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New Conference at CSUB to Explore Ripple Effects of AI

Aug 25, 2025 - The inaugural NextTech Kern conference at Cal State Bakersfield in October, intended to be a community event, will explore how AI is set to affect education, businesses and digital safety.

#Cal State Bakersfield #AI #education

New Conference at CSUB to Explore Ripple Effects of AI

West Virginia College Partners With Industry to Create AI Program

Aug 26, 2025 - Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College will create workforce-aligned AI education pathways with input from IBM and Northrop Grumman on which competencies are most needed by employers.

#Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College #AI #undergrad #community college #IBM

West Virginia College Partners With Industry to Create AI Program

NCSU | The Strength of Interdisciplinary Ties: Leveraging Social Connections in Data Science and AI Education

Aug 26, 2025 - From classrooms to careers: how human connection is shaping success in data science and AI education at NC State.

#NCSU #data science #education #AI #Sociology #ADSA member

NCSU | The Strength of Interdisciplinary Ties: Leveraging Social Connections in Data Science and AI Education

R&D Spending at Federally Funded R&D Centers Surpassed $31 Billion in FY 2024

Aug 26, 2025 - The nation’s 42 FFRDCs spent $31.7 billion on R&D in FY 2024, an increase of $2.4 billion from FY 2023.

#data #NSF

R&D Spending at Federally Funded R&D Centers Surpassed $31 Billion in FY 2024

Financial Accountability in Research

Aug 25, 2025 - The Joint Associations Group (JAG) on Indirect Costs Financial Accountability in Research (FAIR) A New Model for America’s Research Enterprise Presentation to Science Society CEOs

#Trump #funding #policy #science #advocacy

Financial Accountability in Research

Half of college students say their mental health is ‘fair’ to ‘terrible,’ survey finds

Aug 26, 2025 - These issues may impact their trajectory, with large shares of learners reporting that they’re considering reducing their classload, transferring or dropping out.

#higher ed #undergrad

Half of college students say their mental health is ‘fair’ to ‘terrible,’ survey finds

A commuter college thought it could avoid Trump’s education crackdown. Here’s what happened

Aug 23, 2025 - Administrators at the University of Colorado's campus in Colorado Springs believed they could avoid the Trump administration's focus on higher education.

#Trump #University of Colorado Colorado Springs

A commuter college thought it could avoid Trump’s education crackdown. Here’s what happened

How scammers are siphoning college financial aid with stolen student identities

Aug 24, 2025 - They flood colleges with applications in order to siphon off tens of millions of dollars in financial aid, taking up seats that real students need.

#higher ed

How scammers are siphoning college financial aid with stolen student identities

Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups

Aug 25, 2025 - The firm, which represents opponents of offshore wind, said it would complain to Brown’s federal and private funding sources.

#Brown #Trump

Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups

‘Everyone is coming into fire’: students return to US campuses bruised and changed by Trump’s assault

Aug 23, 2025 - The effects of a rightwing campaign to remake American higher education are fueling fear and anxiety, but advocates say they have plans to fight back

#higher ed #Trump

‘Everyone is coming into fire’: students return to US campuses bruised and changed by Trump’s assault

Cornell University plans to restructure later this year amid federal funding declines

Aug 25, 2025 - The Ivy League institution's leaders said efforts to save costs and centralize operations will “inevitably” lead to workforce reductions.

#Cornell #budget #Trump

Cornell University plans to restructure later this year amid federal funding declines

Teaching and Testing in the AI Era: Rethinking Student Evaluation at the 2025 CRA Summit

Aug 25, 2025 - How can colleges and universities ensure that students are actually learning — and that faculty are equipped to teach — in this new reality?

#CRA #AI #education

Teaching and Testing in the AI Era: Rethinking Student Evaluation at the 2025 CRA Summit

CCC Releases a New Whitepaper on Envisioning Possible Futures for AI Research

Aug 25, 2025 - The paper emphasizes that exploring high-risk, long-term research areas such as these is crucial for sustained AI progress.

#CRA #AI #research

CCC Releases a New Whitepaper on Envisioning Possible Futures for AI Research

CS vs. AI: Degrees of Debate at the 2025 CRA Summit on AI Undergraduate Education

Aug 25, 2025 - Should artificial intelligence (AI) be taught as a specialization within computer science, or offered as a standalone degree?

#undergrad #AI #curriculum #computer science #degree

CS vs. AI: Degrees of Debate at the 2025 CRA Summit on AI Undergraduate Education

Infographic: Computing Bachelor’s Enrollment Continues to Grow Even as the Field Evolves

Aug 25, 2025 - New student enrollment increased by 9.9 percent across Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Information fields among departments reporting data for both this year and last.

#CRA #data #undergrad #computer science #engineering #information science

Infographic: Computing Bachelor’s Enrollment Continues to Grow Even as the Field Evolves

CCC at the 2025 CRA Summit: Shaping the Future of AI in Academia and Research

Aug 25. 2025 - CCC members helped chart a course for how the computing research community can prepare educators, students, and researchers for an AI-driven future.

#AI #CRA #education #graduate

CCC at the 2025 CRA Summit: Shaping the Future of AI in Academia and Research

2025 CRA Summit Recap – AI Education and Computing Research at a Defining Moment

Aug 25, 2025 - Over the course of the week, attendees from academia, industry, and government explored how AI is reshaping computing research, undergraduate and graduate education, and workforce development.

#CRA #AI #education #undergrad #curriculum #graduate

2025 CRA Summit Recap – AI Education and Computing Research at a Defining Moment

George Mason University violated civil rights law, Education Department alleges

Aug 22, 2025 - The agency singled out the university’s president and called for him to publicly apologize "for promoting unlawful discriminatory practices."

#George Mason #Trump #Department of Education #DEI

George Mason University violated civil rights law, Education Department alleges

‘Wrong and deeply disappointing’: Supreme Court halts order restoring NIH grants

Aug 22, 2025 - The high court's Thursday decision potentially made it much more difficult for researchers to have their grants reinstated.

#NIH #Trump

‘Wrong and deeply disappointing’: Supreme Court halts order restoring NIH grants

More UChicago Ph.D. Programs Will Pause Admissions

Aug 21, 2025 - The Arts and Humanities dean said “nearly all” faculty leaders preferred “a broader pause for the division.” Some social sciences programs also aren't accepting new students.

#UChicago #humanities #graduate #budget

More UChicago Ph.D. Programs Will Pause Admissions

University of Oxford | Using AI to reclassify multiple sclerosis progression

Aug 20, 2025 - This model is based on the largest collection of clinical trial data (Novartis-Oxford MS dataset) from people living with MS.

#AI #biomedical #University of Oxford

University of Oxford | Using AI to reclassify multiple sclerosis progression

UC Berkeley | A Summer of Collaboration at BIDS

Aug 21, 2025 - "Admiration for the people, for the work, and for the ways those two things intersect at UC Berkeley."

#ADSA member #UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley | A Summer of Collaboration at BIDS

UVA SDS | Ph.D. Student Profile: Yuyang Cheng

Aug 19, 2025 - From Chengdu to Charlottesville, Ph.D. student Yuyang Cheng is advancing human-centered AI and trustworthy machine learning at UVA.

#university of virginia #ADSA member #AI #machine learning

UVA SDS | Ph.D. Student Profile: Yuyang Cheng

UChicago Data Night: Fostering Chicago’s Data Community

Aug 22, 2025 - The monthly series bridges research and practical applications between industry, community, academia, and the public sector.

#UChicago #ADSA member

UChicago Data Night: Fostering Chicago’s Data Community

Brown CCMB team publishes in Science on the evolutionary history of the MUC19 gene

Aug 22, 2025 - A team of researchers at the Center for Computational Molecular Biology published their recent findings in Science magazine.

#Brown #ADSA member

Brown CCMB team publishes in Science on the evolutionary history of the MUC19 gene

University of Louisiana at Lafayette interim president announces 5% spending cut

Aug 20, 2025 - University leaders revealed plans to cut spending by 5% to address financial challenges.

#University of Louisiana at Lafayette #budget

University of Louisiana at Lafayette interim president announces 5% spending cut

Haverford College faces Education Department investigation into antisemitism

Aug 21, 2025 - The probe into the Pennsylvania liberal arts college is only the latest in a string from the Trump administration as it seeks to crack down on higher education.

#Trump #Haverford College

Haverford College faces Education Department investigation into antisemitism

UCLA consolidates IT, pauses faculty hiring as Trump administration seeks $1B payment

Aug 21, 2025 - The public institution is one of several facing cuts to federal research funding over allegations related to antisemitism.

#Trump #UCLA #budget

UCLA consolidates IT, pauses faculty hiring as Trump administration seeks $1B payment

Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work

Aug 21, 2025 - Preprint examines how citations can influence the review process.

#Queensland University of Technology #science #open science

Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work

RDS@Pitt 2024-2025 Annual Report

Aug 21, 2025 - By empowering a positive digital future, RDS@Pitt will enhance success, engagement, safety, accountability, and trust throughout society.

#University of Pittsburgh #ADSA member #program management

RDS@Pitt 2024-2025 Annual Report