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Save the date! Winter Storm 2025 is set for January 21st through January 24th, 2025! Click here to learn more.

Winter Storm, one of the signature activities of Maryland's language science community, is multiple days of intensive language science workshops hosted in January, preceding the Spring semester. Winter Storm is free to all students and faculty interested in the study of language and it brings together researchers from many different areas of language science for training, collaboration, and interdisciplinary innovation. We regularly welcome visitors from other universities both in the local area and abroad.

ACTIVITIES 
Winter Storm activities and schedules are designed by a multi-department team of students. While the components of Winter Storm vary from year to year, the workshop often includes the following categories of events:

  • Research Methods Workshops: In recent years, these workshops have included training in experimental design and field methods as well as a range of experimental techniques and software.
  • Faculty and Student Talks: Language science faculty and students from various departments speak about their research. 
  • Special Interest Groups: In-depth reading and discussion groups, which often spark interdisciplinary research collaborations. Students and faculty are welcome to propose themes and lead these groups.
  • Toolbox Series: hands-on training in the use of software and tools such as R, LaTex, stimulus presentation software.
  • Professional Development Sessions: opportunities for students to prepare and plan for success in their graduate program and future careers

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