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2025-26 Distinguished Speaker Series | UChicago DSI

Feb 4, 2026 - The University of Chicago Data Science Institute, Department of Statistics, Department of Computer Science, and Committee on Computational and Applied Mathematics are proud to announce our 2025-26 Distinguished Speaker Series.

2025-26 Distinguished Speaker Series | UChicago DSI

UChicago DSI | Turning AI Investment into Insurance Innovation

Jan 29, 2026 - Th group discussed how artificial intelligence is reshaping the insurance industry.

UChicago DSI | Turning AI Investment into Insurance Innovation

Highlights from the Data Science Institute at Brown University: 2025

Feb 2, 2025 - Our annual publication highlights student and faculty achievements, ongoing collaborative research, and innovative programming from the Data Science Institute, Center for Computational Molecular Biology, and Center for Technological Responsibility, Re-imagination, and Redesign.

Highlights from the Data Science Institute at Brown University: 2025

Santa Monica College approves dozens of layoffs to target shortfalls

Feb 9, 2026 - The California public institution is struggling with a persistent structural deficit as well as recent and long-term enrollment declines.

Santa Monica College approves dozens of layoffs to target shortfalls

Easy A's, lower pay: Grade inflation’s hidden damage

Feb 9, 2026 - Analysis of more than a million high schoolers

Easy A's, lower pay: Grade inflation’s hidden damage

Professors Perry and Roda Win UNESCO Prize for their Research on the Ethics of AI

Jan 20, 2026 - On Nov. 6, UNESCO awarded Drs. Perry and Roda the inaugural UNESCO-Uzbekistan Beruniy Prize for Scientific Research on the Ethics of AI, recognizing their years of interdisciplinary collaboration and advances in the fields of human rights and data science as trailblazing.

Professors Perry and Roda Win UNESCO Prize for their Research on the Ethics of AI

Shiraz Robinson II Discusses How Quantum Computing is Reshaping AI on CBS19 for ‘Inside The Numbers’

Jan 30, 2026 - Online MSDS student Kent Livesay discusses the importance of digital safety and protecting your data on "Inside the Numbers."

Shiraz Robinson II Discusses How Quantum Computing is Reshaping AI on CBS19 for ‘Inside The Numbers’

Should professors be forced to retire?

Jan 27, 2026 - Some universities are implementing a mandatory retirement age for academics. Will it help young researchers to get permanent positions?

Should professors be forced to retire?

Graduate Students’ NSF Fellowship Applications Are Being “Returned Without Review”

Feb 6, 2026 - Graduate students applying for NSF funding have had their applications returned without review—even though their proposed research appears to fall squarely within the fields of study outlined in the program solicitation.

Graduate Students’ NSF Fellowship Applications Are Being “Returned Without Review”

Publicly Documented AI Policies in BC Secondary Schools: A Baseline Inventory (2022-2026)

Feb 6, 2026 - This study documents publicly posted AI policy content in British Columbia secondary schools during the 26 months following ChatGPT's November 30, 2022 public release.

Publicly Documented AI Policies in BC Secondary Schools: A Baseline Inventory (2022-2026)

How Board Game Analytics Can Supercharge Your Data Science Skills and Passion

Feb 6, 2026 - One of the most engaging ways to practice data collection, analysis, and visualization is right on your game shelf.

How Board Game Analytics Can Supercharge Your Data Science Skills and Passion

Science Is Not a Document Factory

Feb 5, 2026 - Science is not strengthened by increasing the volume of plausible documents.

Science Is Not a Document Factory

Miguel Loya Donates $30 Million to UTEP for Engineering Excellence

Feb 5, 2026 - The contribution will endow the Miguel A. Loya Scholarship Program. The engineering scholarship will award full tuition, room, board and monthly stipends to extraordinary incoming engineering students.

Miguel Loya Donates $30 Million to UTEP for Engineering Excellence

Claude Code Part 13: I Asked Claude to Replicate a PNAS Paper Using OpenAI's Batch API. Here's What Happened (Part 1)

Feb 5, 2026 - A case study in pushing Claude Code to do something genuinely hard

Claude Code Part 13: I Asked Claude to Replicate a PNAS Paper Using OpenAI's Batch API. Here's What Happened (Part 1)

The smart sensors improving the world’s biggest cities

Feb 4, 2026 - From up in the air to deep beneath the ground, here is the new technology helping to enhance the way we live.

The smart sensors improving the world’s biggest cities

First ‘practical PhDs’ awarded in China — for products rather than papers

Feb 5, 2026 - The programme is designed to train more elite engineers who can help to boost the country’s innovation.

First ‘practical PhDs’ awarded in China — for products rather than papers

Using Artificial Intelligence in the Grantmaking Process. A New Primer from DATA4Philanthropy

Feb 6, 2026 - Philanthropic foundations around the world are beginning to experiment with artificial intelligence (AI) to review proposals, stay up-to-date on the latest research, communicate insights to different audiences, and more. However, questions remain around where AI is most valuable across the grant making cycle, when it should not be used, and what practices and policies are needed to ensure it is applied responsibly.

Using Artificial Intelligence in the Grantmaking Process. A New Primer from DATA4Philanthropy

Universities of Wisconsin to embrace and expand on using AI

Feb 2, 2026 - The Universities of Wisconsin is embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and plans to expand their use of it throughout their 13 universities.

Universities of Wisconsin to embrace and expand on using AI

Federal Funding for Science and Engineering: Trends in Rankings Among Top Universities, FYs 2014–23

Feb 2, 2026 - In FY 2023, federal agency obligations to the top 10 higher education recipient institutions totaled $9.9 billion, or 20.1% of all federal S&E support obligations to higher education institutions.

Federal Funding for Science and Engineering: Trends in Rankings Among Top Universities, FYs 2014–23

How Instructors Regulate AI in College: Evidence from 31,000 Course Syllabi

Feb 5, 2026 - Instructors are warming toward AI over time, shifting from initial restrictive policies toward greater permissiveness, differentiating policies by task type, and increasingly introducing new AI-based tasks, with substantial disciplinary variation.

How Instructors Regulate AI in College: Evidence from 31,000 Course Syllabi

‘An urgent operational reality’: Southern Oregon University faces looming cash shortfall

Feb 4, 2026 - The struggling regional institution has seen enrollment decline and is now trying to manage its expenses amid constrained revenue.

‘An urgent operational reality’: Southern Oregon University faces looming cash shortfall

Ten simple rules for teaching data science

Feb 2, 2026 - The authors present ten simple rules for teaching data science, developed and refined by leading educators in the community and successfully applied in our own data science classrooms.

Ten simple rules for teaching data science

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Feb 4, 2026 - Data & Society advances public understanding of the social implications of data-centric technologies and automation.

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Is this journal legitimate? This tool can help you decide

Feb 2, 2025 - Aletheia-Probe provides a one-stop shop to help you assess whether journals and conferences are trustworthy or predatory.

Is this journal legitimate? This tool can help you decide

Iowa private university leaders see bills as harmful to their institutions

Feb 2, 2026 - Leaders say they are worried about their peers and the setting of a dangerous precedent in the state as Iowa lawmakers move to establish new degree programs at community colleges and tax endowment funds filled by donors.

Iowa private university leaders see bills as harmful to their institutions

Former USU president likely broke Utah law with spending and contract awards, state audit says

Jan 30, 2026 - The blistering 104-page report points to “severe noncompliance” under Utah State University President Elizabeth “Betsy” Cantwell.

Former USU president likely broke Utah law with spending and contract awards, state audit says

Trump ups demands from Harvard, seeks $1 billion settlement after months of strained talks

Feb 3, 2026 - President Donald Trump has doubled down on his attacks against Harvard University, demanding that the Ivy League school pay a $1 billion settlement to restore federal funding after months of failed negotiations.

Trump ups demands from Harvard, seeks $1 billion settlement after months of strained talks

Trump signs $79B education funding bill into law

Feb 3, 2026 - The fiscal 2026 budget measure will fund the agency through Sept. 30, giving it about $217 million above the prior year’s funding level.

Trump signs $79B education funding bill into law

Princeton moves to tighten budgets as investment markets slow

Feb 4, 2026 - More than half of the Ivy League institution's operating revenue comes from endowment income, but lower returns and higher taxes could stymie growth.

Princeton moves to tighten budgets as investment markets slow

Introducing the 2026-2027 Carpentries Board of Directors

Feb 3, 2026 - The Board of Directors will continue to work alongside the Core Team, community, and our partners to advance our mission and deliver on the strategic priorities outlined in our bridge 2026-2028 Strategic Plan.

Introducing the 2026-2027 Carpentries Board of Directors