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ICSI is a Founding Member of Academic Data Science Alliance | ICSI

The International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) is a founding member of the Academic Data Science Alliance (ADSA), a community network for data science leaders, practitioners, and educators who take responsibility for a just, equitable future where data science approaches are thoughtfully applied in all domains for the benefit of all.

ICSI is a Founding Member of Academic Data Science Alliance | ICSI

Academic Partnerships – MIDAS

MIDAS is a founding member of the Midwest Big Data Hub and leads a number of its programs. MIDAS works closely with the Academic Data Science Alliance to promote collaboration and data science ethics. MIDAS also works closely with peer data science institutes at academic institutions.

Academic Partnerships – MIDAS

UW-Madison DSI | RABBIT a Leap Forward for Campus Collaboration and Industry Engagement

Jan. 23, 2025 - The Office of Business Engagement (OBE) and Data Science Institute (DSI) have launched a new tool for discovering relevant research, shared interests and potential campus collaborators.

UW-Madison DSI | RABBIT a Leap Forward for Campus Collaboration and Industry Engagement

‘Sobering news’: Sonoma State University makes broad cuts to tackle $24M deficit

Jan. 23, 2025 - The California public university plans to reduce staff, faculty and majors, as well as fold its athletics program.

‘Sobering news’: Sonoma State University makes broad cuts to tackle $24M deficit

More than 40% of postdocs leave academia, study reveals

Jan. 21, 2025 - Publishing highly cited papers helps postdoctoral researchers to land a faculty job.

More than 40% of postdocs leave academia, study reveals

Happy New Year from The Carpentries

This post marks a significant milestone: On February 1st, The Carpentries will become an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organisation!

Happy New Year from The Carpentries

First-year student enrollment spiked 5.5% in fall 2024

Jan. 23, 2025 - The final data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center comes a week after the group retracted preliminary findings showing a decline.

First-year student enrollment spiked 5.5% in fall 2024

West Big Data Innovation Hub: Key Impacts of a Decade-Long Project

Organized Learning and Doing Data for Good events to showcase student work and enable dialogue and networking among students and professionals. The 2023 event took place at the Academic Data Science Alliance Annual Meeting, where students engaged with leaders in data science and shared their own work focused on broad social impact.

West Big Data Innovation Hub: Key Impacts of a Decade-Long Project

UW-Madison | Computer Sciences Faculty Jerry Zhu Guides RISE-AI Initiative

Jan. 9, 2025 - UW–Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin recently unveiled the Wisconsin Research, Innovation, and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative, a bold and transformative program designed to position the university as a global leader in research and innovation.

UW-Madison | Computer Sciences Faculty Jerry Zhu Guides RISE-AI Initiative

UPenn | Bhuvnesh Jain One of Five Faculty to Lead Penn AI Council

Oct. 22, 2024 - The aim of the new initiative is to enhance visibility and impact of artificial intelligence research across the University.

UPenn | Bhuvnesh Jain One of Five Faculty to Lead Penn AI Council

UTSA takes bold steps to add AI to academic landscape

SDS achieved significant milestones, including hosting the national Academic Data Science Alliance annual meeting in 2023.

UTSA takes bold steps to add AI to academic landscape

University of New Orleans turns to furloughs to plug $10M budget hole

Jan. 21, 2025 - Officials at the public institution blamed falling enrollment, rising costs and a culture of nonpayment among students for ongoing financial woes.

University of New Orleans turns to furloughs to plug $10M budget hole

‘A death penalty’: Ph.D. student says U of M expelled him over unfair AI allegation

Jan. 17, 2025 - Haishan Yang, a doctoral student in health economics, filed a lawsuit in federal court last week accusing the University of Minnesota of violating his due process. He is the first Minnesota student to go public about being expelled over AI.

‘A death penalty’: Ph.D. student says U of M expelled him over unfair AI allegation

Wanted: More males on college campuses

Jan. 15, 2025 - Years of male enrollment declines at higher education institutions across the country is prompting schools, academics to action.

Wanted: More males on college campuses

America is about to face the “enrollment cliff," and the economy could suffer

Jan. 8, 2025 - America is about to go over the ‘demographic cliff’

America is about to face the “enrollment cliff," and the economy could suffer

The Great Connector: Why Data Literacy is Vital to Students’ Future Success

Being literate allows you to live and navigate the world. Being literate in data lets you thrive in it.

The Great Connector: Why Data Literacy is Vital to Students’ Future Success

2,000th Member Spotlight: Justin Ballenger Helps Bring AI Into the Classroom | Scholars Strategy Network

Justin Ballenger is on a mission to bring the benefits of AI to classrooms everywhere, especially those in underserved communities.

2,000th Member Spotlight: Justin Ballenger Helps Bring AI Into the Classroom | Scholars Strategy Network

URochester | Goergen Institute’s adds AI to its name

Jan. 7, 2025 - The newly retitled Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence serves as an interdisciplinary hub of experts at Rochester.

URochester | Goergen Institute’s adds AI to its name

Texas A&M Corpus Christi | Recipients of TAMID's 2024 Seed Program for AI, Computing, and Data Science

Jan. 6, 2025 - The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) Seed Program received 39 proposals and awarded the top 10, totaling 22 funded researchers.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi | Recipients of TAMID's 2024 Seed Program for AI, Computing, and Data Science

Gender balance in computer science and engineering is improving at elite universities but getting worse elsewhere

Women in these fields are almost at parity with men at the most selective schools, but the gender gap doubled at many of the least selective universities.

Gender balance in computer science and engineering is improving at elite universities but getting worse elsewhere

UWashington | Doing Better at Teaching Data for Good: The Data for Good in Education Workshop Series

An interdisciplinary group of data science educators from multiple institutions put together the Data for Good in Education Workshop Series, a collection of intensive day-long workshops that convene data science educators to surface and promote strategies to face the obstacle of grounding data science education in people-centered community-informed practice.

UWashington | Doing Better at Teaching Data for Good: The Data for Good in Education Workshop Series

Columbia | DSI Undergrads Explore the Future of AI and Society at the the 2024 Columbia-Barnard Research Fair

Dec. 12, 2024 - Through 23 projects, undergraduates from Barnard and Columbia tackled real-world challenges with creative solutions that bring human and computer intelligence together.

Columbia | DSI Undergrads Explore the Future of AI and Society at the the 2024 Columbia-Barnard Research Fair

UChicago DSI | Master’s in Applied Data Science Autumn 2024 Capstone Showcase

Dec. 17, 2024 - 37 capstone teams presented their projects, leading all phases of problem-solving with the support of faculty, staff, and industry experts.

UChicago DSI | Master’s in Applied Data Science Autumn 2024 Capstone Showcase

Brown | Brenda Rubenstein Named New DSI Director

Dec. 11, 2024 - Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics has been named the Director of the Data Sciences Institute (DSI), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028.

Brown | Brenda Rubenstein Named New DSI Director

UCSD | SCIDS Graduate Student Awarded Bloomberg Data Science Ph.D. Fellowship

Dec. 11, 2024 - Shibo Hao, a graduate student at the School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences was awarded the Bloomberg Data Science Ph.D. Fellowship.

UCSD | SCIDS Graduate Student Awarded Bloomberg Data Science Ph.D. Fellowship

UCSD | HDSI Undergraduate Research Students Use Data Science to Address Housing and Food Insecurity

Dec. 26, 2024 - HDSI students in the Undergraduate Research Scholarship Program aim to address critical local challenges through data-driven research.

UCSD | HDSI Undergraduate Research Students Use Data Science to Address Housing and Food Insecurity

Teacher Education Clearinghouse for AI and Data Science

For the United States to continue to be a competitive global power in technology and innovation, we need a workforce that understands how to use, apply, and develop new innovations using AI and Data Science.

Teacher Education Clearinghouse for AI and Data Science

NSF Board - Talent is the Treasure (2024)

College closures could increase sharply in the face of the demographic cliff

Dec. 5, 2024 - A new model for predicting financial failures from the Philadelphia Fed aimed to produce the most accurate forecasting to date of at-risk colleges.

College closures could increase sharply in the face of the demographic cliff

K-12 STEM Education and Workforce Development in Rural Areas