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UToronto establishes new Hinton Chair in Artificial Intelligence with support from Google

Dec 3, 2025 - This new chair will honour the extraordinary legacy of University Professor Emeritus and Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton at U of T and Google by enabling the university to recruit and retain another brilliant, internationally recognized AI expert to make profound contributions to the field.

#AI #University of Toronto #google

UToronto establishes new Hinton Chair in Artificial Intelligence with support from Google

This AI model ‘studied’ physics — and learnt to forecast extreme weather

Dec 11, 2025 - Combining artificial intelligence with a conventional climate model can predict heatwaves faster than the standard model alone.

#Boston University #UChicago #environment #DeepMind #Nvidia

This AI model ‘studied’ physics — and learnt to forecast extreme weather

Australia’s world-first social media ban is a ‘natural experiment’ for scientists

Dec 11, 2025 - Researchers will study the effects of the policy on young people’s mental health, social interactions and political engagement.

#policy #sociotechnical systems

Australia’s world-first social media ban is a ‘natural experiment’ for scientists

Giant 3D map shows almost every building in the world

Dec 11, 2025 - A database of 2.75 billion buildings could help scientists to monitor urban planning, climate change, disaster risks and even corruption.

#data #environment

Giant 3D map shows almost every building in the world

GT Professor to Advise OpenAI on Improving Well-Being Through ChatGPT

Dec 10, 2025 - Munmun De Choudhury is one of eight experts serving on an Expert Council on Well-Being and AI for OpenAI.

#Georgia Tech #OpenAI #HCI #ChatGPT

GT Professor to Advise OpenAI on Improving Well-Being Through ChatGPT

Companies unlock Maastricht University’s hidden talent

Dec 1, 2025 - Maastricht University connects highly motivated top-tier students in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science with forward-thinking companies.

#Maastricht University #ADSA member #internship

Companies unlock Maastricht University’s hidden talent

Excellence in Teaching: Chris Kanich | University of Illinois Chicago

Dec 9, 2025 - “Teaching is all about connecting with your students on a human level,” says Chris Kanich, professor of computer science.

#University of Illinois Chicago #education #ADSA member #computer science

Excellence in Teaching: Chris Kanich | University of Illinois Chicago

Transparency in AI is on the Decline

Dec 9, 2025 - A new study shows the AI industry is withholding key information.

#Stanford #dssg

Transparency in AI is on the Decline

Civic Technology and the Institutionalization of Human-Centered Data

Dec 9, 2025 - The accelerating digitization of government presents not only an extraordinary opportunity for humanity but also a profound ethical test.

#Georgetown University #policy

Civic Technology and the Institutionalization of Human-Centered Data

A student in the first graduating class of the UTSA College of AI, Cyber and Computing finds success in tech

Dec 8, 2025 - Kaylee Chambers found a community at UT San Antonio that helped her believe that she belonged in the field of computer science.

#UTSA #ADSA member

A student in the first graduating class of the UTSA College of AI, Cyber and Computing finds success in tech

#betterposter Design at Research Fair | Pitt Responsible Data Science

Dec 10, 2025 - The third part of a four-part mini-series discussing Pitt's annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression Fair.

#University of Pittsburgh #ADSA member #dssg

#betterposter Design at Research Fair | Pitt Responsible Data Science

Oxford Professor Using AI to Teach Spanish

Dec 10, 2025 - At Oxford College, Dr. Maria Davis is using AI in her classroom to help language learners.

#Emory University #humanities #AI

Oxford Professor Using AI to Teach Spanish

Karli Gillette and UUtah colleagues receive grant to advance cardiac digital twin technologies

Dec 10, 2025 - The half a million dollar grant will go towards enhancing Digital twin technologies.

#University of Utah #ADSA member #biomedical

Karli Gillette and UUtah colleagues receive grant to advance cardiac digital twin technologies

SDSC Elevates and Ensures Secure Research Infrastructure for DOW Projects

Dec 9, 2025 - The successful completion of the CMMC framework assessment marks SDSC as a trusted, fully compliant hosting platform for CUI and FCI, opening new doors for defense, research and industry collaborations.

#UC San Diego #cyber #ADSA member

SDSC Elevates and Ensures Secure Research Infrastructure for DOW Projects

AWS Funding Support for Penn ASSET Center Advancements on Trustworthy AI Research

Dec 9, 2025 - Amazon Web Services (AWS) has generously provided $840,000 in funding this year to support the next generation of AI researchers.

#UPenn #aws #funding #graduate #AI

AWS Funding Support for Penn ASSET Center Advancements on Trustworthy AI Research

Ramapo's Internship Training

Dec 4, 2025 - Rampo offers free virtual job simulations from companies like JPMorgan, Y Combinator, and Deloitte.

#internship #Ramapo College

Ramapo's Internship Training

Machine Learning Software Workshop Brings Scientists From Across the US to Campus

Dec 10, 2025 - Forty-four participants from 11 universities, national laboratories, research organizations, and companies across the United States came to UW–Madison to learn new open source tools and technologies.

#University of Wisconsin-Madison #machine learning #ADSA member

Machine Learning Software Workshop Brings Scientists From Across the US to Campus

New modeling tool provides United Nations with opportunity to achieve environmental goals

Dec 9, 2025 - The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center for Data Science & Environment (Schmidt DSE) co-designed the tool, dubbed Kigali Sim, in partnership with the UN, as well as numerous countries and supporting organizations.

#UC Berkeley #environment #open source

New modeling tool provides United Nations with opportunity to achieve environmental goals

UVA SDS Pilot Research Award Program Launched with Four Faculty Recipients

Dec 9, 2025 - The School of Data Science has launched a new Pilot Research Award Program designed to accelerate early-stage, high-potential research by providing targeted support for faculty projects in their initial phases.

#university of virginia #ADSA member

UVA SDS Pilot Research Award Program Launched with Four Faculty Recipients

How Might AI Shape the Future of Work?

Dec 8, 2025 - Konrad Kording, a computer scientist, and Ioana Marinescu, an economist, have developed an interactive model to generate meaningful predictions about how AI will affect wages, jobs and the overall economy.

#UPenn #economy #AI

How Might AI Shape the Future of Work?

Penn State launches quantum theory center | Penn State University

Dec 9, 2025 - C-TEQ will be managed by the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) and housed under the institute’s Quantum Hub.

#Penn State #ADSA member

Penn State launches quantum theory center | Penn State University

Reflections from the Inaugural AI Summit at Harvard

Dec 10, 2025 - The goal was simple yet ambitious: bring together scholars, technologists, executives, industry leaders, and students to explore the frontiers and future of artificial intelligence.

#Harvard #ADSA member

Reflections from the Inaugural AI Summit at Harvard

Faces of Brown DSI: Brenda Rubenstein

Dec 8, 2025 - DSI’s new Director Brenda Rubenstein is passionate about building bridges between disciplines, from her integrative computational research to her new initiatives to connect researchers at Brown through the Data Science Institute.

#Brown #ADSA member

Faces of Brown DSI: Brenda Rubenstein

UNC-CH Dr. Francesca Tripodi Co-leads U.K.–U.S. Project on Responsible AI and Wikipedia

Dec 9, 2025 - Dr. Francesca Tripodi, principal investigator with the Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP), is co-leading a $225,000 (£171,000) UK-US project.

#UNC Chapel Hill #information science #University of Hawaii

UNC-CH Dr. Francesca Tripodi Co-leads U.K.–U.S. Project on Responsible AI and Wikipedia

Delta College Unveils $6.7M Renovated Computer Science Wing

Dec 8, 2025 - A new computer science wing at a community college in Michigan strengthens its IT programs and capacity to train students in computer numeric control, programmable logic controllers, data science and mechatronics.

#Delta College #computer science

Delta College Unveils $6.7M Renovated Computer Science Wing

2 Years Into NAIRR Pilot, Shared Infrastructure Boosts AI Innovation

Dec 9, 2025 - Providing shared computing power, AI tools and educational support, the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource pilot connects researchers, educators and industry partners pushing boundaries with AI.

#NAIRR #NSF #US-RSE #UC San Diego #Educause #Stevens Institute of Technology

2 Years Into NAIRR Pilot, Shared Infrastructure Boosts AI Innovation

What will be the first AI-designed drug? These disease-fighting antibodies are top contenders

Dec 9, 2025 - Just a year after the first AI-designed antibody was made, scientists say clinical trials are on the horizon.

#AI #bioinformatics #biomedical #UC Irvine #Technical University of Denmark #University of Washington #Stanford

What will be the first AI-designed drug? These disease-fighting antibodies are top contenders

AI chatbots can sway voters with remarkable ease — is it time to worry?

Dec 4, 2025 - Experiments involving real-world voters show how talking to a chatbot can shape people’s political opinions.

#GAI #politics

AI chatbots can sway voters with remarkable ease — is it time to worry?

Updating the Generative AI Product Tracker - Ithaka S+R

Dec 1, 2025 - The list of products on the tracker has more than doubled in length since March 2024 and become more cumbersome for its many users.

#GAI

Updating the Generative AI Product Tracker - Ithaka S+R

A Rice-Baylor College of Medicine study earns best paper award at the IEEE International Conference on Data Mining

Dec 4, 2025 - The study introduces a new method to reliably identify functional gene clusters associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a genetically inherited degenerative eye disease that causes loss of sharp vision and can lead to complete blindness.

#Rice University #IEEE

A Rice-Baylor College of Medicine study earns best paper award at the IEEE International Conference on Data Mining