Higher Ed News

2004 bookmarks

Newest

UNC-CH SDSS faculty member Can Chen selected for program for early career scholars at Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Jul 10, 2025 - The program provides early career scholars at non-Swedish universities with an opportunity to visit the largest institution in Sweden for technical education and research.

UNC-CH SDSS faculty member Can Chen selected for program for early career scholars at Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology

UChicago DSI Alums Talk Careers in Data Science for Social Good at Parliament Data

Jul 11, 2025 - Data scientists from Parliament Data return to campus to share insights into client services for social impact.

UChicago DSI Alums Talk Careers in Data Science for Social Good at Parliament Data

Ritambhara Singh awarded NSF CAREER grant for her research on “Integrating Heterogenous Health Data for Improved Predictive and Explainable Methods.”

Jul 9, 2025 - Ritambhara Singh, an Assistant Professor of Data Science and Computer Science and CCMB Faculty Member, was recently awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Grant.

Ritambhara Singh awarded NSF CAREER grant for her research on “Integrating Heterogenous Health Data for Improved Predictive and Explainable Methods.”

University Leaders Propose New Research Funding Model

Jul 14, 2025 - Some lawmakers and the Trump administration have criticized the government’s long-standing model for reimbursing universities for indirect research costs.

University Leaders Propose New Research Funding Model

George Mason Is the Latest University Under Fire From Trump. Its President Fears an “Orchestrated” Campaign.

Jul 11, 2025 - When university president Gregory Washington received notice that the Trump administration had opened an investigation into complaints of antisemitism, he was “perplexed.”

George Mason Is the Latest University Under Fire From Trump. Its President Fears an “Orchestrated” Campaign.

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

Jul 10, 2025 - Rajesh K. Gupta, a distinguished computer scientist and seasoned academic leader, has been named founding dean of the School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences (SCIDS).

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

Announcing GenAI Processors: Build powerful and flexible Gemini applications

Jul 10, 2025 - A new open-source Python library for building powerful and flexible Gemini applications with streamlined, real-time multimodal processing.

Announcing GenAI Processors: Build powerful and flexible Gemini applications

Medical needles in the hands of AI: Advancing toward autonomous robotic navigation

Jul 9, 2025 - AI guidance is enabling robots to perform medical needle-based procedures with greater safety and accuracy.

Medical needles in the hands of AI: Advancing toward autonomous robotic navigation

Research-integrity sleuths say their work is being ‘twisted’ to undermine science

Jul 9, 2025 - Some sleuths fear that the business of cleaning up flawed studies is being weaponized against science itself.

Research-integrity sleuths say their work is being ‘twisted’ to undermine science

CUNY Professor Receives $1.78M Simons Foundation Grant to Launch Climate Data Science Research Group

Jul 9, 2025 - Professor Viviana Acquaviva (GC/City Tech, Physics, Astrophysics) has received a $1.78 million grant from the Simons Foundation to build a research group in the emerging field of climate data science.

CUNY Professor Receives $1.78M Simons Foundation Grant to Launch Climate Data Science Research Group

Over Half of R&D Expenditures at U.S. Colleges and Universities Have Been Funded by the Federal Government

Jul 10, 2025 - Since the 1950s, over half of R&D expenditures at U.S. colleges and universities have been funded by the federal government, with the share of institution funding increasing to a fourth of the total in recent years.

Over Half of R&D Expenditures at U.S. Colleges and Universities Have Been Funded by the Federal Government

'Sovereignty' Myth-Making in the AI Race

Jul 7, 2025 - Tech companies stand to gain by encouraging the illusion of a race for 'sovereign' AI, write Rui-Jie Yew, Kate Elizabeth Creasey, Suresh Venkatasubramanian.

'Sovereignty' Myth-Making in the AI Race

University of Tennessee plans to attract 'rockstar' researchers amid US college 'turmoil'

Jul 9, 2025 - University of Tennessee at Knoxville Chancellor Donde Plowman says she wants to take research to the "next level" at the state's flagship campus.

University of Tennessee plans to attract 'rockstar' researchers amid US college 'turmoil'

George Washington University hints at layoffs amid federal policy upheaval

Jul 9, 2025 - The private nonprofit is facing an “unsustainable compounding deficit” and uncertainty about research funding, top officials said in a community message.

George Washington University hints at layoffs amid federal policy upheaval

Springer Nature book on machine learning is full of made-up citations

Jun 30, 2025 - Would you pay $169 for an introductory ebook on machine learning with citations that appear to be made up?

Springer Nature book on machine learning is full of made-up citations

Field of Bachelor's Degree in the United States: 2022

Jul 9, 2025 - This report provides a comprehensive review of field of bachelor’s degree data and associated earnings using recently released American Community survey data.

Field of Bachelor's Degree in the United States: 2022

Predicting the Future of Supercomputing

Jul 1, 2025 - The need to solve high-complexity problems using large-scale tightly coupled computing (that is, supercomputing) continues to grow. In this article, we address the needs, challenges, and opportunities for supercomputing over the next decade.

Predicting the Future of Supercomputing

Boston University to lay off 120 staffers amid budget challenges

Jul 9, 2025 - The private institution faces federal funding uncertainty along with operational headaches such as rising costs.

Boston University to lay off 120 staffers amid budget challenges

Data manipulation within the US Federal Government

Jul 3, 2025 - US public health agencies that publish large amounts of data on their websites have been altering the contents of those datasets in ways that might be politically motivated and not transparent

Data manipulation within the US Federal Government

3 charts that tell the story of spring 2025 enrollment

Jul 7, 2025 - Recent data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center showed which cohorts are driving the sector's slow-moving recovery from the pandemic.

3 charts that tell the story of spring 2025 enrollment

Making the Case for the CS Degree in the Age of Artificial Intelligence » CCC Blog

Jul 3, 2025 - Boise State University Associate Professor Casey Kennington's recent article draws directly from The Future of Programming in the Age of Large Language Models

Making the Case for the CS Degree in the Age of Artificial Intelligence » CCC Blog

This AI ‘thinks’ like a human — after training on 160 psychology studies

Jul 2, 2025 - The Centaur model goes beyond single tasks and predicts a wide array of human behaviour.

This AI ‘thinks’ like a human — after training on 160 psychology studies

Signs of AI-generated text found in 14% of biomedical abstracts last year

Jul 2, 2025 - Abstracts included telltale words, such as ‘unparalleled’ and ‘invaluable’, that are common in text generated by large language models.

Signs of AI-generated text found in 14% of biomedical abstracts last year

MSU to begin layoffs due to increasing costs and uncertain state and federal funding

Jul 1, 2025 - The layoffs are part of a larger plan to reduce general fund spending by 9% over the next two years.

MSU to begin layoffs due to increasing costs and uncertain state and federal funding

Yale pauses hiring, tightens budget in anticipation of endowment tax hike

Jul 1, 2025 - The University will implement a 90-day hiring pause alongside other financial constraints as it navigates financial uncertainty in anticipation of a potential increase in the endowment gains tax.

Yale pauses hiring, tightens budget in anticipation of endowment tax hike

NIH makes taxpayer-funded studies public

Jul 3, 2025 - It's the latest move by the Trump administration to challenge the scientific publishing industry.

NIH makes taxpayer-funded studies public

Appalachian State University Develops AI-Driven Robotic Microscope

Jul 1, 2025 - Researchers used a $2.3 million grant from NCInnovation, which supports commercializing research discoveries, to develop a robotic microscope to help farmers find and count animal parasites.

Appalachian State University Develops AI-Driven Robotic Microscope

Indiana public colleges to shed or consolidate over 400 degree programs

Jul 2, 2025 - The dramatic restructuring comes in response to a statute that aims to end programs that produce low numbers of graduates over a three-year period.

Indiana public colleges to shed or consolidate over 400 degree programs

Columbia University formally notified its accreditation "may be in jeopardy."

Jul 1, 2025 - This comes on the heels of the Education Department claiming the university had violated antidiscrimination laws.

Columbia University formally notified its accreditation "may be in jeopardy."

Chris Kanich earns highest UIC teaching honor

Jun 25, 2025 - Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies Chris Kanich received UIC’s Award for Excellence in Teaching for 2025-2026.

Chris Kanich earns highest UIC teaching honor