one last round of photos, we'd like to thank the National Science Foundation for helping us celebrate their 75th anniversary! Alongside other areas of science, the NSF has enabled many critical innovations and breakthroughs in the language sciences, and we are grateful for their support.

From a trivia-playing robot to seeing your speech to learning about American Sign Language, there was an activity for everyone at the Language Science Fair!

Language Science Fair photos are finally here! We hosted 8 engaging talks at Planet Word, covering everything from Large Language Models to dogs understanding language. Learn more about the event here: go.umd.edu/languagesciencefair2025

May 10th, we celebrated NSF's 75th Language Science Fair with Dr. Deanna Gagne, Lilly Berggoetz, & @bonniebarrett.bsky.social at the @langscistation.bsky.social!

Please share widely: The dates for New Ways of Analyzing Variation 53 have changed to November 5-7, 2025, due to a late-breaking university calendar change. Abstracts due June 15. Visit us at nwav53.ling.lsa.umich.edu (also accessible via nwavconference dot org but BlueSky doesn't like redirects)

Are you going to the Language Science Fair tomorrow? Repost to let us know 😎

Which talk are you most excited for? Attend them all at the Language Science Fair TOMORROW, May 10th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM!\

Final activity announcement! Mark your calendars 📅 for the Language Science Fair at Planet Word TOMORROW from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM!

Announcing our final speaker! Join Dr. Shenika Hankerson for "Myths and Realities About African American Language"! This talk uses a “Fact or Fiction” game to uncover the story behind AAL + explore its significance. Saturday, May 10 | Language Science Fair Planet Word | Free, all ages Link in bio 🔗

What else can you enjoy at the Language Science Fair? A cotton candy machine, balloon animals, and a raffle! Raffle drawings at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, and 2pm. Must be present to win! Saturday, May 10 | Language Science Fair Planet Word | Free, all ages Learn more: sites.google.com/umd.edu/plan...

A few more fun things to expect at the Language Science Fair: a cotton candy machine, balloon animals, and a raffle! Raffle drawings at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, and 2pm. Must be present to win! 📅 Saturday, May 10 | Language Science Fair 📍 Planet Word | Free & open to all ages 🔗 Link in bio to learn more

The announcements keep coming, it's time for a thread!

Can you tell the difference between how an AI + human learn language? Join Katherine Howitt for "Top 3 Ways to Tell Your LLM is NOT a Human Child" + explore why LLMs like ChatGPT no match for complex human language. Saturday, May 10 | Language Science Fair Planet Word | Free, all ages Link in bio

🚨Announcement Alert🚨 Check out these activities that you won't want to miss. 📅 Saturday, May 10 | Language Science Fair 📍 Planet Word Museum | Free & open to all ages 🔗 Link in bio to learn more

🐾 Ever wonder what your dog actually understands when you talk? Join Dr. Rochelle Newman (UMD) for "What Do Dogs Understand About Language?" + explore the latest research on what our canine companions really grasp from speech. Saturday, May 10 | Language Science Fair Planet Word | Free, all ages

Join Georgetown's Dr. Jennifer Nycz for "Catching Accents: How We Learn & Use New Dialect Features" + explore why we change the way we speak just by spending time with new people! Saturday, May 10 | Language Science Fair Planet Word | Free, all ages 🔗 Learn more: sites.google.com/umd.edu/plan...

The LEAD Lab is going to be at Planet Word's Language Science Fair next Saturday, May 10! This event is free & open to all ages! Stop by our 'Light up Your Language Brain' station to see your brain activity in real time🧠 Checkout @langscistation.bsky.social for more info

Join us for New Ways of Analyz(s)ing Variation 53: Sociolinguistics, Conflict, Justice, and Peace at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Nov 6-8, 2025. Abstracts due June 15. nwav53.ling.lsa.umich.edu

Languages are always changing! Join Dr. Deanna Gagne for "Changing by Nature: How All Languages Evolve" and explore how languages (including ASL!) change over time. 📅 Saturday, May 10 | Language Science Fair 📍 Planet Word 🔗 Link in bio to learn more & register

From seeing your brain light up to learning about American Sign Language (ASL), we have so many studies and activities to experience at the Language Science Fair! 📅 Saturday, May 10 | Language Science Fair 📍 Planet Word Museum | Free & open to all ages 🔗 Link in bio to learn more + register

🧠 What is happening when bilingual speakers switch languages mid-conversation? Join Dr. @sarahlinguist.bsky.social for ""When Code-Switching Isn’t 'Switching' at All"" + explore how neuroscience is reshaping what we know about code-switching. Saturday, May 10 | Language Science Fair at Planet Word

The Language Science Fair is a free, family-friendly event where visitors can explore the world of language through activities, puzzles, crafts, + public talks. It brings together scientists + curious minds to celebrate language! 📆 Saturday, May 10 | Planet Word 🔗 Link in bio to register

✨ ATTN Education and Sociolinguistics friends! ✨ I'm hiring a postdoc, to work with the MI Diaries Project! This position is renewable for up to 3 years total. Please share widely! careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...

Language science explores how people learn + use language. It is integral to our lives, health, education, tech + more. At the Language Science Fair, explore how language works and meet the scientists who study it! 📅 Sat, May 10 | Language Science Fair 📍 Planet Word | Free 🔗 Link in bio to register

Join Dr. Jordan Boyd-Graber for a talk on why AI tools still struggle with questions, from movie plots to art descriptions. Stick around to test your knowledge against a trivia-playing robot! 🤖 📅 Sat, May 10 | Language Science Fair 📍 Planet Word | Free + all ages 🔗 Link in bio to register

It's Day One of #LingComm25! What are you looking forward to? • Lightning Talks • Panels: Taking Lingcomm on the Road & Lingcomm and Policy • How-Tos: Set Goals and Objectives for Your Lingcomm & TikTok Your Lingcomm • Posters Check the schedule: lingcomm.org/lingcomm25/s...

Click the link to secure your spot at the Language Science Fair! No reservation? No problem! Walk-ups welcome 🎟️ planetwordmuseum.org/events/langu...

Our director, @charlottevaughn.bsky.social, is in the middle of a back-to-back-to-back conference circuit, giving an invited talk last week at #hsp2025, a poster this week at #ScienceTalk25, and co-chairing #LingComm25 next week. 😅 Excited to spread the word about @langscistation.bsky.social!

It's the last day to register for #LingComm25! The conference is fully online, and fully interactive using Gather. Rego starts at 10USD to give as many people as possible the opportunity to attend. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-intern...

If you've registered for #LingComm25, you get to repost this! If you haven't, there's still time. Go here. It's going to be huge. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-intern...

Get ready for a fun-filled day of language science! Join us at Planet Word on May 10th for the Language Science Fair! We are hosting an event featuring activities, public talks, puzzles, crafts, and so much more. The event is free for all ages, and is all in celebration of NSF’s 75th anniversary!

🚨 LINGCOMM25 REGISTRATION IS OPEN 🚨 Get ready to meet up with linguistic communicators, hone your skills, and lift your lingcomm game. LingComm25 is an online conference, and it's packed with plenaries, panels, posters, how-tos, and lightning talks. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-intern...

#LingComm25 — the conference programme is up! Which session are you most looking forward to? lingcomm.org/lingcomm23/s...

We're getting excited for our symposium at #LSA2025 on Saturday morning from 9-10:30am in Salon K-L, "Publicly engaged language science research: Lessons learned from the Language Science Station at Planet Word."

We're hiring a Language Science postdoc as part of our inaugural Fellowship for Postdoctoral Scholars! Click the link in bio to apply #UniversityofMaryland

The LingComm call for participation form is due this Friday, November 1! Fill in the form if you're interested in giving a poster, a lightning talk, or register your interest in attending or volunteering. Can't wait to hear about all the cool things you all are doing!

We are extremely excited to announce our new publication highlighting the Language Science Station's approach to doing language research and engagement with the public. www.degruyter.com/document/doi... 1/5

🚨 #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/Smusb1S5TQMS...

Learn more about our Lost in Translation study, conducted in partnership with TRAILS, in this new story! www.trails.umd.edu/news/novel-s...

🌟 New Study Launch at Planet Word! 🌟 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.

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

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

We were lucky to get to talk with Emily Hanford in class last week at Planet Word! 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.