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Proposed NUpath reforms stir debate among faculty

Jun 8, 2025 - NUpath, Northeastern’s set of general education requirements, is designed to allow students to integrate “essential, broad-based knowledge and skills” into their specific field of study.

Proposed NUpath reforms stir debate among faculty

Visa to Harvard Postdoc Was Denied Under Trump’s Proclamation in Breach of Judge’s Temporary Halt

Jun 8, 2025 - President Donald Trump’s proclamation barred international students from entering the country to attend Harvard — even though a federal judge had temporarily blocked it.

Visa to Harvard Postdoc Was Denied Under Trump’s Proclamation in Breach of Judge’s Temporary Halt

Harvard Research Cuts Halt More Than 570 Subawards to Other Institutions, Including MGB Hospitals

Jun 7, 2025 - Harvard will cease funding more than 570 subawards for research at affiliated institutions across 32 states after cuts to federal support.

Harvard Research Cuts Halt More Than 570 Subawards to Other Institutions, Including MGB Hospitals

Northwestern’s U.S. News & World Report ranking, by category

Jun 9, 2025 - Northwestern reached its highest-ever spot — number six — in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 rankings.

Northwestern’s U.S. News & World Report ranking, by category

UPenn Dental announces world’s first AI-based living oral health guidelines

Jun 9, 2025 - The initiative uses artificial intelligence to create and update new oral health guidelines based on published scientific findings.

UPenn Dental announces world’s first AI-based living oral health guidelines

Brown University seeks to back Harvard’s lawsuit against Trump administration's federal funding cuts

Jun 8, 2025 - Brown, along with 17 other colleges and universities, submitted a request to file a friend-of-the-court brief supporting Harvard’s suit against the Trump administration’s cuts to the university’s research funding.

Brown University seeks to back Harvard’s lawsuit against Trump administration's federal funding cuts

Federal judge issues injunction blocking Trump administration from detaining, arresting, or transferring Yunseo Chung, CC ’26

Jun 9, 2025 - Chung was one of nine individuals arrested at Barnard after a sit-in at the Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning on March 5.

Federal judge issues injunction blocking Trump administration from detaining, arresting, or transferring Yunseo Chung, CC ’26

Columbia, Cornell only Ivies to not join amicus brief backing Harvard lawsuit against Trump administration

Jun 8, 2025 - Columbia and Cornell University are the only Ivy League institutions that have not joined an amicus brief in support of Harvard’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration over canceled federal funding.

Columbia, Cornell only Ivies to not join amicus brief backing Harvard lawsuit against Trump administration

‘Integrity index’ flags universities with high retraction rates

Jun 6, 2024 - A score based on indicators related to research quality could help to prevent institutions gaming the metrics that feed into conventional rankings.

‘Integrity index’ flags universities with high retraction rates

NC State's Data Science and AI Academy Upskills the Wolfpack with Practical AI

Jun 9, 2025 - Explore how the DSA's hands-on, project-based training empowers professionals from all fields to apply AI directly to their work, driving real-world change and tangible outcomes.

NC State's Data Science and AI Academy Upskills the Wolfpack with Practical AI

US RAiD Pilot: Initial Stakeholders Set the Stage

Jun 4, 2025 - Organizers from Lyrasis, the San Diego Supercomputer Center, GO FAIR US, and the Australian Research Data Commons, hosted the first call for initial stakeholders interested in participating in the US RAiD Pilot.

US RAiD Pilot: Initial Stakeholders Set the Stage

Ohio State launches bold AI Fluency initiative to redefine learning and innovation

Jun 4, 2025 - The Ohio State University announced an ambitious new initiative to ensure that every student will graduate with the AI proficiencies necessary to compete and lead now

Ohio State launches bold AI Fluency initiative to redefine learning and innovation

Texas Republicans pioneered in-state tuition for undocumented students. Now they're celebrating its end

Jun 6, 2025 - Now, some GOP lawmakers feel only U.S. citizens should be able to access in-state tuition.

Texas Republicans pioneered in-state tuition for undocumented students. Now they're celebrating its end

Trump cut UC Berkeley researchers' funding. Their response is a fierce lawsuit.

Jun 5, 2025 - "I really believe in rule of law," one of the researchers suing the president said.

Trump cut UC Berkeley researchers' funding. Their response is a fierce lawsuit.

Princeton Engineering - Princeton will lead U.S. effort to design better chips for wireless communication

Jun 2, 2025 - A grant of nearly $10 million to design advanced microchips for wireless communications and sensing was announced May 28 by the National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology

Princeton Engineering - Princeton will lead U.S. effort to design better chips for wireless communication

BU | Teaching AI to Personalize: Aldo Pacchiano Introduces a New Method for Adaptive Large Language Models

Jun 2, 2025 - In a new paper titled “Language Model Personalization via Reward Factorization,” Pacchiano and his co-authors introduce Personalization via Reward Factorization (PReF)

BU | Teaching AI to Personalize: Aldo Pacchiano Introduces a New Method for Adaptive Large Language Models

The University of Minnesota Data Science and AI Hub has responded to the White House

Jun 4, 2025 - The Data Science and AI Hub has responded to the White House Request for Information on the Development of a 2025 National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research and Development (R&D) Strategic Plan.

The University of Minnesota Data Science and AI Hub has responded to the White House

UVA | Final Thoughts, New Beginnings: Reflections from the MSDS Class of 2025

Jun 4, 2025 - Class of 2025 graduates share what they learned, their advice for incoming students, and their plans after having completed the UVA M.S in Data Science program.

UVA | Final Thoughts, New Beginnings: Reflections from the MSDS Class of 2025

UChicago | Congratulations to the First Graduates of the Masters in Data Science Program

May 29, 2025 - Launched this past fall, the MSDS program welcomed 27 students into its inaugural cohort.

UChicago | Congratulations to the First Graduates of the Masters in Data Science Program

Nishil Talati receives U-M Research Faculty Recognition Award

Jun 3, 2025 - The award recognizes his excellence in research, particularly in the areas of computer architecture, compilers, and systems software.

Nishil Talati receives U-M Research Faculty Recognition Award

Not just Harvard: See where 1.2 million international students learn in the US

Jun 3, 2025 - More than 1.2 million international students had visas through nearly 500 US universities in 2023, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Not just Harvard: See where 1.2 million international students learn in the US

AI’s role in health, unanswered ethical questions take center stage at Triangle AI Summit

Jun 3, 2025 - The symposium took place a week after he announced a new initiative that aims to increase conversation about the technology and make the University a leader in the field.

AI’s role in health, unanswered ethical questions take center stage at Triangle AI Summit

More Coloradans who didn’t finish college are returning for credential

Jun 4, 2025 - It appears a state initiative is helping boost the number of students returning to school for a credential.

More Coloradans who didn’t finish college are returning for credential

University of Illinois braces for visa revocations for Chinese students

Jun 4, 2025 - The school's flagship campus, which has the second largest number of international students of all public universities in the country, could be hit hard by Trump's plan to revoke Chinese student visas.

University of Illinois braces for visa revocations for Chinese students

U.S. Department of Education Notifies Columbia University’s Accreditor of Columbia’s Title VI Violation

June 4, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) notified Middle States Commission on Higher Education that Columbia University is in violation of federal antidiscrimination laws.

U.S. Department of Education Notifies Columbia University’s Accreditor of Columbia’s Title VI Violation

So much for saving the planet. Climate careers, and many others, evaporate for class of 2025

May 29, 2025 - The Trump administration is disrupting career paths for new graduates hoping to work in climate change jobs, sustainability, international aid, public service and the sciences.

So much for saving the planet. Climate careers, and many others, evaporate for class of 2025

Ivy Tech to lay off 200 employees across Indiana

May 30, 2025 - Ivy Tech Community College will lay off 202 employees statewide as it responds to significant cuts in state funding and frozen tuition rates.

Ivy Tech to lay off 200 employees across Indiana

Hopkins freezes hiring, pauses pay increases amid federal cuts

Jun 3, 2025 - The Johns Hopkins University will freeze hiring, pause pay increases and slow down capital projects amid ongoing federal cuts and uncertainty, the school’s lead

Hopkins freezes hiring, pauses pay increases amid federal cuts

FY26 budget plan would slash maximum Pell Grant by nearly a quarter

Jun 2, 2025 - The Education Department's proposal would also radically reduce funding for Federal Work-Study and require a bigger employer contribution.

FY26 budget plan would slash maximum Pell Grant by nearly a quarter

AAAS FY 2026 R&D Appropriations Dashboard

May 30, 2025 - A dashboard comparing White House, House, and Senate spending proposals for science and technology programs in FY 2026.

AAAS FY 2026 R&D Appropriations Dashboard