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AI-generated medical data can sidestep usual ethics review, universities say

Sep 10, 2025 - Representatives of four medical research centres have told Nature they have waived normal ethical review because 'synthetic' data do not contain real or traceable patient information.

AI-generated medical data can sidestep usual ethics review, universities say

U.S. should take a chunk of universities' patent revenue, Lutnick says

Sep 10, 2025 - The Trump administration wants to capture potentially tens or hundreds of billions of dollars in future upside from the work of scientists.

U.S. should take a chunk of universities' patent revenue, Lutnick says

Education Department cancels $350M in grants for minority-serving institutions

Sep 11, 2025 - U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Wednesday decried the funding as promoting "government-mandated racial quotas."

Education Department cancels $350M in grants for minority-serving institutions

Federal judge declines to restore $1B in grants cut by NSF

Sep 11, 2025 - The lawsuit over the agency’s mass grant terminations will proceed, but plaintiffs will have to seek monetary relief in another court.

Federal judge declines to restore $1B in grants cut by NSF

National Research Platform to Democratize AI Computing for Higher Ed

Sep 11, 2025 - By pooling GPUs and cloud resources across institutions, the NRP lets students and faculty run advanced AI workloads without the high costs of individual infrastructure and maintenance.

National Research Platform to Democratize AI Computing for Higher Ed

Cancer research at the University of Utah should get much faster under new $50M A.I. partnership

Sep 10, 2025 - The University of Utah wants to put another $50 million toward artificial intelligence to speed up cancer research and get possible cures to patients sooner.

Cancer research at the University of Utah should get much faster under new $50M A.I. partnership

UNC-CH | Percent of Black students enrolled in fall 2025 remains low two years after affirmative action repeal

Sep 9, 2025 - While Black student enrollment has stayed stagnant since last year, the number of Hispanic, Latino or Latina-identifying students has increased from 2023 — the year affirmative action was repealed.

UNC-CH | Percent of Black students enrolled in fall 2025 remains low two years after affirmative action repeal

Infographic: Which Fields of Study Are (Not) Leading to Jobs?

Sep 10, 2025 - This chart shows the share of tertiary-educated adults who were unemployed in selected OECD countries, by field of study.

Infographic: Which Fields of Study Are (Not) Leading to Jobs?

UUtah’s Responsible AI Community Consortium Unveils AI Leadership Blueprint

Sep 8, 2025 - The AI Leadership Blueprint is a practical, step-by-step guide developed specifically for organizations to adopt and manage AI responsibly.

UUtah’s Responsible AI Community Consortium Unveils AI Leadership Blueprint

MIT president warns of 'significant new financial pressures'

Sep 10, 2025 - MIT is experiencing significant financial challenges following President Trump's cuts to federal research funding.

MIT president warns of 'significant new financial pressures'

On being a good open source citizen: supporting a healthy ecosystem through directed and foundational contributions

Sep 3, 2025 - How do you serve the needs of your organizational stakeholders while also acting as a responsible steward of the upstream projects you depend on?

On being a good open source citizen: supporting a healthy ecosystem through directed and foundational contributions

New NSF Pilot Data on the Prevalence of Work-Related Credentials among STEM Workers from the National Training, Education, and Workforce Survey

Sep 10, 2025 - Work-related and sub-baccalaureate credentials can serve as an important catalyst in career entry or advancement.

New NSF Pilot Data on the Prevalence of Work-Related Credentials among STEM Workers from the National Training, Education, and Workforce Survey

Physical Science Careers Disrupted

Sep 9, 2025 - AIP is establishing an ongoing process to collect firsthand accounts of careers derailed or redirected by these funding and policy changes—before details fade and institutional memory is lost

Physical Science Careers Disrupted

Tufts University to become tuition-free for families making less than $150K

Sep 9, 2025 - Tufts University president said the institution wants "talented students from all socioeconomic backgrounds."

Tufts University to become tuition-free for families making less than $150K

Tri-C to chop 30 associate degree programs, the latest to cite new state law

Sep 8, 2025 - Cuyahoga Community College intends to eliminate 30 associate degree programs, including 15 apprenticeship programs, citing the impact of a new Ohio law that requires programs average five graduates per year.

Tri-C to chop 30 associate degree programs, the latest to cite new state law

University of Oregon laying off around 60 employees

Sep 9, 2025 - Overall, the university has let go of almost 120 employees and eliminated 59 vacant jobs this year.

University of Oregon laying off around 60 employees

This university is leading the way in AI education and innovation

Sep 8, 2025 - Learn how college students are making real-world impact with AI.

This university is leading the way in AI education and innovation

New College of AI, Cyber and Computing launched at UT San Antonio

Sep 9, 2025 - UT San Antonio launched the College of AI, Cyber and Computing to bring together academic programs in AI, cybersecurity, computing and data science.

New College of AI, Cyber and Computing launched at UT San Antonio

Penn State | Creating tools that ‘do wonders’: Data analytics alum uses the power of tech

Sep 4, 2025 - When Bharat Sharma was accepted to Penn State Great Valley’s Master of Data Analytics program, he said he remembered feeling joy that gave way to uncertainty about how he would afford graduate school.

Penn State | Creating tools that ‘do wonders’: Data analytics alum uses the power of tech

A human-centered approach to data visualization

Sep 5, 2025 - MIT Associate Professor Arvind Satyanarayan develops tools for data visualization that amplify creativity and promote human agency.

A human-centered approach to data visualization

NYU to establish ‘device-free’ zones and programming

Sep 9, 2025 - NYU is implementing a “device-free environments and events” initiative across its degree-granting campuses in an effort to “further connect with one another.”

NYU to establish ‘device-free’ zones and programming

Harvard Funding Cuts Endanger the Massive Fruit Fly Database That Powers Genetic Research

Sep 8, 2025 - FlyBase lost a multimillion dollar grant when the Trump administration cut off Harvard’s federal funding in May. Now the repository is laying off staff — and researchers worldwide are worried.

Harvard Funding Cuts Endanger the Massive Fruit Fly Database That Powers Genetic Research

Princeton admitted 4.4 percent of applicants for Class of 2029

Sep 9, 2025 - The admission rate this year was 4.4 percent, down from 4.6 percent last year, and has not been publicized since the Class of 2025, the lowest ever at 4.38 percent.

Princeton admitted 4.4 percent of applicants for Class of 2029

Penn projected to hit record lobbying spending amid Trump-era funding threats

Sep 8, 2025 - The increased spending comes after the University’s federal funding — which amounts to over $1 billion annually — was threatened several times by the Trump administration this past year.

Penn projected to hit record lobbying spending amid Trump-era funding threats

Three reasons why universities are crucial for understanding AI

Sep 4, 2025 - There is a “fierce urgency” to understand how AI works, says Stanford physicist Surya Ganguli, who is leading a project to bring the inner workings of AI to light through transparent, foundational research.

Three reasons why universities are crucial for understanding AI

Yale | YCC prepares to vote on largest budget in recent memory

Sep 9, 2025 - A largely new Senate prepared to vote on a $1.2 million budget after hearing a detailed report on YCC spending trends.

Yale | YCC prepares to vote on largest budget in recent memory

How many undocumented students are enrolled at US colleges?

Sep 9, 2025 - More than 500,000 students without legal status attend colleges nationwide, but Trump administration policies could hinder their enrollment.

How many undocumented students are enrolled at US colleges?

Can a bold ‘social contract’ make data sharing more palatable?

Sep 8, 2025 - Hoarding of health data is common across Africa, owing to well-founded concerns about exploitation and misuse of biomedical information.

Can a bold ‘social contract’ make data sharing more palatable?

Eight Carnegie Mellon Students Named SoftBank Group–Arm Fellows

Aug 25, 2025 - Eight Carnegie Mellon University Ph.D. students have received the SoftBank Group–Arm Fellowship to support research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and human collaboration.

Eight Carnegie Mellon Students Named SoftBank Group–Arm Fellows

UPenn | Where AI models fall short in mimicking the expressiveness of human speech

Sep 4, 2025 - Undergraduates Kevin Li, Henry Huang, and Ethan Yang worked with linguistics professor Jianjing Kuang to compare speech production and perception by humans and AI—research that can help companies move closer to natural and expressive AI speech.

UPenn | Where AI models fall short in mimicking the expressiveness of human speech