MIT Biology graduate program reduces incoming PhD class size by 20% | The Tech
Mar. 6, 2025 - The reduction is due to “uncertainty in the federal funding environment.”
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CRA and Microsoft Launch New Fellowship to Advance Trustworthy AI Research
Apr. 3, 2025 - The Computing Research Association (CRA), with support from Microsoft, is pleased to announce the launch of the CRA Trustworthy AI Research Fellowship.
Why an overreliance on AI-driven modelling is bad for science
Apr. 7, 2025 - Without clear protocols to catch errors, artificial intelligence’s growing role in science could do more harm than good.
Penn funding from National Endowment for the Humanities uncertain as DOGE terminates agency grants
Apr. 7, 2025 - Penn currently has eight active NEH grants, covering a variety of research areas including renovations to the Penn Museum, literature analysis for low resource languages, and AI applications in archaeology.
Tufts confirms second student visa terminated by federal government
Apr. 7, 2025 - The visas of two Tufts graduate students have been terminated by the federal government.
Harvard to Borrow $750 Million After Warning of Funding Threat
Apr. 7, 2025 - Harvard University plans to borrow $750 million from Wall Street amid mounting threats to its federal funding from the Trump administration.
Penn State to launch new National Security Institute
Apr. 4, 2025 - The new National Security Institute will advance and facilitate research outside the scope of the Applied Research Laboratory to address critical security challenges facing the nation and the world.
Penn State College of Medicine bracing for NIH research grant cuts amid threats of federal funding freeze
Feb. 11, 2025 - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that they are cutting grants that support research institutions nationwide by limiting cost recovery to 15%, and Penn State projects.
How do you set up a TED Talk series? The students behind TEDxNortheastern know.
Apr. 6, 2025 - The event was a product of 10 months of planning, coordinating and dedication to innovation.
Some Pitt grants terminated because they don't align with federal priorities
Apr. 4, 2025 - The University of Pittsburgh has confirmed that two Pitt projects have definitely lost funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Trump administration revokes visas of multiple UCLA, UC students
Apr. 4, 2025 - The United States government has revoked the visas of multiple students across the UC, including at UCLA.
NYU Langone cancels ‘anti-governmental’ humanitarian presentation
Apr. 4, 2025 - NYU Langone Health canceled a presentation about global humanitarian crises because it had “antisemitic” and “anti-governmental” implications.
Six Stanford student visas revoked by federal officials
Apr. 4, 2025 - Four students and two recent graduates had their student visas revoked, according to a statement on Stanford’s immigration.
BC Raises Cost of Attendance to $91,792 for 2025–26, 3.57 Percent Increase
Apr. 6, 2025 - It's the third-largest hike in a decade—while boosting need-based financial aid by $13 million to help offset rising costs.
State Department revokes several Northeastern students, graduates’ visas
Apr. 7, 2025 - The update comes as the Trump administration clamps down on non-citizens engaging in political advocacy on campus.
Federal government revokes four U-M (Ann Arbor) students' visas
Apr. 6, 2025 - This decision comes as the DHS, prompted by President Donald Trump’s administration, started targeting international students across the country.
3 Harvard Students, 2 Recent Grads Had Visas Revoked
Apr. 6, 2025 - Three Harvard students and two recent graduates have had their student visas revoked amid the Trump administration’s push to deport international students involved in pro-Palestine activism.
Yale sees record number of fellowship applications
Apr. 6, 2025 - The Office of Fellowships received record numbers of students applying for all fellowships this year, as the University navigates potential funding uncertainty.
Brown University to see $510 million in federal funding frozen by Trump administration
Apr. 3, 2025 - The Trump administration plans to announce a freeze on $510 million worth of federal funding, a White House official told The Herald.
UW–Madison participating in legal challenges to prevent wrongful funding cuts, grant terminations and delays
Apr. 4, 2025 - An update on UW–Madison's participation in legal challenges to prevent wrongful funding cuts, grant terminations and delays.
Tech Entrepreneur TJ Thinakaran Prioritizes Principles & People
Apr. 1, 2025 - There are many ways to describe TJ Thinakaran.
UUtah Hackathon - One-U Responsible AI Initiative
Apr. 7, 2025 - This hackathon invites participants to create AI-powered solutions for air quality across the Wasatch Front addressing pressing challenges in predicting poor air quality.
UvA Data Science Centre: Highlights 2024
Apr. 4, 2025 - The UvA Data Science Centre looks back on the achievements of 2024.
UC San Diego Professor Explores Academia’s Role in AI’s Evolution at Major National Conference
Apr. 3, 2025 - At the inaugural HumanX conference in Las Vegas, David Danks, a UC San Diego professor of Data Science, Philosophy, and Policy and national expert in AI ethics, shared insights on the evolving international landscape of AI and the industry's unique dynamics.
Notre Dame Data Science Students Dive into AI & Ethics at January Immersion
Apr. 2, 2025 - The University of Notre Dame's Online Master's in Data Science program recently held its January Immersion at AT&T's global headquarters in Dallas.
WATCH: Princeton AI Lab Distinguished Lecture Series Continues with Exploration of How Humans Communicate with Machines
Apr. 3, 2025 - As AI becomes increasingly complex, new language is needed to help improve communication between humans and machines, Google DeepMind senior staff research scientist Been Kim told a standing-room-only crowd in Robertson Hall’s Arthur Lewis Auditorium.
BU CDS Assistant Professor Kira Goldner Receives NSF CAREER Award
Apr. 3, 2025 - Kira Goldner’s research on Multidimensional Utility Maximization when Ordeals are Payments rethinks existing systems by developing rigorous, data-driven methods to handle incentives and allocate resources efficiently.
NJIT Computing Student Earns Spot in One of the World's Most Competitive
Mar. 31, 2025 - Haley Patel, an undergraduate computer science student in the Ying Wu College of Computing, recently represented NJIT at Stanford University's TreeHacks 2025.
Texas A&M | Dr. Sabit Ekin Joins TAMIDS as Research Coordination Fellow
Apr. 1, 2025 - TAMIDS is excited to share that Dr. Sabit Ekin has joined our team as a Research Coordination Fellow. Dr. Ekin is an Associate Professor in the Texas A&M Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution.
UMichigan-Ann Arbor | MIDAS Faculty Affiliates Named as 2024 AAAS Fellows
Apr. 2, 2025 - MIDAS congratulates Mark S. Daskin, Margaret C. Levenstein, Sally Oey, Arvind Rao, and Stephen Smith who have earned election to the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2024.