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UChicago Data Ethics Students Tackle Real-World Challenges in Poster Session

Dec 18, 2025 - 31 teams presented their quarter-long research into today’s pressing ethical questions, from political bias in large language models to algorithmic discrimination in hiring to the ethics of genetic selection.

UChicago Data Ethics Students Tackle Real-World Challenges in Poster Session

2025 CAREER Award Recipient: Nadia Figueroa | Penn

Dec 18, 2025 - . Her work develops adaptive, constraint-aware robots that can sense, learn, and physically collaborate in real-world tasks.

2025 CAREER Award Recipient: Nadia Figueroa | Penn

Penn State Genetic teamwork may be the secret to climate-resilient plants, researchers find

Dec 17, 2025 - hey found that when those genes are better matched in hybrid plants, the plant is more resilient to changing environments.

Penn State Genetic teamwork may be the secret to climate-resilient plants, researchers find

Berkeley Forward Recap: Democratizing AI Through Platforms

Dec 11, 2025 - A look inside Berkeley Forward brings together Ion Stoica, Fernando Pérez, Darren Kimura, and Napoleon Paxton to discuss artificial intelligence, open platforms, and community driven innovation.

Berkeley Forward Recap: Democratizing AI Through Platforms

What CMU’s Inspire Workshop Reveals About Teaching AI to the Next Generation

Dec 18, 2025 - The workshop was supported by WiDS CMU Ambassadors Rebecca Nugent and Jessie Albright, whose leadership continues to expand opportunities for students across the region.

What CMU’s Inspire Workshop Reveals About Teaching AI to the Next Generation

Christian Brothers University to cut 16 faculty jobs

Dec 19, 2025 - The Catholic institution recently came off accreditor probation after a long restructuring process and past struggles with enrollment.

Christian Brothers University to cut 16 faculty jobs

NYU Eunsol Choi Receives NSF CAREER Award

Dec 4, 2025 - Eunsol Choi has received the Faculty Early Career Development award from the NSF to support her project "Building Interactive Language Systems Navigating Rich Knowledge Sources."

NYU Eunsol Choi Receives NSF CAREER Award

AI learns to build simple equations for complex systems

Dec 17, 2025 - A research team at Duke University has developed a new AI framework that can uncover simple, understandable rules that govern some of the most complex dynamics found in nature and technology.

AI learns to build simple equations for complex systems

Where do Official Statistics Come From?

Dec 17, 2025 - This post is from Barry Johnson, and provides an overview of different sources of federal data.

Where do Official Statistics Come From?

AI is transforming the economy — understanding its impact requires both data and imagination

Dec 16, 2025 - Social science could help to navigate these uncertainties, but it would require both imagination and grounding.

AI is transforming the economy — understanding its impact requires both data and imagination

Accelerating research to impact with investment from the NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships

Dec 17, 2025 - Explore how the U.S. National Science Foundation is fueling technology breakthroughs, workforce development and regional economic expansion across all states and U.S. territories.

Accelerating research to impact with investment from the NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships

UNC-C Global Heel: Yifei Lou - Global Affairs

Dec 10, 2025 - Data science and mathematics professor strengthens global partnerships and student exchange.

UNC-C Global Heel: Yifei Lou - Global Affairs

As the World Races to Accelerate AI, Public Institutions Must Build the Architecture That Guides Its Use: The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation Announces $75.8M Commitment

Dec 16, 2025 - The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation announces $75.8M towards public purpose AI, supporting institutions, communities, and nonprofits globally.

As the World Races to Accelerate AI, Public Institutions Must Build the Architecture That Guides Its Use: The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation Announces $75.8M Commitment

Deep-learning model predicts how fruit flies form, cell by cell

Dec 15, 2025 - The method may help scientists predict the development of more complex tissues or identify early signs of diseases such as asthma and cancer.

Deep-learning model predicts how fruit flies form, cell by cell

New AI tool identifies not just genetic mutations, but the diseases they may cause

Dec 15, 2025 - Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a novel AI tool that identifies disease-causing genetic mutations and predicts the type of disease those mutations may trigger.

New AI tool identifies not just genetic mutations, but the diseases they may cause

Purdue unveils comprehensive AI strategy; trustees approve ‘AI working competency’ graduation requirement

Dec 12, 2025 - Purdue Universityunveiled a broad strategy of AI@Purdue across five functional areas: Learning with AI, Learning about AI, Research AI, Using AI and Partnering in AI.

Purdue unveils comprehensive AI strategy; trustees approve ‘AI working competency’ graduation requirement

David Bamman Receives Schmidt Sciences’ Humanities and AI Virtual Institute Award

Dec 11, 2025 - Bamman’s project bridges large-scale computational analysis in AI with humanistic scholarship in film and television.

David Bamman Receives Schmidt Sciences’ Humanities and AI Virtual Institute Award

Scikit-bio: a fundamental Python library for biological omic data analysis - Nature Methods

Dec 11, 2025 - Scikit-bio is a fundamental Python library for biological omic data analysis

Scikit-bio: a fundamental Python library for biological omic data analysis - Nature Methods

Inside WiDS IBM at Silicon Valley Lab — A Day of Learning, Creativity, and Community in the Bay Area

Dec 11, 2025 - On October 24, the IBM Silicon Valley Lab transformed into a vibrant gathering place for more than 230 learners, students, and professionals.

Inside WiDS IBM at Silicon Valley Lab — A Day of Learning, Creativity, and Community in the Bay Area

How to Teach AI (Not Just Use It) – with UC Berkeley’s Eric Van Dusen

Dec 12, 2025 - A vision for AI education in public universities: shared “AI sandbox” infrastructure, open tools, and a plan for teaching AI basics.

How to Teach AI (Not Just Use It) – with UC Berkeley’s Eric Van Dusen

Crossing the Great AI Divide

Dec 11, 2025 - For months, the news cycle focused on the plight of recent college graduates and growing fears that entry-level workers are increasingly unable to compete with AI in today’s job market.

Crossing the Great AI Divide

Statistician Li Ma Returns to UChicago to Advance Design-Aware Assessment of Models in the AI Era

Dec 8, 2025 - Now, more than two decades after first arriving on campus in 2002, Ma is back at UChicago as a Professor of Statistics and Data Science to continue his research.

Statistician Li Ma Returns to UChicago to Advance Design-Aware Assessment of Models in the AI Era

MedTech Innovation Hackathon 2025 Creates Collaboration and Innovation

Dec 8, 2025 - The MedTech Innovation Hackathon 2025 was held October 24-25, 2025, at the Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Building (ISEB) at UC Irvine.

MedTech Innovation Hackathon 2025 Creates Collaboration and Innovation

2025 Data Science Fellows Presentations

Dec 11, 2025 - The 2025 cohort of Data Science Fellows presented their projects from the semester on Wednesday afternoon, sharing how they’ve worked with faculty from across the university to incorporate data-driven tools into existing undergraduate courses.

2025 Data Science Fellows Presentations

UOklahoma DISC Hosts Interdisciplinary Energy Panel Seminar Highlighting Research, Policy, and Market Trends

Dec 5, 2025 - The one-hour online event featured faculty from Petroleum and Geological Engineering, Economics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Finance, and the Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (IPPRA), offering a comprehensive look at the technologies, policies, and economic forces shaping the global energy landscape.

UOklahoma DISC Hosts Interdisciplinary Energy Panel Seminar Highlighting Research, Policy, and Market Trends

UToronto ranks third globally in artificial intelligence in new Shanghai subject ranking

Dec 8, 2025 - The University of Toronto has been ranked third in the world in artificial intelligence and among the top 10 universities globally in four more subjects in the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy’s 2025 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.

UToronto ranks third globally in artificial intelligence in new Shanghai subject ranking

UToronto establishes new Hinton Chair in Artificial Intelligence with support from Google

Dec 3, 2025 - This new chair will honour the extraordinary legacy of University Professor Emeritus and Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton at U of T and Google by enabling the university to recruit and retain another brilliant, internationally recognized AI expert to make profound contributions to the field.

UToronto establishes new Hinton Chair in Artificial Intelligence with support from Google

This AI model ‘studied’ physics — and learnt to forecast extreme weather

Dec 11, 2025 - Combining artificial intelligence with a conventional climate model can predict heatwaves faster than the standard model alone.

This AI model ‘studied’ physics — and learnt to forecast extreme weather

Australia’s world-first social media ban is a ‘natural experiment’ for scientists

Dec 11, 2025 - Researchers will study the effects of the policy on young people’s mental health, social interactions and political engagement.

Australia’s world-first social media ban is a ‘natural experiment’ for scientists

Giant 3D map shows almost every building in the world

Dec 11, 2025 - A database of 2.75 billion buildings could help scientists to monitor urban planning, climate change, disaster risks and even corruption.

Giant 3D map shows almost every building in the world