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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

AI bots wrote and reviewed all papers at this conference

Oct 14, 2025 - The event will assess how reviews by models compare with those written by humans.

AI bots wrote and reviewed all papers at this conference

Community colleges are losing millions in funding under Trump

Oct 14, 2024 - Public community colleges are losing millions in federal funding as the Trump administration redirects money to support the president’s priorities.

Community colleges are losing millions in funding under Trump

National Digital Stewardship Alliance Excellence Award

Oct 14, 2025 - The Data Rescue Project was pleased to receive an NDSA Excellence Award last week.

National Digital Stewardship Alliance Excellence Award

The good news? College tuition has been going down. The bad news? It’s about to rise again

Oct 13, 2025 - College students nationwide are facing increases in tuition this fall of as much as 10 percent, along with new fees and rising costs for dorms and dining plans, after a stretch when tuition had been flat or down when adjusted for inflation.

The good news? College tuition has been going down. The bad news? It’s about to rise again

More Articles Are Now Created by AI Than Humans

Oct 14, 2025 - AI-generated content is as good or better than content written by humans. It is often hard to distinguish whether content is created by AI vs. a human. We seek to evaluate the prevalence of article content generated by AI.

More Articles Are Now Created by AI Than Humans

Under pressure from right-wing groups, NC public universities disagree on whether a syllabus is a public record

Oct 9, 2025 - Right-wing groups are increasingly requesting copies of syllabi and course materials to assess what's being taught in college classrooms. That means universities like UNC-Chapel Hill and UNC Greensboro are having to decide what to turn over, and what faculty can still control.

Under pressure from right-wing groups, NC public universities disagree on whether a syllabus is a public record

A New Direction for Research Universities

Oct 14, 2024 - As the relationship between society and academia changes, research universities must adapt to keep pace or risk becoming irrelevant.

A New Direction for Research Universities

Notre Dame hosts Vatican AI adviser, Carnegie Mellon professor during AI ethics conference

Oct 9, 2025 - The panelists said an ethical approach to AI starts with including diverse voices at every level of development and implementation.

Notre Dame hosts Vatican AI adviser, Carnegie Mellon professor during AI ethics conference

UC Berkeley Social Sciences D-Lab supports fellowship to expand accessibility to data science education

Sep 30, 2025 - In partnership with the Berkeley School of Education and the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS), the 2-year Berkeley Data Science Education Fellowship provides 3 postdocs with monthly skill-building workshops, teaching opportunities and multidisciplinary research opportunities.

UC Berkeley Social Sciences D-Lab supports fellowship to expand accessibility to data science education

University of California wins 5 Nobel Prizes in 3 days — and sets a new world record

Oct 9, 2025 - These discoveries span decades and disciplines, but they all have one important thing in common: They’ve all relied on competitive funding from the federal government.

University of California wins 5 Nobel Prizes in 3 days — and sets a new world record

MIT | Ray Kurzweil ’70 reinforces his optimism in tech progress

Oct 10, 2025 - Innovator, futurist, author, and MIT alumnus Ray Kurzweil emphasized his optimism about AI and technological progress in a lecture at MIT while accepting the Robert A. Muh Alumni Award from the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.

MIT | Ray Kurzweil ’70 reinforces his optimism in tech progress