Vanderbilt receives $25 million gift for new College of Connected Computing
Mar. 28, 2025 - John (B.A. ‘95) and Laura Arnold recently donated $25 million to the newfound College of Connected Computing.
Academic Data Science
UAmsterdam DSC Member Spotlight: Annika Rausch
Mar. 27, 2025 - Annika Rausch is a data scientist and project leader at the EvA Service Centre of the Amsterdam UMC.
Carnegie Mellon University and Google Public Sector Partner to Accelerate AI Research with Extensive GPU Cloud Deployment
Mar. 28, 2025 - This collaboration will enable CMU's world-class research to reach a new level of impact in AI for scientific discovery and commercial applications.
UCSD Expanse Supercomputer Used for Breakthrough Immunotherapy Study
Mar. 26, 2025 - A groundbreaking discovery published in Nature Immunology has shed light on why the immune system is less aggressive toward self-antigens, offering new opportunities to enhance cancer immunotherapy.
Researchers test latest technology at ‘AI Jam’
Mar. 26, 2025 - More than 80 researchers from the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and Princeton University gathered together in the Lewis Science Library to test some of the latest AI tools.
Brain-to-voice neuroprosthesis restores naturalistic speech
Mar. 31, 2025 - Ateam of researchers from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco has unlocked a way to restore naturalistic speech for people with severe paralysis.
UChicago DSI Spring 2025 Immersion Weekend
Mar. 28, 2025 - Immersion Weekend brings online students together for an unforgettable in-person experience filled with connection, collaboration, and real-world data science.
Penn State Researchers’ approach aims to make AI-powered systems more efficient
Mar. 31, 2025 - A team of researchers at Penn State are following a “selective learning” approach to make AI-powered systems like unmanned autonomous vehicles more efficient.
Study of Lyft rideshare data confirms minorities get more tickets
Mar. 27, 2025 - Researchers found no detectable differences in speeding or traffic violations but minority drivers were 33% more likely to be cited for speeding and paid 34% more money in fines.
How Knowledge Graph Helps Developers Build Better AI Tools
Mar. 27, 2025 - Learn how CZI’s Knowledge Graph is helping developers and educators build AI tools that are aligned with high-quality instructional material, state academic standards and learning science.
‘Extraordinary moment for our state’: Ribbon cut on the New Jersey AI Hub at Princeton
Mar. 28, 2025 - Eighteen months after it was initially announced, the AI Hub in West Windsor hosted its ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Columbia College, SEAS see slight increase in acceptance rate for class of 2029
Mar. 27, 2025 - Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Science admitted 4.29 percent of applicants for the class of 2029, accepting 2,557 students from a pool of 59,616 applications.
Harvard | Understanding AI Vulnerabilities
Mar. 21, 2025 - As artificial intelligence capabilities evolve, so too will the tactics used to exploit them.
A new way to make graphs more accessible to blind and low-vision readers
Mar. 25, 2025 - Designed to help blind and low-vision readers understand graphics, the “Tactile Vega-Lite” system from MIT CSAIL converts data into a standard visual graph and a tactile chart.
Zoom bias: The social costs of having a ‘tinny’ sound during video conferences
Mar. 24, 2025 - A new study shows that poor audio quality in videoconferencing negatively affects listeners’ judgments of the people speaking.
UUtah | AI paves the way for kids to learn math by teaching it
Mar. 20, 2025 - Amidst declining math scores, AI-powered app co-created by U faculty aims to double learning rate.
Mastercard Foundation Scholar Ready To Become a Leader in AI - News - Carnegie Mellon University
Mar. 25, 2025 - As a Mastercard Foundation Scholar, Clemence Ingabire is developing the skills to lead the charge toward responsible AI use in health care.
Exploring Tidy Tuesday: A Community Initiative for Notre Dame Data Science
Mar. 25, 2025 - The University of Notre Dame's Online Master's in Data Science (NDDS) program fosters this spirit through initiatives like Tidy Tuesday.
BU | Data Days for Good Gets Students to Address Real-World Challenges
Mar. 18, 2025 - Five BU students on Team Weber gathered in front of a big screen for a final run-through of their slide deck. They were among five teams of BU students who spent their spring break participating in MassMutual’s Data Days for Good.
AI symposium: UMichigan Engineering speakers share how they use AI in research
Mar 20, 2025 - Engineers at the MIDAS symposium discussed improving AI's interpretability and preventing misuse.
UWashington eScience | Biodiversity Horizons: Predicting Climate Risks
Mar. 24, 2025 - As global temperatures rise, preserving biodiversity is essential for the planet’s health and human well-being. However, current biodiversity risk projections are often limited to a few snapshots of the future.
UNC-CH SDSS students win first and second place in the annual Milwaukee Bucks Hackathon
Mar. 21, 2025 - Two teams of Carolina students won first and second place in the fourth annual hackathon hosted by NBA team Milwaukee Bucks and sponsored by Modine Manufacturing.
Supporting Online Learners: Kristy Simpkins Leads Student Success and Well-Being at UVA Data Science
Mar. 24, 2025 - Discover how Online Student Success and Engagement Director Kristy Simpkins helps online MSDS students thrive.
Introducing GovArchive.us & Mirroring Entire Sites with Web Archives
Mar. 25, 2025 - Webrecorder introduces GovArchive.us and tooling to mirror web sites using web archives.
Trading Secrets: What Brain Science and AI Can Learn from Each Other
Mar. 19, 2025 - The National Academies’ Neuroscience Forum explored how knowledge about the brain could potentially shape better AI models, and, conversely, how AI models might help us learn more about the brain.
Vanderbilt’s Jesse Spencer-Smith appointed to Tennessee AI Advisory Council
Mar. 24, 2025 - Gov. Bill Lee has appointed Vanderbilt University’s Jesse Spencer-Smith to the Tennessee Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council.
As the Trump administration purges web pages, this group is rushing to save them
Mar. 23. 2025 - The Trump administration's erasure of federal data has put the Internet Archive in the spotlight. The organization, with its small but mighty team, is working to help save the world's digital history.
University of Washington to Relaunch Fintech Incubator
Mar. 20, 2025 - The financial advisory firm Curinos tapped the University of Washington and its innovation hub to support early-stage financial tech companies working in predictive decision-making, AI automation and customer experience.
Generative AI Infrastructure Call 2025 - Data Science Centre
Mar. 21, 2025 - To help ensure that this infrastructure is fit for purpose and serves researchers needs, Research IT together with the UvA Data Science Centre (DSC) are once again looking for users to provide feedback.
Debra Richardson Defies Gender Stereotypes and Diversifies Computing
Mar. 19, 2025 - As a math major at UC San Diego in the 1970s, Debra Richardson was often one of only two women in her advanced math classes. “Many of my instructors.