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Modernizing Academic Reward Systems for an Open and Engaged Future

Oct 15, 2025 - The initiative poses an important question: how can academic institutions align their systems for hiring, review, promotion, and tenure with the values expressed in their mission and vision statements?

Modernizing Academic Reward Systems for an Open and Engaged Future

AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers

Oct 19, 2025 - In July 2024, the ACRL AI Competencies for Library Workers Task Force was created to develop comprehensive AI competencies for library workers that align with the evolving needs of academic libraries in the context of AI integration.

AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers

Broadening Access to Data Science Education in High School and Higher Education through Open Source Tools, Infrastructure, and Training

Oct 16, 2025 - Equitable data science education requires a multifaceted approach, involving high school and higher education, community involvement, and accessible tools.

Broadening Access to Data Science Education in High School and Higher Education through Open Source Tools, Infrastructure, and Training

Brown PhD admissions paused in at least six humanities, social science departments

Oct 15, 2025 - Faculty and graduate students expressed disappointment and frustration at the decision.

Brown PhD admissions paused in at least six humanities, social science departments

Americans are losing faith in higher education system

Oct 16, 2025 - A Pew survey found seven in 10 Americans feel the higher education system is "generally going" in the wrong direction.

Americans are losing faith in higher education system

University of Pennsylvania rejects Trump’s higher education compact

Oct 16, 2025 - The Ivy League institution became the third college to decline the offer of priority for federal research funding in exchange for sweeping policy changes.

University of Pennsylvania rejects Trump’s higher education compact

ND Lucy Family Institute researchers receive NSF award to promote AI skills and STEM career pathways

Oct 14, 2025 - Researchers with the University of Notre Dame’s Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society have received an award of nearly $1 million from the NSF.

ND Lucy Family Institute researchers receive NSF award to promote AI skills and STEM career pathways

Georgia Tech Prestigious Fellows Bring Industry Experience to School of IC

Oct 15, 2025 - Three first-year Ph.D. students in the School of Interactive Computing (IC) are bridging academia and industry through prestigious fellowship programs.

Georgia Tech Prestigious Fellows Bring Industry Experience to School of IC

Maastricht DigiMach: Digital Transformation of the Machining Value Chain for Sustainable Growth

Oct 15, 2025 - DigiMach is a transnational 3-year collaborative approach that will transform manufacturing across the Meuse-Rhine region by bringing AI, IoT and robotics to small and medium-sized enterprises in the machining sector.

Maastricht DigiMach: Digital Transformation of the Machining Value Chain for Sustainable Growth

College of Connected Computing launches ‘Plot Twist’ series to offer students advice about successful technology careers

Oct 15, 2025 - The College of Connected Computing has developed a new speaker series called “Plot Twist” that invites Vanderbilt alumni from various backgrounds to share stories with current students about their paths to becoming technology leaders.

College of Connected Computing launches ‘Plot Twist’ series to offer students advice about successful technology careers

University of Illinois Chicago | Saeed Boorboor joins CS faculty

Oct 16, 2025 - His research is centered on immersive visualization, providing color, meaning, and significance to data. He focuses specifically on scientific visualization and broadly on biomedical data.

University of Illinois Chicago | Saeed Boorboor joins CS faculty

University of Oxford Study sets new data benchmark for trustworthy antibody AI

Oct 13, 2025 - The study, published in Nature Computational Science, shows that building AI that can reliably predict how molecular changes affect antibody performance will require experimental datasets orders of magnitude larger than those currently available.

University of Oxford Study sets new data benchmark for trustworthy antibody AI

Truth Mjumbe launches AI-powered tool to preserve memory and dignity

Oct 15, 2025 - Professional counseling student at Penn GSE Truth Mjumbe built Recall Aid, an AI-powered memory-support platform inspired by his own experience with epilepsy, his grandfather’s dementia, and his father’s work preserving civil rights histories.

Truth Mjumbe launches AI-powered tool to preserve memory and dignity

Penn State University Informatics doctoral program provides interdisciplinary opportunities for graduates

Oct 13, 2025 - Three recent graduates of the informatics doctoral program at the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology demonstrate how the program's interdisciplinary nature prepares them for a range of post-graduate pursuits.

Penn State University Informatics doctoral program provides interdisciplinary opportunities for graduates

USF Herd of Thunder

Oct 16, 2025 - A dozen students in the band are part of the newly launched Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.

USF Herd of Thunder

UC San Diego CAIDA and Internet2 Collaborate for Internet Security Project to Benefit U.S. Education and Research Networks

Oct 16, 2025 - Scientists share vast amounts of data across institutions and borders, but hidden internet routing problems can quietly send that data off course — slowing research or exposing information to unintended parties.

UC San Diego CAIDA and Internet2 Collaborate for Internet Security Project to Benefit U.S. Education and Research Networks

Princeton AI Lab Welcomes Associate Research Scholars

Oct 14, 2024 - The scholars will be supporting the ongoing research at PLI to develop an understanding of large language models and enable their application to research and education.

Princeton AI Lab Welcomes Associate Research Scholars

NJIT Researcher Fortifies Virtual Reality Tech for Cancer Patient

Oct 14, 2025 - Virtual reality expert Erin Truesdell, in NJIT’s Ying Wu College of Computing, is designing a new kind of user interaction technology that could help cancer patients and caregivers prepare for potential complications due to fevers.

NJIT Researcher Fortifies Virtual Reality Tech for Cancer Patient

UC San Diego HDSI Industry-Mentor Capstone Fosters Benefits for Students and Employers

Oct 16, 2025 - Since it was founded in 2018, Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute has been providing an opportunity for students and industry leaders to come together and tackle the growing demand for data science and AI innovation and utilization.

UC San Diego HDSI Industry-Mentor Capstone Fosters Benefits for Students and Employers

Computer scientist Mark Dredze named director of Johns Hopkins Data Science and AI Institute

Oct 13, 2025 - Pioneering computer scientist named director of institute dedicated to harnessing the power of AI to translate data-driven discovery into real-world impact

Computer scientist Mark Dredze named director of Johns Hopkins Data Science and AI Institute

Getting ready for JupyterCon 2025: How UC Berkeley is Using Jupyter to Support Healthcare providers, Geospatial Data, and Data Science Education

Oct 15, 2025 - The Open Platforms For Health project - a collaboration between Computational Precision Health and BIDS and led by Ida Sim and Fernando Pérez - will present JupyterHealth: Bridging Wearables, Clinical Data, & Computational Workflows in the Jupyter Ecosystem.

Getting ready for JupyterCon 2025: How UC Berkeley is Using Jupyter to Support Healthcare providers, Geospatial Data, and Data Science Education

UChicago Welcoming the Fourth Cohort of Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellows

Sep 29, 2025 - The Data Science Institute is excited to welcome the fourth cohort of Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellows.

UChicago Welcoming the Fourth Cohort of Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellows

MIT | Method teaches generative AI models to locate personalized objects

Oct 16, 2025 - Researchers from MIT and the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab have introduced a new training method that teaches vision-language models to localize personalized objects in a scene.

MIT | Method teaches generative AI models to locate personalized objects

New AI tool opens 3D modeling to blind and low-vision programmers

Oct 16, 2025 - A11yShape empowers blind and low-vision users to create and explore 3D models using AI-generated descriptions and synchronized interfaces.

New AI tool opens 3D modeling to blind and low-vision programmers

Penn State University | Counting bites with AI might one day help prevent childhood obesity

Oct 15, 2025 - Researchers at Penn State are developing a new artificial intelligence model to measure children’s bite rates. They described their progress in a newly published pilot study.

Penn State University | Counting bites with AI might one day help prevent childhood obesity

Reimagining Education: Help Lead the Future of Teaching and Learning with AI at the University of Utah

Oct 16, 2025 - The University of Utah One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative at the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute is hiring a transformative cluster of experts focused on the future of education empowered by AI.

Reimagining Education: Help Lead the Future of Teaching and Learning with AI at the University of Utah

Canceled $28B grants during government shutdown

Oct 15, 2025 - The Trump administration has cancelled and paused billions in grants during the shutdown.

Canceled $28B grants during government shutdown

What's the impact of the manipulation and removal of federal data?

Oct 15, 2025 - Three data experts explain the critical consequences of the manipulation and removal of federal data in recent months.

What's the impact of the manipulation and removal of federal data?

UNC Charlotte to launch artificial intelligence bachelor’s and master’s programs

Sep 22, 2025 - The University of North Carolina at Charlotte will launch bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in artificial intelligence in August 2026.

UNC Charlotte to launch artificial intelligence bachelor’s and master’s programs

Brown University rejects Trump’s higher education compact

Oct 15, 2025 - The Ivy League institution became the second prominent college, after MIT, to reject the deal over concerns about freedom and independence.

Brown University rejects Trump’s higher education compact