Infographic: Which Fields of Study Are (Not) Leading to Jobs?
Sep 10, 2025 - This chart shows the share of tertiary-educated adults who were unemployed in selected OECD countries, by field of study.
Higher Ed News
UUtah’s Responsible AI Community Consortium Unveils AI Leadership Blueprint
Sep 8, 2025 - The AI Leadership Blueprint is a practical, step-by-step guide developed specifically for organizations to adopt and manage AI responsibly.
MIT president warns of 'significant new financial pressures'
Sep 10, 2025 - MIT is experiencing significant financial challenges following President Trump's cuts to federal research funding.
On being a good open source citizen: supporting a healthy ecosystem through directed and foundational contributions
Sep 3, 2025 - How do you serve the needs of your organizational stakeholders while also acting as a responsible steward of the upstream projects you depend on?
New NSF Pilot Data on the Prevalence of Work-Related Credentials among STEM Workers from the National Training, Education, and Workforce Survey
Sep 10, 2025 - Work-related and sub-baccalaureate credentials can serve as an important catalyst in career entry or advancement.
Physical Science Careers Disrupted
Sep 9, 2025 - AIP is establishing an ongoing process to collect firsthand accounts of careers derailed or redirected by these funding and policy changes—before details fade and institutional memory is lost
Tufts University to become tuition-free for families making less than $150K
Sep 9, 2025 - Tufts University president said the institution wants "talented students from all socioeconomic backgrounds."
Tri-C to chop 30 associate degree programs, the latest to cite new state law
Sep 8, 2025 - Cuyahoga Community College intends to eliminate 30 associate degree programs, including 15 apprenticeship programs, citing the impact of a new Ohio law that requires programs average five graduates per year.
University of Oregon laying off around 60 employees
Sep 9, 2025 - Overall, the university has let go of almost 120 employees and eliminated 59 vacant jobs this year.
This university is leading the way in AI education and innovation
Sep 8, 2025 - Learn how college students are making real-world impact with AI.
New College of AI, Cyber and Computing launched at UT San Antonio
Sep 9, 2025 - UT San Antonio launched the College of AI, Cyber and Computing to bring together academic programs in AI, cybersecurity, computing and data science.
Penn State | Creating tools that ‘do wonders’: Data analytics alum uses the power of tech
Sep 4, 2025 - When Bharat Sharma was accepted to Penn State Great Valley’s Master of Data Analytics program, he said he remembered feeling joy that gave way to uncertainty about how he would afford graduate school.
A human-centered approach to data visualization
Sep 5, 2025 - MIT Associate Professor Arvind Satyanarayan develops tools for data visualization that amplify creativity and promote human agency.
NYU to establish ‘device-free’ zones and programming
Sep 9, 2025 - NYU is implementing a “device-free environments and events” initiative across its degree-granting campuses in an effort to “further connect with one another.”
Harvard Funding Cuts Endanger the Massive Fruit Fly Database That Powers Genetic Research
Sep 8, 2025 - FlyBase lost a multimillion dollar grant when the Trump administration cut off Harvard’s federal funding in May. Now the repository is laying off staff — and researchers worldwide are worried.
Princeton admitted 4.4 percent of applicants for Class of 2029
Sep 9, 2025 - The admission rate this year was 4.4 percent, down from 4.6 percent last year, and has not been publicized since the Class of 2025, the lowest ever at 4.38 percent.
Penn projected to hit record lobbying spending amid Trump-era funding threats
Sep 8, 2025 - The increased spending comes after the University’s federal funding — which amounts to over $1 billion annually — was threatened several times by the Trump administration this past year.
Three reasons why universities are crucial for understanding AI
Sep 4, 2025 - There is a “fierce urgency” to understand how AI works, says Stanford physicist Surya Ganguli, who is leading a project to bring the inner workings of AI to light through transparent, foundational research.
Yale | YCC prepares to vote on largest budget in recent memory
Sep 9, 2025 - A largely new Senate prepared to vote on a $1.2 million budget after hearing a detailed report on YCC spending trends.
How many undocumented students are enrolled at US colleges?
Sep 9, 2025 - More than 500,000 students without legal status attend colleges nationwide, but Trump administration policies could hinder their enrollment.
Can a bold ‘social contract’ make data sharing more palatable?
Sep 8, 2025 - Hoarding of health data is common across Africa, owing to well-founded concerns about exploitation and misuse of biomedical information.
Eight Carnegie Mellon Students Named SoftBank Group–Arm Fellows
Aug 25, 2025 - Eight Carnegie Mellon University Ph.D. students have received the SoftBank Group–Arm Fellowship to support research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and human collaboration.
UPenn | Where AI models fall short in mimicking the expressiveness of human speech
Sep 4, 2025 - Undergraduates Kevin Li, Henry Huang, and Ethan Yang worked with linguistics professor Jianjing Kuang to compare speech production and perception by humans and AI—research that can help companies move closer to natural and expressive AI speech.
Google honors UCSB computer scientist for pioneering low-cost AI network models
Aug 20, 2025 - UCSB's Arpit Gupta has earned two major Google awards for his work developing low-cost AI network models, paving the way for more accessible, “self-driving” networks.
UCI ICS Summer Academy 2025 Inspires Bright Young Minds
Sep 2, 2025 - While many Southern California high school students spend the summer relaxing at the beach, some spend their time on the UC Irvine campus diving deep into
Georgetown | Connecting Science to Policy - Three Years of MDI’s Research Experience for Undergraduates Program
Sep 3, 2025 - MDI's Summer Research Showcase marked the end of the final year of the Department of Computer Science and MDI’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program “Connecting Science to Policy: From Formal Computer Science Education to Real World Data Science Research to Policy Decision Making”.
Oxford | First direct evidence links gene to fat storage, hinting at new obesity therapies
Sep 4, 2025 - A new study, involving researchers at the Big Data Institute, has shown for the first time that a little-known gene, SLTM, plays a direct role in how fat is stored inside human cells.
AI and machine learning for engineering design
Sep 7, 2025 - In MIT course 2.155/156 (AI and Machine Learning for Engineering Design), students use tools and techniques from artificial intelligence and machine learning for mechanical engineering design, focusing on the creation of new products and addressing engineering design challenges.
SDSC's Sherlock Partners with MCNC to Deliver Secure Cloud and Data Services Across North Carolina
Sep 3, 2025 - Groundbreaking model for cross-country collaboration and networking could serve as technology foundation and potential blueprint for future nationwide expansion.
UM Amherst | AI4CW 2025 Final Presentation Recap
Aug 29, 2025 - This year’s projects showcased creative applications of AI that improved state operations, including streamlining workflows, enhancing customer support, and developing tools for information management and accessibility.