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New On-Campus Partnership Between Caltech and Meta Focuses Initially on Smart Wearables

Jun 9, 2025 - The collaboration establishes a new on-campus space where Meta employees can interact with Caltech students and researchers while also providing support for innovative projects related to materials, sensing, and wearable technologies.

New On-Campus Partnership Between Caltech and Meta Focuses Initially on Smart Wearables

UMinnesota proposes tuition hikes across all campuses, 7% cut to academic programs

Jun 9, 2025 - The University of Minnesota is proposing tuition hikes of up to 7.5% and cuts to academic programs for the next fiscal year as it navigates what it calls "unprecedented challenges facing higher education."

UMinnesota proposes tuition hikes across all campuses, 7% cut to academic programs

Ohio State University is requiring every student to use AI in class to become ‘AI fluent’

Jun 10, 2025 - The university's "AI Fluency" initiative aims to ensure all students graduate equipped to apply AI tools and applications in their fields.

Ohio State University is requiring every student to use AI in class to become ‘AI fluent’

More than 12,000 Harvard alumni unite to support university legal challenge

Jun 10, 2025 - Thousands of Harvard University alumni have signed on to a legal message of support for their alma mater.

More than 12,000 Harvard alumni unite to support university legal challenge

Harvard Probed for Hiring Discrimination by US House Committee

Jun 10, 2025 - A congressional committee is investigating Harvard University over potential discrimination in its hiring and employment practices.

Harvard Probed for Hiring Discrimination by US House Committee

Williams College stops accepting federal grants, opposing new policy

Jun 10, 2025 -As some universities scramble to cope with the federal government's funding cuts, a Western Massachusetts college has declined the grants.

Williams College stops accepting federal grants, opposing new policy

NAS President Says U.S. Science Is Facing ‘Pessimistic’ Future, Urges Changes to Regain Leadership in Science

Jun 9, 2025 - Marcia McNutt warned of a “pessimistic future” for U.S. science, from federal budget cuts to a burdensome regulatory environment to a loss of international talent, and proposed a range of actions to strengthen the research enterprise.

NAS President Says U.S. Science Is Facing ‘Pessimistic’ Future, Urges Changes to Regain Leadership in Science

Welcome to Campus. Here’s Your ChatGPT.

Jun 7, 2025 - OpenAI, the firm that helped spark chatbot cheating, wants to embed A.I. in every facet of college. First up: 460,000 students at Cal State.

Welcome to Campus. Here’s Your ChatGPT.

Ilya Sutskever, a leader in AI and its responsible development, receives UToronto honorary degree

Jun 6, 2025 - Few people have been as influential in shaping the artificial intelligence landscape – and conversations around the technology’s responsible use – as Ilya Sutskever.

Ilya Sutskever, a leader in AI and its responsible development, receives UToronto honorary degree

Duke | Pratt announces software engineering minor open to all undergraduates, ECE-specific major concentration

Jun 6, 2025 - Both students in Pratt and the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences can complete the new software engineering minor beginning in the fall.

Duke | Pratt announces software engineering minor open to all undergraduates, ECE-specific major concentration

UCLA Professors express concern over research, programs following federal funding cuts

Jun 8, 2025 - The Trump administration has revoked federal grants and contracts from six American universities due to their alleged failure to resolve antisemitism on campus.

UCLA Professors express concern over research, programs following federal funding cuts

Helping machines understand visual content with AI

Jun 9, 2025 - Coactive, founded by MIT alumni, has built an AI-powered platform to help companies understand their visual content without relying on manual sorting and tagging.

Helping machines understand visual content with AI

MIT Support for lawsuit defending scientific research

Jun 9, 2025 - "We felt compelled to make the case for its countless benefits to the court and, in effect, to the American people."

MIT Support for lawsuit defending scientific research

Proposed NUpath reforms stir debate among faculty

Jun 8, 2025 - NUpath, Northeastern’s set of general education requirements, is designed to allow students to integrate “essential, broad-based knowledge and skills” into their specific field of study.

Proposed NUpath reforms stir debate among faculty

Visa to Harvard Postdoc Was Denied Under Trump’s Proclamation in Breach of Judge’s Temporary Halt

Jun 8, 2025 - President Donald Trump’s proclamation barred international students from entering the country to attend Harvard — even though a federal judge had temporarily blocked it.

Visa to Harvard Postdoc Was Denied Under Trump’s Proclamation in Breach of Judge’s Temporary Halt

Harvard Research Cuts Halt More Than 570 Subawards to Other Institutions, Including MGB Hospitals

Jun 7, 2025 - Harvard will cease funding more than 570 subawards for research at affiliated institutions across 32 states after cuts to federal support.

Harvard Research Cuts Halt More Than 570 Subawards to Other Institutions, Including MGB Hospitals

Northwestern’s U.S. News & World Report ranking, by category

Jun 9, 2025 - Northwestern reached its highest-ever spot — number six — in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 rankings.

Northwestern’s U.S. News & World Report ranking, by category

UPenn Dental announces world’s first AI-based living oral health guidelines

Jun 9, 2025 - The initiative uses artificial intelligence to create and update new oral health guidelines based on published scientific findings.

UPenn Dental announces world’s first AI-based living oral health guidelines

Brown University seeks to back Harvard’s lawsuit against Trump administration's federal funding cuts

Jun 8, 2025 - Brown, along with 17 other colleges and universities, submitted a request to file a friend-of-the-court brief supporting Harvard’s suit against the Trump administration’s cuts to the university’s research funding.

Brown University seeks to back Harvard’s lawsuit against Trump administration's federal funding cuts

Federal judge issues injunction blocking Trump administration from detaining, arresting, or transferring Yunseo Chung, CC ’26

Jun 9, 2025 - Chung was one of nine individuals arrested at Barnard after a sit-in at the Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning on March 5.

Federal judge issues injunction blocking Trump administration from detaining, arresting, or transferring Yunseo Chung, CC ’26

Columbia, Cornell only Ivies to not join amicus brief backing Harvard lawsuit against Trump administration

Jun 8, 2025 - Columbia and Cornell University are the only Ivy League institutions that have not joined an amicus brief in support of Harvard’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration over canceled federal funding.

Columbia, Cornell only Ivies to not join amicus brief backing Harvard lawsuit against Trump administration

‘Integrity index’ flags universities with high retraction rates

Jun 6, 2024 - A score based on indicators related to research quality could help to prevent institutions gaming the metrics that feed into conventional rankings.

‘Integrity index’ flags universities with high retraction rates

NC State's Data Science and AI Academy Upskills the Wolfpack with Practical AI

Jun 9, 2025 - Explore how the DSA's hands-on, project-based training empowers professionals from all fields to apply AI directly to their work, driving real-world change and tangible outcomes.

NC State's Data Science and AI Academy Upskills the Wolfpack with Practical AI

US RAiD Pilot: Initial Stakeholders Set the Stage

Jun 4, 2025 - Organizers from Lyrasis, the San Diego Supercomputer Center, GO FAIR US, and the Australian Research Data Commons, hosted the first call for initial stakeholders interested in participating in the US RAiD Pilot.

US RAiD Pilot: Initial Stakeholders Set the Stage

Ohio State launches bold AI Fluency initiative to redefine learning and innovation

Jun 4, 2025 - The Ohio State University announced an ambitious new initiative to ensure that every student will graduate with the AI proficiencies necessary to compete and lead now

Ohio State launches bold AI Fluency initiative to redefine learning and innovation

Texas Republicans pioneered in-state tuition for undocumented students. Now they're celebrating its end

Jun 6, 2025 - Now, some GOP lawmakers feel only U.S. citizens should be able to access in-state tuition.

Texas Republicans pioneered in-state tuition for undocumented students. Now they're celebrating its end

Trump cut UC Berkeley researchers' funding. Their response is a fierce lawsuit.

Jun 5, 2025 - "I really believe in rule of law," one of the researchers suing the president said.

Trump cut UC Berkeley researchers' funding. Their response is a fierce lawsuit.

Princeton Engineering - Princeton will lead U.S. effort to design better chips for wireless communication

Jun 2, 2025 - A grant of nearly $10 million to design advanced microchips for wireless communications and sensing was announced May 28 by the National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology

Princeton Engineering - Princeton will lead U.S. effort to design better chips for wireless communication

BU | Teaching AI to Personalize: Aldo Pacchiano Introduces a New Method for Adaptive Large Language Models

Jun 2, 2025 - In a new paper titled “Language Model Personalization via Reward Factorization,” Pacchiano and his co-authors introduce Personalization via Reward Factorization (PReF)

BU | Teaching AI to Personalize: Aldo Pacchiano Introduces a New Method for Adaptive Large Language Models

The University of Minnesota Data Science and AI Hub has responded to the White House

Jun 4, 2025 - The Data Science and AI Hub has responded to the White House Request for Information on the Development of a 2025 National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research and Development (R&D) Strategic Plan.

The University of Minnesota Data Science and AI Hub has responded to the White House