Academic Staff Expertise Is Largely Invisible (opinion)
Jan 29, 2026 - Universities are set up to recognize classification, not contribution—rendering the intellectual contributions of academic staff largely invisible.
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Metadata, data documentation, and provenance
Feb 3, 2026 - Better Code, Better Science: Chapter 7, Part 8
How AI Impacts Skill Formation
Feb 1, 2026 - Participants who fully delegated coding tasks showed some productivity improvements, but at the cost of learning the library.
When Everyone Has AI Access: Emerging Usage Patterns at Northeastern
Jan 21, 2026 - Northeastern University's partnership with Anthropic reveals systematic evidence about AI adoption in higher education: 15,000 weekly Claude users, 43% student adoption.
AI agents have a social network just for them
Feb 2, 2026 - “Moltbook” sounds like a sequel to Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, but it actually might be something more disturbing.
Cal State unveils plan for ‘long overdue’ review of campus finances
Jan 29, 2026 - After deep cutbacks at Sonoma State University, CSU leaders said closer oversight of its 22 campuses’ finances would act as an early warning system.
Florida moves forward with DeSantis-backed pause for H-1B visas in universities
Jan 29, 2026 - The pause will affect the hiring of international faculty and staff throughout the state's university system.
Penn undergoes another round of budget-tightening measures
Jan 30, 2026 - The Ivy League institution directed leaders of its schools and centers to reduce “certain expenditures” by 4% amid federal policy headwinds.
Duke’s Future Universities Alliance: Solving The Most Urgent Problems Facing Universities
Jan 29, 2026 - Duke’s Future Universities Alliance convenes global innovators in a sandbox, summit, and knowledge commons to redesign universities for access, quality, and public value.
Building the Commons: How Knowledge Commons is navigating challenges through community and collaboration
Jan 30, 2026 - A case study developed with Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Director of Knowledge Commons and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at Michigan State University
Purdue, partners to launch AI medicine center in Indianapolis
Jan 15, 2026 - Purdue University engineers and their collaborators will leverage the revolutionary power of artificial intelligence by launching the Center for AI and Robotic Excellence in Medicine (CARE) in Indianapolis.
Stevens Institute of Technology Establishes School of Computing to Lead the Next Era in AI and Technology Education and Research
Jan 29, 2026 - New school to launch fall 2026 will prepare next generation of technology leaders through interdisciplinary programs that integrate AI across disciplines
To avoid accusations of AI cheating, college students are turning to AI
Jan 28, 2026 - Students are taking new measures, such as dumbing down their work, spying on themselves and using AI “humanizer” programs, to beat accusations of cheating with artificial intelligence.
TXST CADS at Austin AI Alliance
Jan 30, 2026 - CADS was honored to represent TXST in receiving a 2026 Leadership Award, given to organizations and individuals shaping AI in Austin across six key areas.
Welcoming our newest cohort of BIDS interns
Jan 29, 2026 - BIDS interns will be integral to creating a welcoming space where people from different backgrounds and with different domain expertise can explore how to best leverage technology to benefit science and society.
How Community Colleges Are Becoming America’s AI Talent Engine
Jan 29, 2026 - The NSF-funded National Applied AI Consortium puts community colleges at the center of U.S. future AI workforce training, with over 1,000 faculty trained and 1M students.
UW | Using machine learning to optimize prediction of extubation failure and clinical action
Jan 29, 2026 - The eScience Institute, IT, and the IMDS provide cloud computing reseach projects across the university.
Behavioral Economics of AI: LLM Biases and Corrections
Jan 30, 2026 - In preference-based tasks, responses become more human-like as models become more advanced or larger, while in belief-based tasks, advanced large-scale models frequently generate rational responses. Prompting LLMs to make rational decisions reduces biases.
Labor Data Readiness in the Age of AI: Building the Foundations for Smarter Workforce Planning
Jan 30, 2026 - The paper establishes a global baseline, assesses system gaps, and presents a structured pathway to strengthen a country’s readiness to cope with labor market changes due to AI adoption.
The Low-Cost AI Illusion (SSIR)
Jan 28, 2026 - What the next economic phase of artificial intelligence means for public interest work and how organizations can protect equity, access, and themselves.
AI chatbots are infiltrating social-science surveys — and getting better at avoiding detection
Jan 28, 2026 - A researcher has created a chatbot that is indistinguishable from human participants in online surveys. Some researchers fear that a workhorse of social science is now under threat.
Keith, Barreto Join Inaugural AI Leadership Network
Jan 29, 2026 - Professor Julian Keith and Associate Professor Daisyane Barreto will represent UNCW in the newly created CAA Academic Alliance AI Technologies Champion Network.
New Study Shows University Indirect Cost Rates Are Reasonable
Jan 23, 2026 - Universities on average are reimbursed less by the federal government for the indirect research costs they incur than private industry contractors and federal laboratories.
TXST leads the way: Shaping the future of AI in the classroom
Jan 22, 2026 - The 2026 AI in Teaching and Learning Symposium will also offer panels featuring current students as well as TXST alumni who already are navigating AI's impact across their respective industries.
View of AI and Postsecondary Student Learning and Personal Development
Jan 28, 2026 - The evidence so far paints a picture of immense opportunity tempered by significant risk.
Conference on Society-Centered AI - #SCAI2026
Jan 28, 2026 - Register now for the Conference on Society-Centered AI at Duke on Feb. 12-14, 2026. Learn from top researchers in artificial intelligence.
We’re announcing the 12 recipients of our AI for Science fund
Jan 26, 2026 - A look at the 12 recipients of the first AI for Science fund.
UVA Launches Collaboratory on Data, AI, and Health
Jan 22, 2026 - UVA launches the Collaboratory on Data, AI, and Health, uniting six schools and UVA Health to turn data and AI into better care and healthier communities.
NC State DSA launched a Data Science Consulting Program in partnership with the Library
Jan 27, 2026 - The Data Science Consulting Program supports research and learning across disciplines, including help with coding, data cleaning, statistical analysis, machine learning, visualization and more.
STRUDEL enables rapid scientific GUI prototyping in partnership with 2i2c | 2i2c
Jan 27, 2026 - The STRUDEL team hosted an all-day workshop with over thirty participants prototyping web applications using the STRUDEL Design System and AI assistants in a custom hub environment designed and managed by 2i2c.