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UWashington | Doing Better at Teaching Data for Good: The Data for Good in Education Workshop Series
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
Brown | Brenda Rubenstein Named New DSI Director
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
Teacher Education Clearinghouse for AI and Data Science
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
California nixes degree requirements for 30K state jobs
California nixes degree requirements for 30K state jobs
Dec. 17, 2024 - The move is part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s broader push to create better career pathways for residents, including those who don’t have college diplomas.
California nixes degree requirements for 30K state jobs
College operating costs rose 3.4% in fiscal 2024
College operating costs rose 3.4% in fiscal 2024
Dec. 16, 2024 - Commonfund Institute’s latest Higher Education Price Index shows that cost spikes slowed — but that doesn’t make them any less painful.
College operating costs rose 3.4% in fiscal 2024
State Board Approves $100M for U-M Supercomputing Lab
State Board Approves $100M for U-M Supercomputing Lab
A $100 million grant for a University of Michigan supercomputing and artificial intelligence lab, set up in partnership with the Los Alamos National Laboratory, is expected to create 200 jobs over 10 years.
State Board Approves $100M for U-M Supercomputing Lab
UPenn to Offer Master’s Program on AI in Education
UPenn to Offer Master’s Program on AI in Education
A new graduate program launching in 2025 aims to help data scientists, educators and administrators make the most of AI in education settings, covering technical knowledge as well as ethical impacts and social contexts.
UPenn to Offer Master’s Program on AI in Education
NJIT | YWCC Students Score in Top 20 at ICPC Regional Competition
NJIT | YWCC Students Score in Top 20 at ICPC Regional Competition
Dec. 3, 2024 - The Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) Programming Club scored in the top 20 for two of their four teams among 83 competitors from some of the most prestigious institutions in the Mid-Atlantic region.
NJIT | YWCC Students Score in Top 20 at ICPC Regional Competition
Ida Sim: A healthcare pioneer transforming how data works for patients
Ida Sim: A healthcare pioneer transforming how data works for patients
Ida Sim has spent her career pioneering ways to make medical data more open and shareable. She helped pave the way for more accessible health data. Now, she wants CPH to train the next generation to harness artificial intelligence to develop more precise, personalized treatments. Through it all, she’s kept her role as a primary care doctor central to her work.
Ida Sim: A healthcare pioneer transforming how data works for patients