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Why the traditional college major may be holding students back in a rapidly changing job market

Jun 30, 2025 - A scholar and former college dean explains why higher education’s reliance on majors to measure academic quality may be an outdated approach.

Why the traditional college major may be holding students back in a rapidly changing job market

HHS accuses Harvard of violating antidiscrimination law after antisemitism probe

Jul 1, 2025 - The latest salvo from the Trump administration threatens "the loss of all federal financial resources.”

HHS accuses Harvard of violating antidiscrimination law after antisemitism probe

Brown University preps for ‘significant cost-cutting’ amid federal funding disruption

Jun 30, 2025 - The Ivy League institution's top officials signaled possible staff reductions along with scaled back capital spending and other measures.

Brown University preps for ‘significant cost-cutting’ amid federal funding disruption

Wake up call for AI: computer-vision research increasingly used for surveillance

Jun 25, 2025 - One analysis suggests that 90% of studies in the field involve data relating to humans.

Wake up call for AI: computer-vision research increasingly used for surveillance

NIH still screens grants in process a judge ruled illegal

Jun 30, 2025 - Directives by the Trump administration are still being applied to grant materials despite court order.

NIH still screens grants in process a judge ruled illegal

If AI can do your classwork, why go to college?

Jun 30, 2025 - How students are using AI to finish their assignments, how colleges are (and aren’t) responding to these challenges, and whether you can learn to think when something else does the thinking for you.

If AI can do your classwork, why go to college?

Compromising or Capitulating? Faculty Debate Whether Harvard Should Take a Trump Deal

Jun 25, 2025 - Harvard had restarted negotiations with the Trump administration. Several faculty members said they were alarmed by the prospect of striking a deal with the White House.

Compromising or Capitulating? Faculty Debate Whether Harvard Should Take a Trump Deal

CA colleges pay millions every year for faulty plagiarism detection

Jun 26, 2025 - California colleges and universities want to catch students using AI to do work, but the tech behind the tool is flawed.

CA colleges pay millions every year for faulty plagiarism detection

University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration

Jun 27, 2025 - The Justice Department had demanded that James E. Ryan step down in order to help resolve a civil rights investigation into the school.

University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration

Stanford update on the 2025-26 budget

Jun 26, 2025 - The University is bracing for layoffs due to the changes in federal research support and an increase in the endowment tax.

Stanford update on the 2025-26 budget

Bill Gropp Retires, Capping a Legacy in HPC and AI at NCSA

Jun 25, 2025 - After eight impressive years as NCSA’s Director, Bill Gropp is announcing his retirement.

Bill Gropp Retires, Capping a Legacy in HPC and AI at NCSA

UUtah | Students Use AI to Solve Air Quality Challenges at Inaugural Hackathon

Jun 27, 2025 - The Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute's Breath of Fresh Air AI Hackathon took place after a month of preparation by 15 virtual training sessions or office hours.

UUtah | Students Use AI to Solve Air Quality Challenges at Inaugural Hackathon

The “Secret Sauce” of Silicon Valley: NVIDIA Chief Scientist Bill Dally on Government’s Role in Tech Breakthroughs

Jun 26, 2025 - Bill Dally, Chief Scientist and Senior Vice President of Research at NVIDIA, said that government research, combined with private sector ingenuity, cultivates a deep pool of talent essential to U.S. industry and it generates the breakthrough technologies.

The “Secret Sauce” of Silicon Valley: NVIDIA Chief Scientist Bill Dally on Government’s Role in Tech Breakthroughs

Turnitin charged colleges vastly different amounts to detect plagarism

Jun 26, 2026 - Purchasing records show some colleges are paying three times more than others.

Turnitin charged colleges vastly different amounts to detect plagarism

6 public university systems unveil plans to launch new accrediting agency

Jun 26, 2026 - In his announcement, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis slammed the current system as an "accreditation cartel" and decried diversity standards at accreditors.

6 public university systems unveil plans to launch new accrediting agency

The US Department of Education is far behind on producing key statistics

Jun 25, 2025 - Federal education data releases have slowed dramatically, with major gaps in the 2024 Digest and Condition of Education report.

The US Department of Education is far behind on producing key statistics

How the Republican Agenda Could Hit Johns Hopkins University

Jun 26, 2025 - The university is not a direct target of the Trump administration but faces some of the biggest cuts, as Republicans seek to trim government spending.

How the Republican Agenda Could Hit Johns Hopkins University

Prestigious NSF graduate fellowship tilts toward AI and quantum

Jun 25, 2025 - Students in the life sciences are shut out of latest cohort of 500 fellows

Prestigious NSF graduate fellowship tilts toward AI and quantum

Harvard vs Trump: what this epic battle means for science

Jun 26, 2025 - Research across science and medicine will probably shrink at one of the world’s most elite universities amid a new political reality.

Harvard vs Trump: what this epic battle means for science

Mentor Assistance Program Finale Held at San Diego Supercomputer Center

Jun 24, 2025 - The program enabled more than 50 San Diego high school students to participate in year-round research projects with dedicated mentors throughout the UC San Diego campus.

Mentor Assistance Program Finale Held at San Diego Supercomputer Center

UvA Data Science Centre | AI & Data Science Day on 30 October 2025

Jun 19, 2025 - This year’s theme is ‘Data Science and AI as Teamwork’, and the event will be hosted in the brand-new University Library in Amsterdam.

UvA Data Science Centre | AI & Data Science Day on 30 October 2025

Lauren Nelson Hyppolite on leading Wharton AI and research initiatives

Jun 24, 2025 - Lauren Nelson Hyppolite oversees numerous AI- and analytics-related initiatives that prepare future business leaders for a rapidly evolving workforce and bridge the connection between academia and industry.

Lauren Nelson Hyppolite on leading Wharton AI and research initiatives

MTSU 2025 Spring End-of-Year Spotlight Data Science Alumni Event

Jun 23, 2025 - Each alumnus is a perfect example of the various career paths one can take with a degree in data science, and they all had unique and insightful perspectives to share.

MTSU 2025 Spring End-of-Year Spotlight Data Science Alumni Event

AI Lab Research Software Engineers Bring Academic Theory into Practice

Jun 20, 2025 - A special team of research software engineers supports the efforts of researchers at the Princeton Laboratory for AI.

AI Lab Research Software Engineers Bring Academic Theory into Practice

NJIT No. 27 in Princeton Review's Best Value List, 5th Year in Top 50

Jun 24, 2025 - For the fifth straight year, New Jersey Institute of Technology is a Top 50 Best Value College in The Princeton Review’s annual ranking of public institutions.

NJIT No. 27 in Princeton Review's Best Value List, 5th Year in Top 50

UMN Data Science Initiative | The 2025 AI Spring Summit: A Call to Build, Question, and Transform

Jun 26, 2025 - An energizing and impactful event that brought together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and community leaders from across Minnesota and beyond.

UMN Data Science Initiative | The 2025 AI Spring Summit: A Call to Build, Question, and Transform

UUtah SCI’s Bidone Helps Lead $8.5M Leducq Network for Vascular Breakthroughs

Jun 20, 2025 - Tamara Bidone, who is part of an international team of researchers, was awarded $8.5 million by the Leducq Foundation to develop treatments for peripheral artery disease.

UUtah SCI’s Bidone Helps Lead $8.5M Leducq Network for Vascular Breakthroughs

U-M Ann Arbor | Qing Qu Receives 2025 Google Research Scholar Award for Developing Efficient Generative AI Models

Jun 13, 2025 - Prof. Qu’s research aims to reduce the cost and complexity of fine-tuning and training large-scale foundation models, while advancing the accessibility and sustainability of high-performance generative AI.

U-M Ann Arbor | Qing Qu Receives 2025 Google Research Scholar Award for Developing Efficient Generative AI Models

Workshop on AI and LLMs for the study of folklore highlights collaboration between BIDS and Slovenian Researchers

Jun 24, 2025 - The international workshop brought together researchers from the US, Slovenia and other European countries to explore significant advancements in the application of AI in computational folkloristics.

Workshop on AI and LLMs for the study of folklore highlights collaboration between BIDS and Slovenian Researchers

Jennifer Chayes recognized with 2025 Richard Tapia Award for efforts to diversify computing

Jun 26, 2025 - The Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in IT (CMD-IT) announced that Jennifer Tour Chayes has been awarded the Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award for Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science, and Diversifying Computing

Jennifer Chayes recognized with 2025 Richard Tapia Award for efforts to diversify computing