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Texas A&M Corpus Christi | Recipients of TAMID's 2024 Seed Program for AI, Computing, and Data Science

Jan. 6, 2025 - The Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) Seed Program received 39 proposals and awarded the top 10, totaling 22 funded researchers.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi | Recipients of TAMID's 2024 Seed Program for AI, Computing, and Data Science

Gender balance in computer science and engineering is improving at elite universities but getting worse elsewhere

Women in these fields are almost at parity with men at the most selective schools, but the gender gap doubled at many of the least selective universities.

Gender balance in computer science and engineering is improving at elite universities but getting worse elsewhere

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

Columbia | DSI Undergrads Explore the Future of AI and Society at the the 2024 Columbia-Barnard Research Fair

Dec. 12, 2024 - Through 23 projects, undergraduates from Barnard and Columbia tackled real-world challenges with creative solutions that bring human and computer intelligence together.

Columbia | DSI Undergrads Explore the Future of AI and Society at the the 2024 Columbia-Barnard Research Fair

UChicago DSI | Master’s in Applied Data Science Autumn 2024 Capstone Showcase

Dec. 17, 2024 - 37 capstone teams presented their projects, leading all phases of problem-solving with the support of faculty, staff, and industry experts.

UChicago DSI | Master’s in Applied Data Science Autumn 2024 Capstone Showcase

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

UCSD | SCIDS Graduate Student Awarded Bloomberg Data Science Ph.D. Fellowship

Dec. 11, 2024 - Shibo Hao, a graduate student at the School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences was awarded the Bloomberg Data Science Ph.D. Fellowship.

UCSD | SCIDS Graduate Student Awarded Bloomberg Data Science Ph.D. Fellowship

UCSD | HDSI Undergraduate Research Students Use Data Science to Address Housing and Food Insecurity

Dec. 26, 2024 - HDSI students in the Undergraduate Research Scholarship Program aim to address critical local challenges through data-driven research.

UCSD | HDSI Undergraduate Research Students Use Data Science to Address Housing and Food Insecurity

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

NSF Board - Talent is the Treasure (2024)

College closures could increase sharply in the face of the demographic cliff

Dec. 5, 2024 - A new model for predicting financial failures from the Philadelphia Fed aimed to produce the most accurate forecasting to date of at-risk colleges.

College closures could increase sharply in the face of the demographic cliff

K-12 STEM Education and Workforce Development in Rural Areas

UMichigan-Ann Arbor | MIDAS 2024 Annual Highlights

MIDAS's efforts in 2024 focused on empowering researchers to adopt cutting-edge methods and fostering the responsible use of data and AI.

UMichigan-Ann Arbor | MIDAS 2024 Annual Highlights

Portland State University hands pink slips to 17 faculty

Dec. 13, 2024 - Downsizing Portland State faculty and staff is a key part of the administration’s plan to close an $18 million budget deficit this year.

Portland State University hands pink slips to 17 faculty

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

Columbia College Chicago to cut 11 programs, up to 25 faculty jobs

Dec. 18, 2024 - A finalized plan to pare down and consolidate the private nonprofit’s offerings is meant to “keep our college competitive,” its president said.

Columbia College Chicago to cut 11 programs, up to 25 faculty jobs

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

Generative AI tools enhance faculty connection with students and boost productivity | W. P. Carey News

Launched in the spring and summer of 2023, the W. P. Carey School of Business' "Coffee, Tea, and ChatGPT" series fosters collaboration among faculty, staff, and guest speakers on the impact of generative AI in education.

Generative AI tools enhance faculty connection with students and boost productivity | W. P. Carey News

State of the Field: Data Science and Data Literacy Education in K–12 (2024) | Data Science for Everyone

Data Science for Everyone is the national movement to modernize our K-12 curriculum and ensure every student becomes data literate.

State of the Field: Data Science and Data Literacy Education in K–12 (2024) | Data Science for Everyone

University of New Orleans braces for more budget cuts: ‘We are still in a crisis’ • Louisiana Illuminator

Dec. 11, 2024 - Facing at least a $10m budget shortfall, University of New Orleans leadership is preparing to cut $2.2m in administrative salaries

University of New Orleans braces for more budget cuts: ‘We are still in a crisis’ • Louisiana Illuminator

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

High school graduates to peak in 2025, with slightly deeper-than-expected declines ahead

Dec. 11, 2024 - The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s latest projections serve as a call for policymakers and colleges to boost attendance rates.

High school graduates to peak in 2025, with slightly deeper-than-expected declines ahead

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

Comparative lit class will be first in Humanities Division to use UCLA-developed AI system

The textbook for Zrinka Stahuljak’s winter 2025 course is generated by the Kudu platform.

Comparative lit class will be first in Humanities Division to use UCLA-developed AI system

Fourth ASA Survey of Bachelor’s Graduates Tracks Rapidly Evolving Job Market | Amstat News

With the emergence of data science, machine learning, and AI, much has changed in the job market since the American Statistical Association’s first follow-up survey of bachelor’s graduates in 2017.

Fourth ASA Survey of Bachelor’s Graduates Tracks Rapidly Evolving Job Market | Amstat News

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 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

Columbia DSI | AI, FemTech, and the Future of Women’s Health: Key Insights from Leading Innovators

Dec. 3, 2024 - Experts at Columbia University explored how AI and FemTech are revolutionizing women’s health through inclusive research, funding, and collaboration.

Columbia DSI | AI, FemTech, and the Future of Women’s Health: Key Insights from Leading Innovators

University of Michigan will no longer solicit diversity statements from faculty

Dec. 5, 2024 - Before the policy shift, individual academic units could decide if they required such statements for hiring, promotion or tenure considerations.

University of Michigan will no longer solicit diversity statements from faculty

NIH-Funded Climate and Health Center Launches at Columbia

Sep. 23, 2024 - The new center, Climate and Health: Action and Research for Transformational Change, is led by public health researchers.

NIH-Funded Climate and Health Center Launches at Columbia