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U-M Ann Arbor | MIDAS Shaping the Future of AI for Conservation

Oct 30, 2025 - In September 2025, Schmidt Science Fellows and alumni from Oxford, Michigan, and Cornell gathered in Oxford for a week-long workshop titled Shaping the Future of AI for Conservation.

U-M Ann Arbor | MIDAS Shaping the Future of AI for Conservation

UW–Madison partners with Microsoft and TitletownTech to accelerate AI-driven scientific discovery

OCt 30, 2025 - UW–Madison researchers will work with Microsoft Discovery experts and TitletownTech’s network of industry partners to explore applications of advanced AI that can accelerate research and translation.

UW–Madison partners with Microsoft and TitletownTech to accelerate AI-driven scientific discovery

UVA SDS | From Classroom to Clinic: Applying Data Science to Global Health in Tanzania

Oct 27, 2025 - A Q&A with MSDS student Kayla Lee as she reflects on her fieldwork through UVA’s Global Data Science Fellowship researching infectious diseases in Tanzania.

UVA SDS | From Classroom to Clinic: Applying Data Science to Global Health in Tanzania

UChicago DSI | Two Postdoctoral Scholars Awarded Fellowships

Oct 31, 2025 - The Data Science Institute is pleased to announce that two members of its Postdoctoral Scholars program have been awarded named fellowships in recognition of their exceptional research.

UChicago DSI | Two Postdoctoral Scholars Awarded Fellowships

Applications are open for Penn AI Postdoctoral Fellowships

Oct 31, 2025 - The Data Driven Discovery Initiative has expanded its Penn postdoctoral fellows program in partnership with Penn AI.

Applications are open for Penn AI Postdoctoral Fellowships

Neighborhood Data Project Probes Environmental Challenges

Oct 31, 2025 - Even with diminished federal funding, organizers of the Baltimore-Social Environmental Collaborative plan to empower community members to keep collecting data and putting it to use.

Neighborhood Data Project Probes Environmental Challenges

Too much social media gives AI chatbots ‘brain rot’

Oct 31, 2025 - Large language models fed low-quality data skip steps in their reasoning process.

Too much social media gives AI chatbots ‘brain rot’

Nine new tenure-track faculty join Johns Hopkins Computer Science

Oct 29, 2025 - Their research spans social computing and human-computer interaction to the theoretical foundations and real-world applications of machine learning models.

Nine new tenure-track faculty join Johns Hopkins Computer Science

Scaling Laws: AI and Energy: What do we know? What are we learning?

Oct 14, 2024 - Discussing the energy costs of artificial intelligence.

Scaling Laws: AI and Energy: What do we know? What are we learning?

We need a new Turing test to assess AI’s real-world knowledge

Oct 29, 2025 - A fresh set of benchmarks could help specialists to better understand artificial intelligence.

We need a new Turing test to assess AI’s real-world knowledge

This ‘impressive’ AI model predicted Hurricane Melissa’s perilous growth

Oct 29, 2025 - Using an AI model developed by Google DeepMind, scientists have been able to accurately predict the trajectory and growth of Hurricane Melissa, a powerful and record-setting storm.

This ‘impressive’ AI model predicted Hurricane Melissa’s perilous growth

Computationally accelerated organic synthesis – Optimal ligand prediction for generating reactive alkyl ketone radicals

Oct 29, 2025 - Computational method accurately predicts the optimal ligand for a photochemical palladium catalyst that enables new alkyl ketone radical reactions.

Computationally accelerated organic synthesis – Optimal ligand prediction for generating reactive alkyl ketone radicals

Bill Gropp Named Chair of CRA’s Computing Community Consortium (CCC)

Oct 28, 2025 - Gropp is expected to serve as CCC Chair through June 30, 2028. Gropp has long been an influential leader in high-performance computing (HPC) and in shaping national research directions in computing.

Bill Gropp Named Chair of CRA’s Computing Community Consortium (CCC)

Data Science for All: K-12 Pathways for Future-Ready Skills

Oct 24, 2025 - New NSF grant funds project to build data science pathways into core subjects.

Data Science for All: K-12 Pathways for Future-Ready Skills

The Uses and Limits of Algorithmic Impact Assessments

Oct 29, 2025 - Explore an extensive toolkit, documentation of AIMLab's pilots, and a series of reflections on lessons learned.

The Uses and Limits of Algorithmic Impact Assessments

The Chronicle of Higher Education | AI on Campus: Emerging Governance Models

Oct 29, 2025 - Finding ways to make AI work across campus to support administrators, faculty, and students must start by creating an AI-governance framework that puts them on paths toward AI literacy.

The Chronicle of Higher Education | AI on Campus: Emerging Governance Models

UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts on pushing his university into the AI age

Oct 28, 2025 - Lee Roberts, chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, discussed his ambitious plan to make AI the university’s North Star amid a tumultuous year.

UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts on pushing his university into the AI age

The isolation of practitioners in bibliometrics: Observed challenges

Oct 27, 2025 - The LIS-Bibliometrics Committee comment on four key challenges facing bibliometric practitioners in institutional settings: siloing within institutional settings, feelings of ineptness in relation to expertise and training, changing technological factors, and a misalignment between roles and policies.

The isolation of practitioners in bibliometrics: Observed challenges

We Never Cross The Buildings: Why is it so hard to start a collaboration in academia?

Oct 28, 2025 - Altynai Mambetova holds a Master's degree in Data Science from the University of Manchester. Her background spans data journalism to data art, and in her work, she transforms textual data into impactful solutions through research publications.

We Never Cross The Buildings: Why is it so hard to start a collaboration in academia?

The Ohio State University Advancing AI applications with NSF funding

Oct 24, 2025 - Faculty from The Ohio State University College of Engineering will lead 3 new research projects that share a common goal: building robust, adaptive and accessible AI-driven systems to solve technological challenges.

The Ohio State University Advancing AI applications with NSF funding

Big Tech Makes Cal State Its A.I. Training Ground

Oct 26, 2025 - Spurred by titans like Amazon and OpenAI, California State wants to become the nation’s “largest A.I.-empowered” university.

Big Tech Makes Cal State Its A.I. Training Ground

UIC Tizpaz-Niari receives NSF CAREER Award to build debugging tools for Responsible AI

Oct 22, 2025 - Tizpaz-Niari combines metamorphic testing, a method of analyzing output variations caused by input changes, and relational verification across three dimensions: causality, information theory, and extreme value theory.

UIC Tizpaz-Niari receives NSF CAREER Award to build debugging tools for Responsible AI

Blue Origin CEO and alumnus David Limp urges students to be ‘curious,’ proficient in AI

Oct 21, 2025 - David Limp urged students to “be curious” and become proficient in the use of artificial intelligence so they can remain competitive in the workforce.

Blue Origin CEO and alumnus David Limp urges students to be ‘curious,’ proficient in AI

UvA DSC Member Spotlight: Sean Benson

Oct 22, 2025 - The DSC introduces Sean Benson, Assistant Professor and applied AI researcher at the Amsterdam UMC.

UvA DSC Member Spotlight: Sean Benson

UCI | Sohyeon Park Receives 2025 Google PhD Fellowship

Oct 24, 2025 -Sohyeon Park, PhD student in informatics at the UC Irvine Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS), received the 2025 Google PhD

UCI | Sohyeon Park Receives 2025 Google PhD Fellowship

Thinking of running your AI locally? We asked tech experts if you should

Oct 23, 2025 - Tech professionals, driven by privacy, cost-effectiveness, and flexibility, are increasingly adopting local AI models. What are they using?

Thinking of running your AI locally? We asked tech experts if you should

MTSU Faculty and Staff Spotlight – Meet Dr. Keith Gamble

Oct 27, 2025 - Dr. Gamble leads the MTSU AI Initiative. He developed DATA 1010- Artificial Intelligence in Action

MTSU Faculty and Staff Spotlight – Meet Dr. Keith Gamble

UMaryland Seed Grant Series: Data Preprocessing Strategies to Enhance Fairness in Machine Learning

Oct 21, 2025 - Researchers will present several metrics used for algorithmic bias, discuss how proportions of sensitive groups can impact the presence of algorithmic bias, and provide some preliminary recommendations for research.

UMaryland Seed Grant Series: Data Preprocessing Strategies to Enhance Fairness in Machine Learning

UMass Amherst DS4CG 2026 Recruitment Announcement – CENTER FOR DATA SCIENCE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Oct 26, 2025 - The Data Science for the Common Good (DS4CG) program at UMass Amherst connects you with talented data science students and expert faculty who apply cutting-edge analytics, machine learning, and visualization techniques to advance your goals.

UMass Amherst DS4CG 2026 Recruitment Announcement – CENTER FOR DATA SCIENCE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

AI in health care: Insights from the National Academy of Medicine Annual Meeting

Oct 21, 2025 - The panel delved into ethical considerations and regulatory frameworks essential for the successful integration of AI into health care systems, underscoring the importance of collaborative efforts across academia, industry, and government.

AI in health care: Insights from the National Academy of Medicine Annual Meeting