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NCSU Hiring freeze: Faculty, staff positions on hold amid federal budget uncertainty

Feb. 14, 2025 - NC State leaders told college deans, vice provosts and senior vice provosts on Friday that the university would implement an immediate "pause on all hiring activities" in response to uncertainty about the federal budget.

NCSU Hiring freeze: Faculty, staff positions on hold amid federal budget uncertainty

Boston University, MIT tighten budgets as they brace for federal funding cuts

Feb.13, 2025 - Behind closed doors, colleges and universities are considering hiring and spending freezes.

Boston University, MIT tighten budgets as they brace for federal funding cuts

Northwestern Leadership announces 10% non-personnel spending reduction

Feb. 12, 2025 - Northwestern is placing additional scrutiny on all spending and trying to cut non-personnel spending by 10% this year.

Northwestern Leadership announces 10% non-personnel spending reduction

Opinion: Utah is working toward responsible AI leadership

Feb 12, 2025 - As the U.S. hustles to maintain its leadership in AI, Utah is building partnerships to elevate responsible AI initiatives.

Opinion: Utah is working toward responsible AI leadership

Lost NSF Funding

A dashboard that visualizes data from a U.S. Senate Commerce Committee investigation released on February 11, 2025.

Lost NSF Funding

Hillsborough Community College Launches AI Open Educational Resources (OER) Creation Program

Hillsborough Community College (HCC) is officially launching its pioneering Artificial Intelligence (AI) Open Educational Resources (OER) Creation program

Hillsborough Community College Launches AI Open Educational Resources (OER) Creation Program

Scientists fight Norway’s language law, warning of talent exodus

Feb. 11, 2025 - Mandatory language courses for foreign researchers could harm Norway’s ability to attract the best talent, Nobel laureate says, as rule prompts legal challenge.

Scientists fight Norway’s language law, warning of talent exodus

Are PhDs losing their lustre? Why fewer students are enrolling in doctoral degrees

Feb. 13, 2025 - High living costs paired with stagnant stipends are being blamed for a drop in PhD enrolments in several countries.

Are PhDs losing their lustre? Why fewer students are enrolling in doctoral degrees

Federal data vastly undercount Native American college students. New federal standards could change that.

Feb. 11, 2025 - The challenge of measuring Native American students’ educational access and success is made even more difficult by the poor quality of higher education data.

Federal data vastly undercount Native American college students. New federal standards could change that.

Which colleges gained R1 status under the revamped Carnegie Classifications?

Howard University, a historically Black college, gained the coveted designation, as did about three dozen other institutions.

Which colleges gained R1 status under the revamped Carnegie Classifications?

Howard University hits record for HBCU research funding

Oct. 21, 2022 - The school is closer to entering an elite group of research universities.

Howard University hits record for HBCU research funding

Cancellation of Education Department research contracts sparks concerns

Feb. 11, 2025 - The department didn’t provide a list of canceled contracts but said NAEP, the College Scorecard and the College Navigator were not impacted.

Cancellation of Education Department research contracts sparks concerns

UMichigan-Ann Arbor | Dhruv Jain and Devin McCaslin receive William Demant Foundation grant for AI-driven dizziness diagnosis

The grant will support their pioneering research to improve diagnostics and management of dizziness, a symptom associated with hearing loss, using AI technology.

UMichigan-Ann Arbor | Dhruv Jain and Devin McCaslin receive William Demant Foundation grant for AI-driven dizziness diagnosis

UMinnesota | DSI Leaders Brief Minnesota Senate on AI’s Economic Impact

Jan. 22, 2025 - The Data Science Initiative (DSI) had the distinct honor of presenting to the Minnesota Senate’s Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.

UMinnesota | DSI Leaders Brief Minnesota Senate on AI’s Economic Impact

UMichigan-Ann Arbor | U-M researcher examines cost-effective AI innovations and raises ethical concerns

Professor Tewari addresses serious allegations from OpenAI claiming that DeepSeek might have used OpenAI’s proprietary tech without authorization through a technique called model distillation.

UMichigan-Ann Arbor | U-M researcher examines cost-effective AI innovations and raises ethical concerns

UC Berkeley | Meet Kirstie Whitaker, new executive director at BIDS

Feb. 5, 2025 - The Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) welcomed Kirstie Whitaker as its executive director.

UC Berkeley | Meet Kirstie Whitaker, new executive director at BIDS

UVA SDS | Peter Alonzi Receives Jefferson Trust Award to Launch Criminal Justice Data Training Initiative

Feb. 6, 2025 - Assistant Professor Peter Alonzi receives a $78,594 grant from the Jefferson Trust to support the launch of the Criminal Data Justice Training Initiative.

UVA SDS | Peter Alonzi Receives Jefferson Trust Award to Launch Criminal Justice Data Training Initiative

UToronto | Upskill Canada Boosts Investment and Propels Growth for the Data Sciences Institute’s In-Demand Skills Certificates

Feb. 6, 2025 - Upskill Canada has invested a second wave of funding for the University of Toronto’s DSI Data Science and Machine Learning Software Foundations certificates, bringing the overall investment to $3.9M by 2026.

UToronto | Upskill Canada Boosts Investment and Propels Growth for the Data Sciences Institute’s In-Demand Skills Certificates

Brown DSI | “How to Govern the Future: Artificial Intelligence and the Road Ahead,” with Dr. Alondra Nelson

Feb. 7, 2025 - Brown DSI & CSREA welcome AI policy expert Dr. Alondra Nelson to speak on governing the future of artificial intelligence.

Brown DSI | “How to Govern the Future: Artificial Intelligence and the Road Ahead,” with Dr. Alondra Nelson

Higher education’s outlook for 2025

Jan. 31, 2025 - Trends, policy changes and legal shifts that college and university leaders could face in the year ahead.

Higher education’s outlook for 2025

Tennessee State University could run out of cash this spring without help

Feb. 7, 2025 - The struggling HBCU is dependent on state money to survive.

Tennessee State University could run out of cash this spring without help

UChicago | Illinois Makes History: How DSI’s Collaboration and Innovation Brought Broadband to 175,000 Underserved Locations

Jan. 29, 2025 - “This collaboration exemplifies what makes the University of Chicago unique,” said Dr. Nick Ross, Clinic Director at the DSI, “Our ability to not just analyze data, but to shepherd a complex technical project through its entire lifecycle, from initial conception to live deployment and iteration.”

UChicago | Illinois Makes History: How DSI’s Collaboration and Innovation Brought Broadband to 175,000 Underserved Locations

Stephen Baek to Teach Physics and Deep Neural Networks in India — School of Data Science

Feb. 6, 2025 - Professor Stephen Baek will teach a two-week course in India on physics-based deep learning, equipping students to apply AI to real-world engineering challenges.

Stephen Baek to Teach Physics and Deep Neural Networks in India — School of Data Science

Columbia DSI | Exploring Algorithmic Bias: A Hands-On Learning Opportunity in Data Science

Feb. 5, 2025 - A DSI graduate student analyzed 1,500 consumer interactions with online ads, looking for patterns in how people engage with advertising and how algorithms respond

Columbia DSI | Exploring Algorithmic Bias: A Hands-On Learning Opportunity in Data Science

BU | New CDS courses look toward the future of data science

Jan. 30, 2025 - The Duan Family Center for Computing and Data Sciences at Boston University introduced 3 new courses this semester.

BU | New CDS courses look toward the future of data science

Tracking federal expenditures in real time - The Hamilton Project

Track federal expenditures by department and program. Data are updated daily.

Tracking federal expenditures in real time - The Hamilton Project

Beyond the scores, big surprises hide in NAEP 2024 results

Preserving Public U.S. Federal Data | Library Innovation Lab

Researchers rush to preserve government health data

Journalists have long relied on federal health data for their reporting. We include several tips that they can use to help researchers preserve the data.

Researchers rush to preserve government health data

Science funding agency threatened with mass layoffs

National Science Foundation staff heard the plans at a meeting Tuesday.

Science funding agency threatened with mass layoffs