Seeding Change in 2025 | The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center for Data Science & Environment at Berkeley
Jan 20, 2026 - We're thrilled to share our 2025 annual report!
Higher Ed News
UNC-Chapel Hill announces plans to develop campus extension in Carolina North
Jan 21, 2026 - As North Carolina sees rapid population growth, the University will create a learn-live-work-play space that represents its largest development initiative since the cornerstone of Old East was laid in 1793.
Between Caution and Curiosity: How Faculty Are Navigating AI
Jan 15, 2026 - The conversation was inspired by the second edition of their book, "Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning," as well as their ongoing work with institutions nationwide.
What Advertised Faculty Searches Reveal About Computer Science Hiring in 2026
Jan 21, 2026 - The clustered area of Artificial Intelligence/Data Mining/Machine Learning accounts for 29 percent of all positions being sought, which is the highest of all years.
UR2PhD Is Benefiting Researchers Across The Board – Here’s How You Can Get Involved
Jan 21, 2026 - As part of the programming, the team offers several courses that enable students to expand both their knowledge and skillsets.
Center for Inclusive Computing Launches Interactive Map of AI Programs in U.S. Computer Science Departments
Jan 21, 2026 - The new interactive AI Landscape Map provides a national view of undergraduate AI programs housed within CS departments across the United States.
CERP Pulse Survey: A Snapshot of Faculty Hiring Trends in Computing
Jan 21, 2026 - The results indicate at least 27 percent contraction in the total number of faculty open positions compared to the previous academic year in the academic units that responded to the survey.
CRA Update: The State of Computing Faculty Hiring
Jan 20, 2026 - The analysis showed a ~25% decline in the number of institutions advertising searches and a 33% decrease in the total number of tenure-track positions sought compared with 2024.
The US is quitting 66 global agencies: what does it mean for science?
Jan 20, 2026 - The United States is leaving some of the world’s oldest and most influential scientific networks involved in biodiversity research, climate science and conservation.
US Congress set to reject Trump’s sweeping science budget cuts
Jan 20, 2026 - Lawmakers announce legislation that would actually increase funding for basic research by more than 2%.
US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains
Jan 20, 2026 - A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
U.S. Freezes Visas to 75 Countries
Jan 14, 2026 - Read the leaked diplomatic cable
Pentagon rolls out major reforms of R&D, AI - Breaking Defense
Jan 13, 2026 - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth consolidates tech offices under Pentagon CTO Emil Michael, launches new AI initiatives from swarms to sims to GenAI, and breaks up the sprawling Advana database.
Purdue blocks admission of many Chinese grad students in unwritten policy
Jan 16, 2026 - Faculty members say university is overreacting to pressure from the Trump administration and Congress
Meet ND Lucy Family Institute Faculty: Fanny Ye
Jan 21, 2026 - Fanny Ye is the Galassi Family Collegiate Professor in Computer Science and Engineering and Associate Director of Applied Analytics in the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society at the University of Notre Dame.
UNC's data science school adds a doctorate program and a new master's degree
Jan 12, 2026 - The two new professional degree programs come after UNC announced it would merge the School of Data Science and Society and the School of Information and Library Science. The unnamed merged school is set to launch on July 1.
Find Data Analyst Associate Degree Programs
Jan 14, 2026 - A data analyst associate degree is a great entry-level degree in growing data fields and can help uncover data-related careers.
Trump's admissions data collection strains college administrators
Jan 19, 2026 - Universities must report student demographics, grades and test scores by March 18
As men stop going to college, women have now overtaken them in graduate and professional degrees
Jan 20, 2026 - Women have outdistanced men in graduate and professional programs as male college-going rates continue to decline, with implications for the economy and even marriage and birth rates.
Trump 2.0’s impact on higher ed: The first year in 8 numbers
Jan 20, 2026 - A chaotic 2025 brought dozens of federal college probes, thousands of revoked international student visas, and billions in threatened research funding.
OII | New study finds that ChatGPT amplifies global inequalities
Jan 20, 2026 - New analysis from Oxford and Kentucky researchers shows AI systems reproduce long‑standing global biases
NIST AI Standards
Jan 15, 2026 - The report intends to stimulate discussion on a potential approach to evaluate the effectiveness, utility, and relative value of the development of AI standards.
UNC-C hosts the 2026 Women in Data Science Conference
Jan 17, 2026 - This year's WiDS Conference features Rebeca Nugent of Carnegie Mellon University as a keynote speaker, where she shares her story of how she broke into the industry.
ICS Students Win Global CPTC Cybersecurity Championship
Jan 16, 2026 - Students from the UC Irvine Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS) went from wildcard to winners of the global cybersecurity
UTSA | Yolanda Gutierrez joins the College of AI, Cyber and Computing
Jan 16, 2026 - Gutierrez supports programs and projects across the college, helping keep operations, logistics and planning moving forward.
UvA DSC | Share your skills: become a certified Carpentry instructor
Jan 19, 2026 - The University Library offers 6 training seats to become a certified Carpentry instructor.
UIC | Chicago Tech Circle’s Data+AI course provides in-demand, real-world experience to students
Jan 16, 2026 - The new initiative, launched with support from Google.org and UIC’s computer science department, provides UIC undergrads with applied data and AI skills.
GT | New LLMs Could Provide Strength-based Job Coaching for Autistic People
Jan 15, 2026 - The team’s goal is to identify job-search pain points and understand how job coaches create better employment prospects for their autistic clients.
USU | Breakthrough Expedition: Hidden Clay Intensified Japan Megaquake, Tsunami
Jan 16, 2026 - An international team, including USU's Srisharan Shreedharan, recently uncovered a hidden reason for the devastation of the 2011 magnitude 9.1 Tohoku earthquake.
UWisc-Madison | Inaugural World Usability Day celebration reaches across campus
Jan 14, 2026 - The School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences hosted its inaugural World Usability Day celebration, where the global movement for accessibility and human-centered design turned interactive at Morgridge Hall.