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AI chatbots can run with medical misinformation, study finds, highlighting the need for stronger safeguards

Aug 6, 2025 - A new study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai finds that widely used AI chatbots are highly vulnerable to repeating and elaborating on false medical information.

#healthcare #GAI

AI chatbots can run with medical misinformation, study finds, highlighting the need for stronger safeguards

SFSU New Undergraduate Certificate in Generative Artificial Intelligence: Technology, Applications, and Ethics

Aug 5, 2025 - The Department of Computer Science is proud to announce the launch of a new Undergraduate Certificate in Generative Artificial Intelligence: Technology, Applications, and Ethics, beginning in Fall 2026.

#San Francisco State University #undergrad #certificate #GAI #ethics

SFSU New Undergraduate Certificate in Generative Artificial Intelligence: Technology, Applications, and Ethics

Penn State Master of AI grad begins ‘dream job’ in space industry as AI research engineer

Jul 21, 2025 - For his master's degree in AI, Nicholas Gahman explored new frontiers in technology, such as integrating machine learning into cybersecurity as part of his capstone project.

#Penn State #AI #cyber #machine learning

Penn State Master of AI grad begins ‘dream job’ in space industry as AI research engineer

Helping data storage keep up with the AI revolution

Aug 4, 2025 - Cloudian, co-founded by MIT alumnus Michael Tso, has created a storage system to help businesses feed data-hungry AI models and agents at scale.

#MIT #data #AI #database

Helping data storage keep up with the AI revolution

Is data advancing science at the cost of deeper insight?

Aug 4, 2025 - Neuroscientist Grace Huckins argues that while powerful AI tools and vast datasets are driving practical advances, they may not be deepening our understanding of the universe.

#Stanford #AI #data #sociotechnical systems

Is data advancing science at the cost of deeper insight?

Where is all the NIH data? A Landscape Analysis of the 150 NIH Repositories and the Path Beyond the Mountains

Jul 31, 2025 - 'Less is more' when establishing repositories that help scientists easily find and securely access distinct data types for their research. This level of cross architecture coordination and federation will require support from both research grantors and recipients.

#data #NIH #open science #Baylor University #MIT

Where is all the NIH data? A Landscape Analysis of the 150 NIH Repositories and the Path Beyond the Mountains

Open-Access Publishing in a Global Context

Aug 6, 2025 - The number and share of Open-access (OA) articles has grown since 2003 from an infrequent type of peer-reviewed publication to almost half of global publications in 2022.

#open science #NSF #data

Open-Access Publishing in a Global Context

Georgetown Formal Response — MDI’s Response to NSF Request for Information on Key Technology Areas for TIP

Jul 31, 2025 - The Massive Data Institute and the Department of Computer at Georgetown University offered comments in response to the NSF’s Request for Information on Key Technology Focus Areas for TIP

#NSF #Georgetown University #data science #policy

Georgetown Formal Response — MDI’s Response to NSF Request for Information on Key Technology Areas for TIP

UTSA School of Data Science to transition into new research center

Aug 1, 2025 - A planned new UTSA Center for Data Science is set to continue building on the school’s legacy, with the official transition taking effect on Sept. 1.

#UT San Antonio #ADSA member

UTSA School of Data Science to transition into new research center

Fifth Annual UC Irvine ICS Project Expo Continues to Grow ‘Bigger and Better’

Aug 1 ,2025 - What made the UC Irvine Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences ICS Project Expo unique in 2025?

#UC Irvine #ADSA member

Fifth Annual UC Irvine ICS Project Expo Continues to Grow ‘Bigger and Better’

Emory | AI reveals unexpected new physics in dusty plasma

Jul 30, 2025 - Physicists used AI to discover new natural laws governing dusty plasma, found everywhere from Saturn’s rings to the Earth’s ionosphere.

#physics #AI #Emory University #astronomy

Emory | AI reveals unexpected new physics in dusty plasma

MTSU | 2025-26 Data Science Student Steve and Kathy Anderson Scholarship Winners

Aug 1, 2025 - This highly competitive scholarship recognizes outstanding students in the MTSU Data Science program who have demonstrated exceptional academic achievement, passion for data science, and a commitment to making a meaningful impact here at MTSU.

#MTSU #ADSA member

MTSU | 2025-26 Data Science Student Steve and Kathy Anderson Scholarship Winners

Speeding up research at Princeton’s annual Open Hackathon

Jul 28, 2025 - From June 10-13, Princeton hosted its seventh Open Hackathon, bringing together nine teams of participants from campus and off-campus research groups to collaborate both in-person and virtually.

#Princeton #Nvidia #partnership #computer science

Speeding up research at Princeton’s annual Open Hackathon

Research from NJIT and Yale Leads to Trio of Computing Innovations

Jul 29, 2025 -NJIT Distinguished Professor David Bader said the inspiration for a joint $540,000 National Science Foundation grant, “Scalable Algorithmic and Software Foundations for Subgraph Counting and Enumeration," is that existing pattern-finding science is struggling to keep pace with modern data sets.

#NJIT #ADSA member #Yale #NSF #data

Research from NJIT and Yale Leads to Trio of Computing Innovations

UC San Diego HDSI Assistant Professor Hao Zhang Receives Google Junior Faculty Award

Jul 30, 2025 - Hao Zhang of the University of California San Diego has received an inaugural 2025 Google ML and Systems Junior Faculty Award in recognition of the significance and promise of his work in machine learning, systems, and LLMs.

#UC San Diego #google #machine learning #LLM #ADSA member

UC San Diego HDSI Assistant Professor Hao Zhang Receives Google Junior Faculty Award

U-M Ann Arbor | Twenty-two papers by CSE researchers at ACL 2025

Aug 1, 2025 - CSE authors are presenting new research in computational linguistics on topics ranging from cross-species acoustic identification to multilingual moral reasoning.

#computer science #University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

U-M Ann Arbor | Twenty-two papers by CSE researchers at ACL 2025

UBC Master of Data Science | FinlyWealth

Aug 1, 2025 - FinlyWealth teamed up with a group of UBC Master of Data Science (MDS) Vancouver students to build a smarter product search experience.

#ADSA member #University of British Columbia

UBC Master of Data Science | FinlyWealth

UW eScience | Creating a code base for on- and offline analysis of ultrafast X-rayspectroscopy data recorded at the chemRIXS instrument

Aug 5, 2025 - The goal of this project is to create a code base that will be made available for future users of the chemRIXS instrument.

#University of Washington #ADSA member

UW eScience | Creating a code base for on- and offline analysis of ultrafast X-rayspectroscopy data recorded at the chemRIXS instrument

UC Berkeley | New database on police use of force and misconduct in California makes records public

Aug 4, 2025 - Public records about use of force and misconduct by California law enforcement officers will now be searchable by the public for the first time thanks to a new database built by UC Berkeley and Stanford University

#UC Berkeley #ADSA member #dssg #California #data #open science #Stanford

UC Berkeley | New database on police use of force and misconduct in California makes records public

URochester | How brain-inspired analog systems could make drones more efficient

Jul 28, 2025 - Using predictive coding, University of Rochester engineers aim to mimic the brain’s visual system to create AI tools for autonomous systems.

#ADSA member #University of Rochester #AI

URochester | How brain-inspired analog systems could make drones more efficient

UVA | Meet the School of Data Science Student Affairs Team

Aug 5, 2025 - Meet the people who will support you during your time in the School of Data Science as a BSDS student.

#university of virginia #undergrad #ADSA member

UVA | Meet the School of Data Science Student Affairs Team

UVA’s Marc Breton is Revolutionizing Diabetes Care

Jul 28, 2025 - Marc Breton’s trajectory from crafting 2 and 3D templates and shapes as a 10-year-old growing up in Paris to pioneering diabetes management technology illustrates an elegant intersection of boyhood wonder, systems engineering, and medical innovation.

#ADSA member #university of virginia #dssg #biomedical #health

UVA’s Marc Breton is Revolutionizing Diabetes Care

UChicago DSI | Moderation at the Crossroads: How Generative AI Platforms Manage Creativity and Content Safety

Aug 4, 2025 - A new study explores how content moderation policies in generative AI tools both protect and sometimes hinder users—offering insights on the path to safer, more creative, and user-friendly platforms.

#UChicago #GAI #policy #HCI #sociotechnical systems

UChicago DSI | Moderation at the Crossroads: How Generative AI Platforms Manage Creativity and Content Safety

Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences awards 56 research projects

Aug 4, 2025 - The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) has announced that they will support 56 projects to support as part of the Rising Researcher Collaborations Funding Opportunity.

#Penn State #ADSA member #data science

Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences awards 56 research projects

NSF invests over $74 million in 6 mathematical sciences research institutes

Aug 4, 2025 - From improving medical care to detecting planets in other solar systems, the institutes will explore mathematical sciences with a broad range of applications.

#NSF #math #funding #research #STEM #IBM #Argonne National Lab #NASA #Gates Foundation #Simons Foundation #Brown #CMU #CalTech #Northwestern #University of Illinois Chicago #University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

NSF invests over $74 million in 6 mathematical sciences research institutes

Brown University to lead national institute focused on intuitive, trustworthy AI assistants

Jul 29, 2025 - A new institute, based at Brown and supported by a $20 million National Science Foundation grant, will convene researchers to guide development of a new generation of AI assistants for use in mental and behavioral health.

#AI #Brown #NSF #funding #HCI #health

Brown University to lead national institute focused on intuitive, trustworthy AI assistants

The Imperative for Grand Challenges in Computing

July 2025 - We believe that taking a long view that is intentional about translation and realizing impacts is appropriate as our field continues to mature.

#computing #CRA #AI #computer science #RSE #data

The Imperative for Grand Challenges in Computing

UChicago | Introducing a New 2-Year Thesis Track for the MS in Applied Data Science Program

Aug 1, 2025 - Starting in Autumn 2026, students interested in the in-person MS in Applied Data Science program at the University of Chicago will have the option to pursue a new 2-Year Thesis Track.

#UChicago #ADSA member #graduate #degree

UChicago | Introducing a New 2-Year Thesis Track for the MS in Applied Data Science Program

U-M Ann Arbor MIDAS Going All-In on AI

Jul 30, 2025 - With more than $2 billion in annual research volume across 19 schools and colleges, U-M Dearborn and U-M Flint, U-M is one of the largest and most comprehensive research universities in the world.

#University of Michigan-Ann Arbor #AI #ADSA member

U-M Ann Arbor MIDAS Going All-In on AI

UT Austin Expands Research on AI Accuracy and Reliability to Support Breakthroughs in Science, Technology and the Workforce

Jul 29, 2025 - An AI institute based at UT Austin will receive continued funding for research that will improve the accuracy and reliability of AI models and lead to new drug development and improvements in clinical diagnoses.

#UT Austin #AI #NSF #machine learning #biomedical

UT Austin Expands Research on AI Accuracy and Reliability to Support Breakthroughs in Science, Technology and the Workforce