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We use the UMBC group umbc-ai to share news about AI research, events, and opportunities at UMBC. UMBC faculty, staff, and students can join the group to receive email messages. Anyone can view past news on the group or on the AI.UMBC.EDU website. Below are short summaries of recent messages from the UMBC AI Center.


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Google Career Certificates Available to Help Gain In-Demand Skills

Limited number of free licenses available

UMBC is offering a limited number of free licenses to help students, faculty, staff, and recent alumni build high-demand skills in fields such as AI, data analytics, cybersecurity, IT support,...

Posted: February 9, 2026, 9:05 AM

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Google free online short courses on AI-relevant topics

Google offers many free online short courses on AI-relevant topics. Here's a list you might explore over the holiday break. Introduction to Cloud Computing, Learn cloud basics and why they...

Posted: December 17, 2025, 9:25 AM

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Gemini AI: Your New Study Partner and Lesson Planner

Use Google's generative AI free for learning and creativity

As AI is becoming commonplace, we all must learn how to navigate these tools. Luckily, UMBC's enterprise license for Google Workspace means the basic features of Google Gemini AI are available to...

Posted: November 3, 2025, 9:52 PM

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AI in Graduate & Postdoctoral Research: Leveraging Gemini, 10/24

Online session with Dr. Anupam Joshi, 2:30-3:30 Fri. Oct 24

Dr. Anupam Joshi, UMBC's Vice Provost and Chief AI Officer, will lead an interactive session to help graduate students and postdocs see how they can enhance their scholarly work with Google's...

Posted: October 22, 2025, 10:57 AM

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AI in Graduate & Postdoctoral Research: Leveraging Gemini, 10/24

Online session with Dr. Anupam Joshi, 2:30-3:30 Fri. Oct 24

Dr. Anupam Joshi, UMBC's Vice Provost and Chief AI Officer, will lead an interactive session to help graduate students and postdocs see how they can enhance their scholarly work with Google's...

Posted: October 22, 2025, 10:24 AM

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Free Online Google Courses to Help You Gain AI Skills

Courses on AI essentials, prompting, and data analytics

UMBC students, faculty, staff, and recent alumni have free access this Spring to a collection of online, self-paced Google Career Certificate courses, three of which are relevant to AI. Completing...

Posted: February 23, 2025, 2:20 PM