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What Advertised Faculty Searches Reveal About Computer Science Hiring in 2026

Jan 21, 2026 - The clustered area of Artificial Intelligence/Data Mining/Machine Learning accounts for 29 percent of all positions being sought, which is the highest of all years.

#CRA #data #computing #computer science #AI #quantum computing

What Advertised Faculty Searches Reveal About Computer Science Hiring in 2026

UR2PhD Is Benefiting Researchers Across The Board – Here’s How You Can Get Involved

Jan 21, 2026 - As part of the programming, the team offers several courses that enable students to expand both their knowledge and skillsets.

#CRA #graduate #computing #education

UR2PhD Is Benefiting Researchers Across The Board – Here’s How You Can Get Involved

Center for Inclusive Computing Launches Interactive Map of AI Programs in U.S. Computer Science Departments

Jan 21, 2026 - The new interactive AI Landscape Map provides a national view of undergraduate AI programs housed within CS departments across the United States.

#AI #undergrad #computer science #degree #data

Center for Inclusive Computing Launches Interactive Map of AI Programs in U.S. Computer Science Departments

CERP Pulse Survey: A Snapshot of Faculty Hiring Trends in Computing

Jan 21, 2026 - The results indicate at least 27 percent contraction in the total number of faculty open positions compared to the previous academic year in the academic units that responded to the survey.

#computing #CRA #data

CERP Pulse Survey: A Snapshot of Faculty Hiring Trends in Computing

CRA Update: The State of Computing Faculty Hiring

Jan 20, 2026 - The analysis showed a ~25% decline in the number of institutions advertising searches and a 33% decrease in the total number of tenure-track positions sought compared with 2024.

#data #CRA #computing #AI #quantum computing

CRA Update: The State of Computing Faculty Hiring

Meet ND Lucy Family Institute Faculty: Fanny Ye

Jan 21, 2026 - Fanny Ye is the Galassi Family Collegiate Professor in Computer Science and Engineering and Associate Director of Applied Analytics in the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society at the University of Notre Dame.

#ADSA member #Notre Dame

Meet ND Lucy Family Institute Faculty: Fanny Ye

UNC's data science school adds a doctorate program and a new master's degree

Jan 12, 2026 - The two new professional degree programs come after UNC announced it would merge the School of Data Science and Society and the School of Information and Library Science. The unnamed merged school is set to launch on July 1.

#UNC Chapel Hill #data science #graduate #degree #ADSA member

UNC's data science school adds a doctorate program and a new master's degree

Find Data Analyst Associate Degree Programs

Jan 14, 2026 - A data analyst associate degree is a great entry-level degree in growing data fields and can help uncover data-related careers.

#data analytics #undergrad #degree #community college #data #Sinclair Community College #Montgomery College #data science

Find Data Analyst Associate Degree Programs

OII | New study finds that ChatGPT amplifies global inequalities

Jan 20, 2026 - New analysis from Oxford and Kentucky researchers shows AI systems reproduce long‑standing global biases

#ChatGPT #LLM #DEI #University of Oxford

OII | New study finds that ChatGPT amplifies global inequalities

NIST AI Standards

Jan 15, 2026 - The report intends to stimulate discussion on a potential approach to evaluate the effectiveness, utility, and relative value of the development of AI standards.

#NIST #AI #policy #research

NIST AI Standards

UNC-C hosts the 2026 Women in Data Science Conference

Jan 17, 2026 - This year's WiDS Conference features Rebeca Nugent of Carnegie Mellon University as a keynote speaker, where she shares her story of how she broke into the industry.

#ADSA member #UNC Charlotte #CMU #WiDS

UNC-C hosts the 2026 Women in Data Science Conference

ICS Students Win Global CPTC Cybersecurity Championship

Jan 16, 2026 - Students from the UC Irvine Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS) went from wildcard to winners of the global cybersecurity

#UC Irvine #ADSA member #cyber

ICS Students Win Global CPTC Cybersecurity Championship

UTSA | Yolanda Gutierrez joins the College of AI, Cyber and Computing

Jan 16, 2026 - Gutierrez supports programs and projects across the college, helping keep operations, logistics and planning moving forward.

#UTSA #program management

UTSA | Yolanda Gutierrez joins the College of AI, Cyber and Computing

UvA DSC | Share your skills: become a certified Carpentry instructor

Jan 19, 2026 - The University Library offers 6 training seats to become a certified Carpentry instructor.

#University of Amsterdam #ADSA member #Carpentries

UvA DSC | Share your skills: become a certified Carpentry instructor

UIC | Chicago Tech Circle’s Data+AI course provides in-demand, real-world experience to students

Jan 16, 2026 - The new initiative, launched with support from Google.org and UIC’s computer science department, provides UIC undergrads with applied data and AI skills.

#partnership #University of Illinois Chicago #AI #google #ADSA member

UIC | Chicago Tech Circle’s Data+AI course provides in-demand, real-world experience to students

GT | New LLMs Could Provide Strength-based Job Coaching for Autistic People

Jan 15, 2026 - The team’s goal is to identify job-search pain points and understand how job coaches create better employment prospects for their autistic clients.

#LLM #DEI #NSF #Georgia Tech

GT | New LLMs Could Provide Strength-based Job Coaching for Autistic People

USU | Breakthrough Expedition: Hidden Clay Intensified Japan Megaquake, Tsunami

Jan 16, 2026 - An international team, including USU's Srisharan Shreedharan, recently uncovered a hidden reason for the devastation of the 2011 magnitude 9.1 Tohoku earthquake.

#Utah State University

USU | Breakthrough Expedition: Hidden Clay Intensified Japan Megaquake, Tsunami

UWisc-Madison | Inaugural World Usability Day celebration reaches across campus

Jan 14, 2026 - The School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences hosted its inaugural World Usability Day celebration, where the global movement for accessibility and human-centered design turned interactive at Morgridge Hall.

#ADSA member #University of Wisconsin-Madison

UWisc-Madison | Inaugural World Usability Day celebration reaches across campus

AMIA Welcomes Philip Payne, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA, as New Board President

Jan 14, 2026 - The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) announces the appointment of Philip Payne, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA, as President and Chair of the AMIA Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2026.

#WUSTL

AMIA Welcomes Philip Payne, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA, as New Board President

Boston University appoints Joshua Campbell as new director of the Bioinformatics Program

Jan 15, 2026 - Joshua Campbell, Associate Professor at Boston University’s Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, was appointed as the new Director of the Bioinformatics Program, with a secondary appointment in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS).

#bioinformatics #ADSA member #Boston University

Boston University appoints Joshua Campbell as new director of the Bioinformatics Program

11 things UC Berkeley AI experts are watching for in 2026

Jan 13, 2026 - How will AI disrupt the labor market? What will deepfake videos mean for our understanding of truth? Are we in a bubble, and if so, will the bubble burst?

#UC Berkeley #AI

11 things UC Berkeley AI experts are watching for in 2026

UVA Sheng Li Appointed Senior Member of the Association for the Advancement of AI

Jan 16, 2026 - Sheng Li received senior member status from AAAI in recognition of his significant accomplishments in the field of artificial intelligence.

#university of virginia #ADSA member

UVA Sheng Li Appointed Senior Member of the Association for the Advancement of AI

U of T staff: Level up your AI skills with the Data Sciences Institute!

Jan 13, 2026 - The University’s AI Task Force’s report, Toward an AI-Ready University, calls for AI literacy and training for all employees.

#University of Toronto #ADSA member #AI literacy

U of T staff: Level up your AI skills with the Data Sciences Institute!

UChicago DSI | The Unseminar: A Forum for the Next Generation of AI-Enabled Research Leaders

Jan 14, 2026 - The Unseminar combines some of the program’s greatest strengths: a community of pioneering interdisciplinary researchers, opportunities for professional development, and robust mentorship.

#Schmidt #UChicago #ADSA member

UChicago DSI | The Unseminar: A Forum for the Next Generation of AI-Enabled Research Leaders

UChicago DSI | Who Bears the Burden of Technological Change?

Jan 16, 2026 - Challenging the conventional wisdom that technological disruption primarily affects STEM and high-skill workers whose jobs exhibit greater skill volatility, the researchers found that jobs with fewer skill requirements, lower wages, and less education experience the greatest skill change.

#UChicago #ADSA member #career #economy

UChicago DSI | Who Bears the Burden of Technological Change?

New AI Courses and Partnerships Signal Latest Push in Howard’s AI Initiative

Jan 14, 2026 - Brand new courses, a revamped class with CodePath and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and a partnership with Bowie State are just the latest in the university's mission to be a leader in artificial intelligence.

#Bowie State University #Howard #AI #AI literacy #partnership #education

New AI Courses and Partnerships Signal Latest Push in Howard’s AI Initiative

Annual Updates to the Data and Methodology Used to Produce Population Estimates

Jan 15, 2026 - The U.S. Census Bureau’s Population Estimates Program produces annual estimates of the population that reflect year-to-year changes.

#data #Census Bureau

Annual Updates to the Data and Methodology Used to Produce Population Estimates

What the Brookings Report Really Means for AI in Schools

Jan 15, 2026 - An Educator's Guide to the Findings, the Warnings, and the Path Forward

#education #GAI #library

What the Brookings Report Really Means for AI in Schools

Research institutions tout the value of scholarship that crosses disciplines – but academia pushes interdisciplinary researchers out

Jan 13, 2026 - Researchers who focus on one specialty are more likely to rise through the academic ranks, even though wicked societal problems require crosscutting work to solve.

#interdisciplinary #higher ed #research

Research institutions tout the value of scholarship that crosses disciplines – but academia pushes interdisciplinary researchers out

Using ChatGPT for Data Science Analyses

Jan 13, 2026 - This paper assesses the potential of ChatGPT for Data Science analyses, illustrating its capabilities for data exploration and visualization, as well as for commonly used supervised and unsupervised modeling tasks.

#GAI #ChatGPT #data science #OpenAI #Python

Using ChatGPT for Data Science Analyses