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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
UBC Master of Data Science | BC Ministry of Environment and Parks
Jul 25, 2025 - The site remediation program with BC Ministry of Environment and Parks has worked with a group of UBC Master of Data Science Computational Linguistics students to research, implement and compare the best data science approach to add meta data tags to thousands of site remediation documents.
Ph.D. Student Profile: Medhasweta Sen — School of Data Science
Jul 25, 2025 - Medhasweta Sen brings global perspective and AI research passion to UVA’s Ph.D. in Data Science program, focusing on LLMs, ethics, and real-world impact.
UMN DSI | AI Explorers Summer Camp Wraps Up Two Weeks of Innovation, Fun, and Surprise Visitors
Jul 25, 2025 - Hosted by the Data Science and AI Hub at the University of Minnesota, this immersive experience brought high school students to campus to dive into the world of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science.
UW eScience Institute | Staff Spotlight: Anissa Tanweer
Jul 23, 2025 - Something that was important to her when she took on the role of directing the Data Science for Social Good program was that “we are not just presuming that we are doing social good because we say we are, but that this is really about figuring out can we and how do we try to have some sort of good impact on society while doing data science.”
Penn State University Libraries to host August speakers on AI, the Data Rescue Project
Jul 23, 2025 - Penn State University Libraries will sponsor two speakers on open scholarship topics in conjunction with the second Penn State Open Scholarship Boot Camp, set for Aug. 13-15 on the University Park campus.
UC Berkeley BIDS | Digital Dunhuang Caves: Preserving a World Heritage Site Through Data and Technology
Jul 23, 2025- In April, BIDS welcomed Dr. Tianxiu Yu and Dr. Yanpeng Song for a special seminar exploring how large-scale digitization is preserving one of the world’s most significant cultural sites.
UCSD HDSI Postdoc Neha Sangwan Receives Award for Making Digital Networks Safer
Jul 22, 2025 - Neha Sangwan, a postdoctoral scholar at UC San Diego’s Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI), has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious 2025 IEEE Information Theory Society Thomas M. Cover Dissertation Award.
Jul 21, 2025 - Returning to UVA, Stephen Turner is blending data science, biology, and ethics to drive interdisciplinary research and education at the School of Data Science.
Jul 17, 2025 - SPUDS provides undergraduates with substantive research experience, mentorship from leading Harvard faculty, and the opportunity to join an interdisciplinary community.
NJIT David Bader Selected Among '35 Legends in the Class of 2025' by HPCwire
Jul 16, 2025 - The honorees are selected annually based on contributions to the HPC community over the past 35 years that have been instrumental in improving the quality of life on our planet through technology.