A recent study conducted by finance professors at the University of Illinois Springfield explores the accuracy and reliability of financial advice provided by ChatGPT, the popular artificial intelligence-powered chatbot. The study, titled “ChatGPT, Help!

Don’t miss the Generative AI and Education: The New Hybrid webinar on October 30, 2024, featuring Dr. Mairéad Pratschke from the University of Manchester, exploring how educators and AI can collaborate to design adaptive, personalized learning. You can also revisit insights from the Ai4 2024 Conference, now available on their video portal. This issue also shares thought-provoking reads on AI’s impact in academia and digital pedagogy, plus practical tools like AI Recruiter, DALL·E and Stable Diffusion prompt books, and tutorials to support innovation in teaching and research.

Congratulations to Chris Denq! His paper, "Hempel and the Raven Paradox," has been accepted by Ephemeris, an undergraduate Philosophy journal published by the Union College! It will appear in the 2024 edition of the journal. Chris's paper is among the three that were accepted from a total of 35 submissions.

This issue spotlights how AI is reshaping education, careers, and research. Learn about the cultural and academic impacts of AI in higher ed, explore new research tools like Consensus, Elicit, and ChatPDF, and see how GenAI is influencing workforce readiness. We also share the 2024 UIS AI Steering Committee Report, plus upcoming events, career resources, and AI tools to try.

The University of Illinois Springfield College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences is part of a $25,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant aimed at helping public colleges and universities navigate the world of artificial intelligence.

Helena Soares is a double major in Mathematics and English. She delights on the synergy between these seemingly disparate fields. Her love for both subjects is akin to a poetic equation, where words and numbers dance together, creating a symphony of intellectual curiosity.

Helena is a poet. She weaves verses that transcend the mundane, infusing them with the elegance of mathematical patterns. This is one of her found poems, 

"This Fundamental Theorem"

Connecting you and I, 

The following article was published by The State Journal-Register on March 24, 2024.

In an age where artificial intelligence is reshaping industries from healthcare to finance, the University of Illinois Springfield stands at the forefront of educational innovation.

By integrating AI across its curriculum, UIS breaks the mold of traditional tech-centric programs, extending its reach to all academic fields, including the liberal arts.

Remember when Uncle Ben told Peter Parker, “With great power comes great responsibility?”

That quote rings true, especially when we talk about AI in higher education.

Simply put, it means that having a lot of power means you've got a big responsibility to use it wisely. And that's exactly what we're facing with AI in universities.

On one hand, there's a rising concern on college campuses about the potential misuse of generative AI tools like ChatGPT.

UIS adjunct instructor Heath Bruce says,

The University of Illinois Springfield Associate Professor of Computer Science Elham Buxton has published a new curriculum model aimed at fostering competencies in artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) among students in grades 7-10.

Why are fewer people riding public transit, and what do lower farebox revenues mean for state and federal government in their oversight and support of transit agencies? In an article published last year in the Municipal Finance Journal, our research team at the Institute of Government and Public Affairs developed some hypotheses for a possibly permanent decline in commuting: many workers became accustomed to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and have been hesitant to return to working in the office (Funderburg et al. 2023).