Trump signs executive order launching Genesis Mission AI project
Nov 24, 2025 - The order announced the “Genesis Mission” for AI, a new federal push to mobilize the federal government's research and data to create artificial intelligence models.
Academic Data Science
UChicago | Data Movement Without Borders: Ian Foster and the Globus Team Honored with SC25’s Test of Time Award
Nov 13, 2025 - The Department of Computer Science congratulates Ian Foster and his collaborators on this recognition, celebrating an innovation that continues to support scientific progress and collaboration across disciplines.
Introducing the j-metric: a true measure of what matters in academia
Nov 18, 2025 - Science has become obsessed with publishing numbers. With this new satirical proposal, have we reached peak metric?
UNC-CH School of Data Science and Society announces new professional degree programs
Nov 20, 2025 - The master's and doctorate in data science programs were approved at a Nov. 20 UNC Board of Governors meeting.
Google DeepMind won a Nobel prize for AI: can it produce the next big breakthrough?
Nov 18, 2025 - The company was created to use AI for world- changing science — and achieved that with AlphaFold. But the advent of large language models raises deep questions about the future of DeepMind.
Noah Smith named endowed chair and vice provost for artificial intelligence
Nov 18, 2025 - Noah Smith, a professor in the Allen School and senior director of Natural Language Processing research at the Allen Institute for AI, has agreed to serve as the University’s first vice provost and endowed chair for AI.
AI Science Conference at Caltech
Nov 19, 2025 - This event brought together leading researchers in core AI and domain sciences to lead conversations and drive partnerships that will shape future inquiry, industry investment, and entrepreneurial opportunities.
Ohio State | Saving and preserving animal species with AI
Nov 12, 2025 - Ohio State’s Tanya Berger-Wolf explains how Imageomics — a new field at the intersection of AI and biology — is revealing hidden patterns in nature’s images, helping researchers better understand animal behavior and protect Earth’s biodiversity before it’s too late.
Ramapo College DMC Partners with South Brunswick High School on AI in Computer Science Education
Nov 18, 2025 - The DMC Center is collaborating with South Brunswick High School on a research project exploring how generative AI tools can support student learning in introductory computer science courses.
The future of AI
Nov 14, 2025 - Artificial intelligence is flying high. Nature asked leading innovators what they think will happen next.
UNC-C SDS Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Dongsong Zhang
Nov 14, 2024 - The School of Data Science at UNC Charlotte is proud to highlight the leadership, scholarship, and impact of Dr. Dongsong Zhang.
UPenn Machine learning and the social sciences
Nov 14, 2024 - Daniel Gillion’s course teaches students without a coding background how to apply models to a wide range of problems across political science, economics, and sociology.
UCI | After Service, New Purpose: UC’s Student Veterans Find Their Next Mission: Amanda Lassiter
Nov 12, 2025 - Meet a few of UC’s veteran and active-duty students and alumni.
MTSU Predicting Workers’ Compensation Dispute Outcomes with Large Language Models
Nov 14, 2024 - Dr. Vajira Manathunga from MTSU’s Department of Mathematical Sciences talks about some of his work on applying LLM’s in actuarial science. His work compares the results from LLM to NLP pipelines.
CDS Affiliate John Byers Selected to Lead AIDA and Advise the Provost on AI Strategy for BU
Nov 14, 2025 - AIDA is dedicated to equipping faculty, staff, and students with the knowledge, tools, and critical frameworks to navigate the evolving landscape of generative AI.
Second Cohort of UC San Diego’s 2025 Convene and Influence Awardees Announced
Nov 11, 2025 - Six new faculty-led teams have been selected as UC San Diego’s Fall 2025 Convene and Influence Awardees.
UVA SDS Faculty spotlight: Building smarter, safer systems for the real world
Nov 11, 2025 - Daniel Graham, an associate professor in the School of Data Science, studies how to build intelligent systems that are safe and reliable.
Understanding the nuances of human-like intelligence
Nov 11, 2025 - Can we better understand ourselves if we better understand the artificial intelligence systems that are becoming a more significant part of our everyday lives?
UChicago DSI Opens the Doors to Its New Home
Nov 14, 2025 - The new space represents both a milestone and a commitment to the DSI’s future.
University of Michigan Plans $250M Biomedical Innovation Institute
Nov 14, 2025 - A major new institute under development at the University of Michigan will involve a five-year investment and focus on biological artificial intelligence, clinical trials and commercialization.
NC State Researchers to Develop Students’ Data Acumen with $1.1M NSF Grant
Nov 11, 2025 - A 3-year, $1.1 million project funded by the NSF Data Science Corps program will enable NC State researchers to leverage partnerships between data scientists, researchers, data science education experts and teachers to develop high school students’ data acumen, decision making using data and use of data tools.
Faculty and Student Voices from Cal Poly Humboldt: Data Science in Action (feat. Kamila Larripa, John Gerving, and Jonathan Juarez)
Nov 14, 2025 - this episode features Kamila Larripa, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Data Science Program Lead at Cal Poly Humboldt, along with her former students John Gerving and Jonathan Juarez.
Enhancing Statistical Literacy | Stats + Stories Episode 375
Nov 14, 2025 - What is statistical literacy? How do we measure it and teach it?
NYU Establishes New School: The Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science
Nov 13, 2025 - With science and technology a strategic priority for NYU, new school will build on areas of renowned strength and further accelerate the university’s meteoric rise in research and Innovation .
Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign
Nov 13, 2025 - A report describing an a highly sophisticated AI-led cyberattack
Why a researcher is building robots that look and act like bats
Nov 12, 2025 - These palm-sized robots use ultrasound signals to navigate harsh conditions in search and rescue missions.
UNC-CH SILS Student Viviane Ito Receives Prestigious 2025 Google PhD Fellowship in Human-Computer Interaction
Nov 13, 2025 - The fellowship recognizes her innovative and human-centered approach to understanding how AI systems shape trust, learning, and decision-making in health information seeking.
Report: Nebraska data science courses for K-12 students should aim to expand
Nov 12, 2025 - Data science education is in early stages in Nebraska schools, according to a report from national initiative “Data Science 4 Everyone.”
Influential list of highly cited researchers now shuts out more scientists: here’s why
Nov 12, 2025 - Rule change weeds out many who co-author papers with others linked to suspicious practices.
Lessons from the Edges of Interdisciplinarity - Integrating Artificial Intelligence with the Humanities, Social and Economic Sciences
Nov 10, 2025 - Among the reflections and insights shared, is that achieving true integration is a continuing endeavor, requiring dedicated resourcing, a long-term vision, and room to experiment and learn.