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Penn State to launch new National Security Institute
Penn State to launch new National Security Institute
Apr. 4, 2025 - The new National Security Institute will advance and facilitate research outside the scope of the Applied Research Laboratory to address critical security challenges facing the nation and the world.
Penn State to launch new National Security Institute
3 Harvard Students, 2 Recent Grads Had Visas Revoked
3 Harvard Students, 2 Recent Grads Had Visas Revoked
Apr. 6, 2025 - Three Harvard students and two recent graduates have had their student visas revoked amid the Trump administration’s push to deport international students involved in pro-Palestine activism.
3 Harvard Students, 2 Recent Grads Had Visas Revoked
Yale sees record number of fellowship applications
Yale sees record number of fellowship applications
Apr. 6, 2025 - The Office of Fellowships received record numbers of students applying for all fellowships this year, as the University navigates potential funding uncertainty.
Yale sees record number of fellowship applications
UUtah Hackathon - One-U Responsible AI Initiative
UUtah Hackathon - One-U Responsible AI Initiative
Apr. 7, 2025 - This hackathon invites participants to create AI-powered solutions for air quality across the Wasatch Front addressing pressing challenges in predicting poor air quality.
UUtah Hackathon - One-U Responsible AI Initiative
WATCH: Princeton AI Lab Distinguished Lecture Series Continues with Exploration of How Humans Communicate with Machines
WATCH: Princeton AI Lab Distinguished Lecture Series Continues with Exploration of How Humans Communicate with Machines
Apr. 3, 2025 - As AI becomes increasingly complex, new language is needed to help improve communication between humans and machines, Google DeepMind senior staff research scientist Been Kim told a standing-room-only crowd in Robertson Hall’s Arthur Lewis Auditorium.
WATCH: Princeton AI Lab Distinguished Lecture Series Continues with Exploration of How Humans Communicate with Machines
BU CDS Assistant Professor Kira Goldner Receives NSF CAREER Award
BU CDS Assistant Professor Kira Goldner Receives NSF CAREER Award
Apr. 3, 2025 - Kira Goldner’s research on Multidimensional Utility Maximization when Ordeals are Payments rethinks existing systems by developing rigorous, data-driven methods to handle incentives and allocate resources efficiently.
BU CDS Assistant Professor Kira Goldner Receives NSF CAREER Award
Texas A&M | Dr. Sabit Ekin Joins TAMIDS as Research Coordination Fellow
Texas A&M | Dr. Sabit Ekin Joins TAMIDS as Research Coordination Fellow
Apr. 1, 2025 - TAMIDS is excited to share that Dr. Sabit Ekin has joined our team as a Research Coordination Fellow. Dr. Ekin is an Associate Professor in the Texas A&M Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution.
Texas A&M | Dr. Sabit Ekin Joins TAMIDS as Research Coordination Fellow
UC Berkeley | Steering AI for the good of humanity
UC Berkeley | Steering AI for the good of humanity
Apr. 2, 2025 - As an undergraduate mathematics student 14 years ago, Jacob Steinhardt began to consider a future where artificial intelligence would automate most cognitive work, which he thought could have an even bigger impact than the Industrial Revolution. 
UC Berkeley | Steering AI for the good of humanity
How AI Is Transforming Climate Change Prediction And Mitigation
How AI Is Transforming Climate Change Prediction And Mitigation
Apr. 1, 2025 - During a recent event hosted by the University of Virginia, a panel of experts discussed how AI is transforming climate change prediction, risk modeling, and mitigation - while balancing energy use, equity, and transparency in deployment.
How AI Is Transforming Climate Change Prediction And Mitigation
Wayne State University Receives $50M for New Engineering College
Wayne State University Receives $50M for New Engineering College
Apr. 4, 2025 - A record-breaking alumni donation will be used to drive research in mobility, energy storage, AI and other growing fields by supporting doctoral fellowships, undergraduate student experiences and recruitment efforts.
Wayne State University Receives $50M for New Engineering College
Northeastern University Launches 'Claude' AI for Critical Thinking
Northeastern University Launches 'Claude' AI for Critical Thinking
Apr. 4, 2025 - A private research university in Massachusetts is deploying Claude for Education, a chatbot designed by Anthropic to walk students through a reasoning process to help them build critical thinking skills.
Northeastern University Launches 'Claude' AI for Critical Thinking