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On being a good open source citizen: supporting a healthy ecosystem through directed and foundational contributions

Sep 3, 2025 - How do you serve the needs of your organizational stakeholders while also acting as a responsible steward of the upstream projects you depend on?

On being a good open source citizen: supporting a healthy ecosystem through directed and foundational contributions

New NSF Pilot Data on the Prevalence of Work-Related Credentials among STEM Workers from the National Training, Education, and Workforce Survey

Sep 10, 2025 - Work-related and sub-baccalaureate credentials can serve as an important catalyst in career entry or advancement.

New NSF Pilot Data on the Prevalence of Work-Related Credentials among STEM Workers from the National Training, Education, and Workforce Survey

Physical Science Careers Disrupted

Sep 9, 2025 - AIP is establishing an ongoing process to collect firsthand accounts of careers derailed or redirected by these funding and policy changes—before details fade and institutional memory is lost

Physical Science Careers Disrupted

Tufts University to become tuition-free for families making less than $150K

Sep 9, 2025 - Tufts University president said the institution wants "talented students from all socioeconomic backgrounds."

Tufts University to become tuition-free for families making less than $150K

Tri-C to chop 30 associate degree programs, the latest to cite new state law

Sep 8, 2025 - Cuyahoga Community College intends to eliminate 30 associate degree programs, including 15 apprenticeship programs, citing the impact of a new Ohio law that requires programs average five graduates per year.

Tri-C to chop 30 associate degree programs, the latest to cite new state law

University of Oregon laying off around 60 employees

Sep 9, 2025 - Overall, the university has let go of almost 120 employees and eliminated 59 vacant jobs this year.

University of Oregon laying off around 60 employees

This university is leading the way in AI education and innovation

Sep 8, 2025 - Learn how college students are making real-world impact with AI.

This university is leading the way in AI education and innovation

New College of AI, Cyber and Computing launched at UT San Antonio

Sep 9, 2025 - UT San Antonio launched the College of AI, Cyber and Computing to bring together academic programs in AI, cybersecurity, computing and data science.

New College of AI, Cyber and Computing launched at UT San Antonio

Penn State | Creating tools that ‘do wonders’: Data analytics alum uses the power of tech

Sep 4, 2025 - When Bharat Sharma was accepted to Penn State Great Valley’s Master of Data Analytics program, he said he remembered feeling joy that gave way to uncertainty about how he would afford graduate school.

Penn State | Creating tools that ‘do wonders’: Data analytics alum uses the power of tech

A human-centered approach to data visualization

Sep 5, 2025 - MIT Associate Professor Arvind Satyanarayan develops tools for data visualization that amplify creativity and promote human agency.

A human-centered approach to data visualization

NYU to establish ‘device-free’ zones and programming

Sep 9, 2025 - NYU is implementing a “device-free environments and events” initiative across its degree-granting campuses in an effort to “further connect with one another.”

NYU to establish ‘device-free’ zones and programming

Harvard Funding Cuts Endanger the Massive Fruit Fly Database That Powers Genetic Research

Sep 8, 2025 - FlyBase lost a multimillion dollar grant when the Trump administration cut off Harvard’s federal funding in May. Now the repository is laying off staff — and researchers worldwide are worried.

Harvard Funding Cuts Endanger the Massive Fruit Fly Database That Powers Genetic Research

Princeton admitted 4.4 percent of applicants for Class of 2029

Sep 9, 2025 - The admission rate this year was 4.4 percent, down from 4.6 percent last year, and has not been publicized since the Class of 2025, the lowest ever at 4.38 percent.

Princeton admitted 4.4 percent of applicants for Class of 2029

Penn projected to hit record lobbying spending amid Trump-era funding threats

Sep 8, 2025 - The increased spending comes after the University’s federal funding — which amounts to over $1 billion annually — was threatened several times by the Trump administration this past year.

Penn projected to hit record lobbying spending amid Trump-era funding threats

Three reasons why universities are crucial for understanding AI

Sep 4, 2025 - There is a “fierce urgency” to understand how AI works, says Stanford physicist Surya Ganguli, who is leading a project to bring the inner workings of AI to light through transparent, foundational research.

Three reasons why universities are crucial for understanding AI

Yale | YCC prepares to vote on largest budget in recent memory

Sep 9, 2025 - A largely new Senate prepared to vote on a $1.2 million budget after hearing a detailed report on YCC spending trends.

Yale | YCC prepares to vote on largest budget in recent memory

How many undocumented students are enrolled at US colleges?

Sep 9, 2025 - More than 500,000 students without legal status attend colleges nationwide, but Trump administration policies could hinder their enrollment.

How many undocumented students are enrolled at US colleges?

Can a bold ‘social contract’ make data sharing more palatable?

Sep 8, 2025 - Hoarding of health data is common across Africa, owing to well-founded concerns about exploitation and misuse of biomedical information.

Can a bold ‘social contract’ make data sharing more palatable?

Eight Carnegie Mellon Students Named SoftBank Group–Arm Fellows

Aug 25, 2025 - Eight Carnegie Mellon University Ph.D. students have received the SoftBank Group–Arm Fellowship to support research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and human collaboration.

Eight Carnegie Mellon Students Named SoftBank Group–Arm Fellows

UPenn | Where AI models fall short in mimicking the expressiveness of human speech

Sep 4, 2025 - Undergraduates Kevin Li, Henry Huang, and Ethan Yang worked with linguistics professor Jianjing Kuang to compare speech production and perception by humans and AI—research that can help companies move closer to natural and expressive AI speech.

UPenn | Where AI models fall short in mimicking the expressiveness of human speech

Google honors UCSB computer scientist for pioneering low-cost AI network models

Aug 20, 2025 - UCSB's Arpit Gupta has earned two major Google awards for his work developing low-cost AI network models, paving the way for more accessible, “self-driving” networks.

Google honors UCSB computer scientist for pioneering low-cost AI network models

UCI ICS Summer Academy 2025 Inspires Bright Young Minds

Sep 2, 2025 - While many Southern California high school students spend the summer relaxing at the beach, some spend their time on the UC Irvine campus diving deep into

UCI ICS Summer Academy 2025 Inspires Bright Young Minds

Georgetown | Connecting Science to Policy - Three Years of MDI’s Research Experience for Undergraduates Program

Sep 3, 2025 - MDI's Summer Research Showcase marked the end of the final year of the Department of Computer Science and MDI’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program “Connecting Science to Policy: From Formal Computer Science Education to Real World Data Science Research to Policy Decision Making”.

Georgetown | Connecting Science to Policy - Three Years of MDI’s Research Experience for Undergraduates Program

Oxford | First direct evidence links gene to fat storage, hinting at new obesity therapies

Sep 4, 2025 - A new study, involving researchers at the Big Data Institute, has shown for the first time that a little-known gene, SLTM, plays a direct role in how fat is stored inside human cells.

Oxford | First direct evidence links gene to fat storage, hinting at new obesity therapies

AI and machine learning for engineering design

Sep 7, 2025 - In MIT course 2.155/156 (AI and Machine Learning for Engineering Design), students use tools and techniques from artificial intelligence and machine learning for mechanical engineering design, focusing on the creation of new products and addressing engineering design challenges.

AI and machine learning for engineering design

SDSC's Sherlock Partners with MCNC to Deliver Secure Cloud and Data Services Across North Carolina

Sep 3, 2025 - Groundbreaking model for cross-country collaboration and networking could serve as technology foundation and potential blueprint for future nationwide expansion.

SDSC's Sherlock Partners with MCNC to Deliver Secure Cloud and Data Services Across North Carolina

UM Amherst | AI4CW 2025 Final Presentation Recap

Aug 29, 2025 - This year’s projects showcased creative applications of AI that improved state operations, including streamlining workflows, enhancing customer support, and developing tools for information management and accessibility.

UM Amherst | AI4CW 2025 Final Presentation Recap

U-M Ann Arbor | CSE welcomes new faculty of 2025-26

Sep 4, 2025 - Get to know CSE’s newest faculty members, advancing U-M leadership in responsible AI, machine learning, and computing education.

U-M Ann Arbor | CSE welcomes new faculty of 2025-26

UCSD | Data Science and Engineering Students Rev Up and Win Racing Challenge at 2025 Autonomous Karting Series

Sep 5, 2025 - Several students from the University of California San Diego TritonAI Team participated in the Autonomous Karting Series, taking first place in an autonomous go-kart competition of 10 teams.

UCSD | Data Science and Engineering Students Rev Up and Win Racing Challenge at 2025 Autonomous Karting Series

Columbia | From Data to Intervention: How a Data Science Alum Uses AI to Prevent Harm in NYC’s Child Welfare System

Sep 5, 2025 - Institute alum Shruti Pandey leverages her data science skills for public service, predicting risk and preventing harm for NYC's most vulnerable children and families.

Columbia | From Data to Intervention: How a Data Science Alum Uses AI to Prevent Harm in NYC’s Child Welfare System