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The Imperative for Grand Challenges in Computing
The Imperative for Grand Challenges in Computing
July 2025 - We believe that taking a long view that is intentional about translation and realizing impacts is appropriate as our field continues to mature.
The Imperative for Grand Challenges in Computing
Colleges, Accreditors and States Embrace 3-Year Degrees
Colleges, Accreditors and States Embrace 3-Year Degrees
Jul 28, 2025 - Colleges from Utah to Indiana and Maine are on track to offer three-year degrees in the near future. But the hesitations that have long plagued the movement haven’t disappeared.
Colleges, Accreditors and States Embrace 3-Year Degrees
No Country for Young Grads
No Country for Young Grads
Jul 28, 2025 - Recent graduates face rising unemployment and widespread underemployment as structural—not cyclical—forces reshape entry‑level work.
No Country for Young Grads
U-M Ann Arbor MIDAS Going All-In on AI
U-M Ann Arbor MIDAS Going All-In on AI
Jul 30, 2025 - With more than $2 billion in annual research volume across 19 schools and colleges, U-M Dearborn and U-M Flint, U-M is one of the largest and most comprehensive research universities in the world.
U-M Ann Arbor MIDAS Going All-In on AI
Brown secures $500 million loan amid federal funding uncertainty
Brown secures $500 million loan amid federal funding uncertainty
Jul 28, 2025 - Brown has secured a $500 million loan amid federal cuts to research and financial aid in recent months, marking at least the second major loan the University has taken out in the span of four months.
Brown secures $500 million loan amid federal funding uncertainty
22 new state laws censor higher ed, PEN America finds
22 new state laws censor higher ed, PEN America finds
Jul 28, 2025 - The bills, which were enacted during the first half of 2025, “have been just as devastating” as federal attacks on the sector, the free speech group said.
22 new state laws censor higher ed, PEN America finds
Faculty Often Missing From University Decisions on AI
Faculty Often Missing From University Decisions on AI
Jul 22, 2025 - A new survey from the AAUP shows that a breakdown of shared governance around implementing AI has implications for the future of teaching, learning and job security.
Faculty Often Missing From University Decisions on AI
AI-Powered Vision System Helps Drones Navigate Safely
AI-Powered Vision System Helps Drones Navigate Safely
Jul 23, 2025 - Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute (RI) have developed an AI-powered vision system that helps drones safely detect and avoid other aircraft in crowded skies, without relying on bulky, expensive sensors.
AI-Powered Vision System Helps Drones Navigate Safely
Keck Foundation grant to support Princeton AI tool for exoplanet detection
Keck Foundation grant to support Princeton AI tool for exoplanet detection
Jul 22, 2025 - Researchers from Princeton University’s Department of Astrophysical Sciences and the Center for Statistics and Machine Learning have received a $900,000 grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to build an artificial intelligence system that will aid in the search for Earth-like planets.
Keck Foundation grant to support Princeton AI tool for exoplanet detection