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BU | Innovations in Education, CDS Faculty Deploys AI Tutor

Sep. 16, 2024 - Kevin Gold, Associate Professor of the Practice in the Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences at Boston University, explored how can faculty ensure rich learning when students have access to tools that might bypass the learning process?

BU | Innovations in Education, CDS Faculty Deploys AI Tutor

CDSS welcomes seven faculty, celebrates two new college chairs

UC Berkeley’s College of Computing, Data Science, and Society welcomed 7 new faculty to its community this fall.

CDSS welcomes seven faculty, celebrates two new college chairs

NSF grant to fund better, AI-powered understanding of weather pattern | Penn State University

PSU researchers are working to better understand and predict extreme weather events on both Earth and Mars

NSF grant to fund better, AI-powered understanding of weather pattern | Penn State University

UCSD HDSI | Announcing Four New AWS Impact Computing Projects

Sep. 11, 2024 - HDSI is excited to announce the launch of four new research projects supported by the AWS Impact Computing Project

UCSD HDSI | Announcing Four New AWS Impact Computing Projects

Vanderbilt | Exclusive Window into the Latest AI Advancements

Sep. 12, 2024 - Vanderbilt Data Science is proud to introduce AI Flash, a brand-new, exclusive segment offering real-time, in-depth analysis of the latest breakthroughs in AI

Vanderbilt | Exclusive Window into the Latest AI Advancements

50 Years of Data Science (2017)

This article reviews some ingredients of the current “data science moment,” including recent commentary about data science in the popular media, and about how/whether data science is really different from statistics.

50 Years of Data Science (2017)

FICO Analytics Challenge trains DSU student how AI combats fraud.

Some Delaware State University business students are learning about financial fraud and how AI is used to counter and protect against such crimes.

FICO Analytics Challenge trains DSU student how AI combats fraud.

Statement from the Data Foundation 9/13/24

AAC&U Launches New Institute on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum

This fully online institute is designed to help departments, programs, colleges, and universities respond effectively to the challenges and opportunities in AI presents for curricula.

AAC&U Launches New Institute on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum

CCC Weekly Computing News: NSF’s $14 Million Investment Toward Research in Bioengineered Systems

The NSF is investing $14 million into seven innovative research projects through its Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) program.

CCC Weekly Computing News: NSF’s $14 Million Investment Toward Research in Bioengineered Systems

UVA | Alum and His Wife Donate $10 Million to Data Science School

Sep. 12, 2024 - The University of Virginia announced a $10 million commitment from UVA alum to provide a scholarship program for students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in data science.

UVA | Alum and His Wife Donate $10 Million to Data Science School

New $30 million award from The Duke Endowment

Duke University has received a $30 million award to elevate research in computing, AI and machine learning

New $30 million award from The Duke Endowment

MIT, Cornell Research AI Chatbots to Combat Conspiracy Theories

Universities struggle to keep up with constant international student policy changes — University Affairs

Canada's education brand is at risk as enrollment takes a dive.

Universities struggle to keep up with constant international student policy changes — University Affairs

Six Leading Computing Organizations Call on Congress to Fully Fund the CHIPS & Science Act

Six orgs in computing, IT, and science, and across US academia, industry, and government call on Congress to fully fund the research agencies in the CHIPS & Science Act

Six Leading Computing Organizations Call on Congress to Fully Fund the CHIPS & Science Act

Harvard’s Black Student Enrollment Dips After Affirmative Action Ends

The Supreme Court decision curtailing race-based admissions had a small impact at some highly selective schools like Harvard

Harvard’s Black Student Enrollment Dips After Affirmative Action Ends

College enrollment rate improved among high school class of 2022, report finds

Enrollment rates for the class of 2022 according to data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center

College enrollment rate improved among high school class of 2022, report finds

CAU | AI Hub Planned for Clark Atlanta University with $2.79M NSF Grant in Collaboration with AI4OPT at Georgia Tech

Jul. 17, 2024 - Clark Atlanta University (CAU) with the NSF AI Institute for Advances in Optimization (AI4OPT) at Georgia Tech plan an AI Hub

CAU | AI Hub Planned for Clark Atlanta University with $2.79M NSF Grant in Collaboration with AI4OPT at Georgia Tech

Yale's Planned $150M, 5-Year Investment in AI Draws Praise

Yale University unveiled plans to build 450 graphics processing units for research, launch a proprietary GAI platform, and hire more than 20 faculty.

Yale's Planned $150M, 5-Year Investment in AI Draws Praise

New America Launches Innovation Accelerator for Community Colleges

The Accelerator for Community Colleges will provide assistance with research and workforce development in emerging technology to colleges associated with 10 regional hubs.

New America Launches Innovation Accelerator for Community Colleges

Department of Defense Awards $190 Million Cooperative Agreement to Deliver National STEM Education and Outreach Programs

The DoD announced the award of the Defense Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Consortium Cooperative Agreement.

Department of Defense Awards $190 Million Cooperative Agreement to Deliver National STEM Education and Outreach Programs

Wittenberg University to cut 5 majors, 40 employees

The Ohio-based nonprofit is eliminating staff and faculty roles as it tries to balance its budget by fiscal 2027.

Wittenberg University to cut 5 majors, 40 employees

NJIT | Annual New Jersey CS Chairs Meeting Explores Upgrading Education

Aug. 19, 2024 - Computer Science department chairs from several New Jersey universities and community colleges met at the Ying Wu College of Computing’s NJIT@JerseyCity location to discuss the state of CS education with a focus on improving access for a broader diversity of students as part of a forward-looking AI workforce.

NJIT | Annual New Jersey CS Chairs Meeting Explores Upgrading Education

Columbia DSI | Shaping Tomorrow: Columbia’s Data Science Class of 2026 Ready to Innovate, Explore, and Inspire

Sep. 9, 2024 - The Columbia University Data Science Institute welcomed 195 students in the Fall 2024 Master’s in Data Science cohort

Columbia DSI | Shaping Tomorrow: Columbia’s Data Science Class of 2026 Ready to Innovate, Explore, and Inspire

Rajesh Gupta Appointed Interim Dean of School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences

Aug. 15, 2024 - Rajesh K. Gupta was appointed as the interim dean of the School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences (SCIDS), effective July 19, 2024.

Rajesh Gupta Appointed Interim Dean of School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences

UChicago | NSF awards $20 million to DSI to build AI models that predict scientific discoveries and technological advancements

Aug. 9, 2024 - The NSF awarded a DSI research team a $20 million grant to create first-of-their-kind large language models intended to help predict scientific discoveries and tech advancements.

UChicago | NSF awards $20 million to DSI to build AI models that predict scientific discoveries and technological advancements

UNC Chapel Hill's School of Data Science and Society announces second cohort of faculty

After hiring 15 new faculty members in its first year, the School of Data Science and Society (SDSS) at UNC Chapel Hill has hired an additional 16 faculty members.

UNC Chapel Hill's School of Data Science and Society announces second cohort of faculty

UVA SDS | What's in a Data Science Degree? (podcast)

Jul. 12, 2024 - Prince Afriyie and Brian Wright talk about the process of designing undergraduate data science curriculum at the University of Virginia

UVA SDS | What's in a Data Science Degree? (podcast)

National Academies Report on the societal impacts of NSF's funding for engineering research and education

A National Academies Panel identified 10 exemplary engineering impacts on society brought about by NSF investments.

National Academies Report on the societal impacts of NSF's funding for engineering research and education

EdArXiv Preprints | Component-Based Research in Education: Emerging Ideas, Possibilities, and Next Steps

On Nov. 15th - 17th 2023, Outlier Research & Evaluation at the Data Science Institute at the University of Chicago hosted a NSF-funded working meeting that focused on the needs and requirements of an infrastructure that could support component-based research (CBR).

EdArXiv Preprints | Component-Based Research in Education: Emerging Ideas, Possibilities, and Next Steps