NSF pares down grant-review process, reducing influence of outside scientists
Dec 15, 2025 - Memo cites overburdened staff, but some say move also aims to elevate White House priorities
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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.
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.
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.
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.
UNC-C Global Heel: Yifei Lou - Global Affairs
Dec 10, 2025 - Data science and mathematics professor strengthens global partnerships and student exchange.
Gov. Newsom Taps Universities for State AI Council
Dec 16, 2025 - A 30-member California Innovation Council will include executives and leaders from the UC system, the Brookings Institute, Stanford University and the California Chamber of Commerce, among others.
DePaul University cuts nearly 8% of staff
Dec 16, 2025 - The Catholic institution is trying to plug an unplanned budget shortfall after a sharp decline of international students and other financial woes.
The US wants more apprenticeships. The UK figured out how to make them coveted roles
Dec 15, 2025 ‘Degree apprenticeships’ that pair bachelor’s with jobs can be harder to get into than elite colleges.
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.
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.
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.
Without affirmative action, elite colleges are prioritizing economic diversity in admissions
Dec 11, 2025 - Some of the nation’s most prestigious colleges have been enrolling record numbers of low-income students as campuses prioritize economic diversity in the wake of a ban on affirmative action.
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.
Trump calls for federal policy framework preempting state AI laws
Dec 12, 2025 - The executive order comes as Big Tech pushes back on local AI regulation while pouring billions into building out AI infrastructure and deploying new products.
What’s at stake as the Trump administration targets Harvard’s patents?
Dec 15, 2025 - Legal experts are watching whether the federal government will take the unprecedented step of seizing patents from federally funded research.
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.
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
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.
College costs grew 3.6% in fiscal 2025, HEPI shows
Dec 12, 2025 - Faculty salaries rose 4.3%, the highest recorded rate since the Higher Education Price Index began tracking inflation in the category in 1998.
NIH shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs
Dec 8, 2025 - The MOSAIC program was terminated because it was seen as running afoul of Trump’s executive order to eliminate DEI initiatives.
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.
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.
FY26 Appropriations Update: Senate Appropriators Provide Flat Funding for DOE Office of Science While ASCR Gets an Increase
Dec 11, 2025 - Analysis of the Fiscal Year 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee’s Energy and Water legislation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.