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New Sloan grant gives STRUDEL resources to improve tools and expand community

Oct. 14, 2024 - The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded a $1.125 million grant that will facilitate the growth of the STRUDEL project, allowing new collaborations between researchers at the UC Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and partners at Superbloom, The Carpentries, and 2i2c.

New Sloan grant gives STRUDEL resources to improve tools and expand community

New risk management minor approved | School of Data Science and Society at UNC Chapel Hill

Oct. 7, 2024 - The College Administrative Board at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill approved a new minor in risk management, developed by the Institute for Risk Management and Insurance Innovation, in partnership with the School of Data Science and Society.

New risk management minor approved | School of Data Science and Society at UNC Chapel Hill

Anhong Guo receives Google funding for live visual description platform for blind people

Anhong Guo, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Michigan, has received a $75,000 grant from the Google Academic Research Awards program for his project titled “WorldScribe: Context-Aware Live Visual Descriptions for Blind People.”

Anhong Guo receives Google funding for live visual description platform for blind people

Get in loser, we’re getting MBAs

Applications to MBA programs are up 12% in 2024 after declining for two years, according to the Graduate Management Admission Council.

Get in loser, we’re getting MBAs

Campus plans new data science center near Main Quad | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2018)

Aug. 30, 2018 - The data science center will be created by razing and replacing the university’s Illini Hall, which currently consists of primarily classrooms, computer labs, and faculty offices.

Campus plans new data science center near Main Quad | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2018)

University of Rochester | MS in Data Science

Data Science in Two-Year Colleges: From Curriculum Design to Industry Collaboration (feat. Crystal Wiggins)

After FAFSA issues, a steep drop in first-year enrollment

A year of blustery headwinds resulted in a sharp drop in freshman enrollment—the first since the pandemic, data shows. The FAFSA fiasco may have played an outsize role.

After FAFSA issues, a steep drop in first-year enrollment

Policy Levers to Advance Credential Transparency

There are nearly 1 million credentials in the United States that students and workers can take advantage of, but how information about these credentials

Policy Levers to Advance Credential Transparency

50-State Comparison: High School Graduation Requirements

Nearly all states have established minimum credit and course requirements to earn a standard diploma, but graduation requirements may also serve to assess

50-State Comparison: High School Graduation Requirements

Vanderbilt University gets approval for $520M Florida graduate campus

The Tennessee university's expansion into West Palm Beach would bring billions in resources to the area, it said.

Vanderbilt University gets approval for $520M Florida graduate campus

Educause ’24: Top 10 List Prioritizes Trust in Higher Ed

The 2025 Educause Top 10 list, a snapshot of top priorities in higher education, focuses on earning back trust through technology and data.

Educause ’24: Top 10 List Prioritizes Trust in Higher Ed

Brown | New online master’s degree in data science with a focus on policy and governance

Oct. 15, 2024 - In the master of science degree program, students learn how to use data responsibly, giving local and global learners valuable training in responsible AI development and implementation.

Brown | New online master’s degree in data science with a focus on policy and governance

Texas A&M-Corpus Chisti | TAMIDS Appoints Dr. Shuiwang Ji as Research Coordination Fellow to Advance AI Initiatives

Dr. Ji will drive the creation and growth of research communities focused on strategic areas within Data Science, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning.

Texas A&M-Corpus Chisti | TAMIDS Appoints Dr. Shuiwang Ji as Research Coordination Fellow to Advance AI Initiatives

New Data Insights on Student Parents from a Multi-Organization Collaborative Effort - IWPR

According to the latest data from the 2020 NPSAS, 18% (3.14 million) undergraduate students are parenting while also raising children.

New Data Insights on Student Parents from a Multi-Organization Collaborative Effort - IWPR

Kent State University faces its first budget deficit in 20 years, president says

KSU's president addressed its first budget deficit in 20 years Thursday and shared details about how the university plans to balance 2025's budget.

Kent State University faces its first budget deficit in 20 years, president says

Purdue program works to revive liberal arts as key part of the college experience

Jeffrey Brown reports from Purdue University for our series, Rethinking College.

Purdue program works to revive liberal arts as key part of the college experience

Undergraduate enrollment rises 3% despite drop in first-year students, early data shows

Headcounts declined among students attending college directly after high school, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.

Undergraduate enrollment rises 3% despite drop in first-year students, early data shows

NC State to lead DOE-backed $10M quantum computing research project

The research will investigate the utility of hybrid quantum computing processors, which could completely change how quantum computers are built and used.

NC State to lead DOE-backed $10M quantum computing research project

Supporting Community Engagement with Civic Data: The Civic Switchboard Project

The Civic Switchboard project, spearheaded by SCI faculty is increasing access through its focus on open civic data, community-related data shared by governments and civic organizations.

Supporting Community Engagement with Civic Data: The Civic Switchboard Project

Tracking college closures 2024 - The Hechinger Report

More colleges are shutting down as enrollment drops

Tracking college closures 2024 - The Hechinger Report

At selective colleges, fewer students are disclosing race in their applications

Data shows a greater number of students at competitive colleges did not indicate their race or ethnicity in their college applications.

At selective colleges, fewer students are disclosing race in their applications

OPINION: Why we need a joint and urgent effort to teach data science and literacy in the U.S. - The Hechinger Report

American K-12 education underemphasizes data science and data literacy skills. With 1 in 4 job postings in the U.S. requiring data science skills, now is the time to emphasize those skills.

OPINION: Why we need a joint and urgent effort to teach data science and literacy in the U.S. - The Hechinger Report

Lu Group Awarded DOE Funding for Artificial Intelligence for Scientific Research | Department of Statistics and Data Science

The Lu Group (Professor Lu Lu, Department of Statistics and Data Science) has been awarded a new $4 Million grant from the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Scientific Computing Research Program (DOE ASCR) as the Lead to develop physics-informed and energy-aware federated learning of neural multi-operator learners as scientific foundation models

Lu Group Awarded DOE Funding for Artificial Intelligence for Scientific Research | Department of Statistics and Data Science

ACT, SAT scores decline year over year

The class of 2024’s average scores were lower compared to peers from the previous graduating class, but participation in school day testing was stronger.

ACT, SAT scores decline year over year

Pennsylvania Western to Launch Center for AI and Emerging Tech

A new Center for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies at Pennsylvania Western University will provide tools, knowledge and training for faculty to integrate AI effectively into their teaching.

Pennsylvania Western to Launch Center for AI and Emerging Tech

School of Data Science Completes Disability Awareness Certification, Part of Continued Work to Enhance Accessibility — School of Data Science

Oct. 16, 2024 - The VisitAble training session is the latest effort by the School of Data Science to promote awareness of disability and accessibility issues.

School of Data Science Completes Disability Awareness Certification, Part of Continued Work to Enhance Accessibility — School of Data Science

UVA | SDS Symposium Highlights How Data Science Can Unlock ‘Mysteries of the Brain’

Oct. 15, 2024 - Experts in applying data science to brain research gathered at the School of Data Science, highlighting the wide range of work being done at UVA in this area.

UVA | SDS Symposium Highlights How Data Science Can Unlock ‘Mysteries of the Brain’

UCI | Generating the Future with AI

Oct. 17, 2024 - UCI Magazine Cultural anthropologist Mizuko “Mimi” Ito credits her chosen field to her youth spent toggling between the cultures of her

UCI | Generating the Future with AI

Google partners with HBCU to advance AI sports reporting

Thanks to a $100,000 contribution from Google, Morgan State University's School of Global Journalism and Communication (SGJC) has partnered with JRSportBrief Productions to advance sports coverage and news reporting through the use of artificial intelligence (AI).

Google partners with HBCU to advance AI sports reporting