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U-M Ann Arbor | Elle O'Brien named new faculty director for MIDAS's Graduate Data Science Certificate

Aug 29, 2025 - O'Brien will be working to make training opportunities for grad students in any scholarly field easy to discover and practice computational methods that are relevant for their research questions.

U-M Ann Arbor | Elle O'Brien named new faculty director for MIDAS's Graduate Data Science Certificate

Hundreds of suspicious journals flagged by AI screening tool

Aug 29, 2025 - A system that searches for signs of bad practice Shelp to weed out questionable titles.

Hundreds of suspicious journals flagged by AI screening tool

Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement

Aug 29, 2025 - Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X.

Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement

multiagent reinforcement learning algorithm for personalized recommendations in bipolar disorder

Aug 28, 2025 - This study introduces a novel multiagent reinforcement learning (MARL) algorithm designed for identifying and optimizing personalized recommendations in bipolar disorder.

multiagent reinforcement learning algorithm for personalized recommendations in bipolar disorder

NSF expanding national AI infrastructure with new data systems and resources

Aug 28, 2025 - The NSF announced two major advancements in America's AI infrastructure: the launch of the Integrated Data Systems and Services (NSF IDSS)

NSF expanding national AI infrastructure with new data systems and resources

CMU | Arm CEO Rene Haas Talks AI at President's Lecture Series

Aug 25, 2025 - To kick off the academic year, Arm CEO Rene Haas joined Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian in the first event of the 2025-26 President’s Lecture Series.

CMU | Arm CEO Rene Haas Talks AI at President's Lecture Series

UC Berkeley DSE Postdoc Maya Zomer Uncovers New Insights into Mediterranean Shrub Resilience

Aug 26, 2025 - Maya Zomer, a postdoctoral researcher on our team, is the lead author of a new paper in Journal of Experimental Botany exploring how Mediterranean shrubs recover after disturbance and their resilience to global change.

UC Berkeley DSE Postdoc Maya Zomer Uncovers New Insights into Mediterranean Shrub Resilience

New Conference at CSUB to Explore Ripple Effects of AI

Aug 25, 2025 - The inaugural NextTech Kern conference at Cal State Bakersfield in October, intended to be a community event, will explore how AI is set to affect education, businesses and digital safety.

New Conference at CSUB to Explore Ripple Effects of AI

West Virginia College Partners With Industry to Create AI Program

Aug 26, 2025 - Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College will create workforce-aligned AI education pathways with input from IBM and Northrop Grumman on which competencies are most needed by employers.

West Virginia College Partners With Industry to Create AI Program

NCSU | The Strength of Interdisciplinary Ties: Leveraging Social Connections in Data Science and AI Education

Aug 26, 2025 - From classrooms to careers: how human connection is shaping success in data science and AI education at NC State.

NCSU | The Strength of Interdisciplinary Ties: Leveraging Social Connections in Data Science and AI Education

R&D Spending at Federally Funded R&D Centers Surpassed $31 Billion in FY 2024

Aug 26, 2025 - The nation’s 42 FFRDCs spent $31.7 billion on R&D in FY 2024, an increase of $2.4 billion from FY 2023.

R&D Spending at Federally Funded R&D Centers Surpassed $31 Billion in FY 2024

Teaching and Testing in the AI Era: Rethinking Student Evaluation at the 2025 CRA Summit

Aug 25, 2025 - How can colleges and universities ensure that students are actually learning — and that faculty are equipped to teach — in this new reality?

Teaching and Testing in the AI Era: Rethinking Student Evaluation at the 2025 CRA Summit

CCC Releases a New Whitepaper on Envisioning Possible Futures for AI Research

Aug 25, 2025 - The paper emphasizes that exploring high-risk, long-term research areas such as these is crucial for sustained AI progress.

CCC Releases a New Whitepaper on Envisioning Possible Futures for AI Research

CS vs. AI: Degrees of Debate at the 2025 CRA Summit on AI Undergraduate Education

Aug 25, 2025 - Should artificial intelligence (AI) be taught as a specialization within computer science, or offered as a standalone degree?

CS vs. AI: Degrees of Debate at the 2025 CRA Summit on AI Undergraduate Education

Infographic: Computing Bachelor’s Enrollment Continues to Grow Even as the Field Evolves

Aug 25, 2025 - New student enrollment increased by 9.9 percent across Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Information fields among departments reporting data for both this year and last.

Infographic: Computing Bachelor’s Enrollment Continues to Grow Even as the Field Evolves

CCC at the 2025 CRA Summit: Shaping the Future of AI in Academia and Research

Aug 25. 2025 - CCC members helped chart a course for how the computing research community can prepare educators, students, and researchers for an AI-driven future.

CCC at the 2025 CRA Summit: Shaping the Future of AI in Academia and Research

2025 CRA Summit Recap – AI Education and Computing Research at a Defining Moment

Aug 25, 2025 - Over the course of the week, attendees from academia, industry, and government explored how AI is reshaping computing research, undergraduate and graduate education, and workforce development.

2025 CRA Summit Recap – AI Education and Computing Research at a Defining Moment

University of Oxford | Using AI to reclassify multiple sclerosis progression

Aug 20, 2025 - This model is based on the largest collection of clinical trial data (Novartis-Oxford MS dataset) from people living with MS.

University of Oxford | Using AI to reclassify multiple sclerosis progression

UC Berkeley | A Summer of Collaboration at BIDS

Aug 21, 2025 - "Admiration for the people, for the work, and for the ways those two things intersect at UC Berkeley."

UC Berkeley | A Summer of Collaboration at BIDS

UVA SDS | Ph.D. Student Profile: Yuyang Cheng

Aug 19, 2025 - From Chengdu to Charlottesville, Ph.D. student Yuyang Cheng is advancing human-centered AI and trustworthy machine learning at UVA.

UVA SDS | Ph.D. Student Profile: Yuyang Cheng

UChicago Data Night: Fostering Chicago’s Data Community

Aug 22, 2025 - The monthly series bridges research and practical applications between industry, community, academia, and the public sector.

UChicago Data Night: Fostering Chicago’s Data Community

Brown CCMB team publishes in Science on the evolutionary history of the MUC19 gene

Aug 22, 2025 - A team of researchers at the Center for Computational Molecular Biology published their recent findings in Science magazine.

Brown CCMB team publishes in Science on the evolutionary history of the MUC19 gene

Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work

Aug 21, 2025 - Preprint examines how citations can influence the review process.

Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work

RDS@Pitt 2024-2025 Annual Report

Aug 21, 2025 - By empowering a positive digital future, RDS@Pitt will enhance success, engagement, safety, accountability, and trust throughout society.

RDS@Pitt 2024-2025 Annual Report

95% of organizations got zero return on AI investment in MIT study

Aug 21, 2025 - Companies are investing tens of billions of dollars in generative AI with little to show for it.

95% of organizations got zero return on AI investment in MIT study

Understanding Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Data Science Instructors

Aug 19, 2025 - Despite the absence of national guidelines, participants demonstrated notable overlap in foundational IDS content, though some instructors felt less confident with advanced or specialized topics.

Understanding Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Data Science Instructors

Notre Dame and Johns Hopkins team up to bring digital privacy and AI literacy education to the Smithsonian

Aug 19, 2025 - The exhibit featured an interactive tool designed for children ages 6+ and was developed by researchers from the University of Notre Dame and Johns Hopkins University, as part of a multi-year NSF–funded project aimed at transforming how users and developers understand and engage with privacy.

Notre Dame and Johns Hopkins team up to bring digital privacy and AI literacy education to the Smithsonian

Notre Dame | Four faculty teams awarded 2025 Poverty Research Packages

Aug 15, 2025 - The Notre Dame Poverty Initiative has announced a new round of multi-year investments that will support high-impact, poverty-related research projects led by Notre Dame faculty in multiple disciplines.

Notre Dame | Four faculty teams awarded 2025 Poverty Research Packages

Dr. Sharad Sharma Named Inaugural Sinha Endowed Professor in Data Science

Aug 15, 2025 - Funded by a generous gift from Dr. Vikas Sinha and Mrs. Anuradha Sinha, this prestigious position supports transformative research and education at the intersection of data science and immersive technologies.

Dr. Sharad Sharma Named Inaugural Sinha Endowed Professor in Data Science

What counts as plagiarism? AI-generated papers pose new risks

Aug 20, 2025 - Researchers argue over whether ‘novel’ AI-generated works use others’ ideas without credit.

What counts as plagiarism? AI-generated papers pose new risks