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UVirginia SDS | At the Finish Line, Online MSDS Students Unveil Capstone Project Research

May 12, 2025 - The annual capstone project showcase highlighted the innovative and applied nature of the work being done by online M.S. in Data Science students.

#data science #university of virginia #ADSA member

UVirginia SDS | At the Finish Line, Online MSDS Students Unveil Capstone Project Research

UChicago 2025 AI+Science Hackathon Challenges Students to Take on Cutting-Edge Scientific Problems with AI

May 19, 2025 - The event invited students to apply the latest in machine learning to advance methods for scientific discovery.

#UChicago #AI #ADSA member #machine learning

UChicago 2025 AI+Science Hackathon Challenges Students to Take on Cutting-Edge Scientific Problems with AI

UChicago DSI Data Mirror Website Launched to Protect Access to Public Datasets

May 8, 2025 - The website will preserve backups of these resources within UChicago’s infrastructure and reflect exact copies onto a publicly accessible repository.

#UChicago #dssg #ADSA member

UChicago DSI Data Mirror Website Launched to Protect Access to Public Datasets

U-M Ann Arbor | CSE instructors win ENGR 100 Section of the Year

May 19, 2025 - This recognition, given by the College of Engineering, honors the teaching team’s excellence and innovation in teaching ENGR 100.250: Microprocessors and Toys.

#University of Michigan-Ann Arbor #engineering

U-M Ann Arbor | CSE instructors win ENGR 100 Section of the Year

How Penn is Reimagining Research in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

May 20, 2025 - These postdoctoral researchers represent the University’s response to a shifting research landscape prompted by recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI).

#UPenn #data science #AI #ADSA member

How Penn is Reimagining Research in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Penn | New AI Technique Can Uncover Antiviral Compounds Using Limited Data

May 8, 2025 - AI algorithms have now been combined with traditional laboratory methods to uncover promising drug leads against human enterovirus 71

#data science #AI #UPenn

Penn | New AI Technique Can Uncover Antiviral Compounds Using Limited Data

Penn State's AI Week spotlights student, faculty research on artificial intelligence

May 13, 2025 - Penn State’s AI Week showcased the latest research on AI systems and tools, with a specific focus on their applications across K-12 and higher education.

#Penn State #data science #AI #ADSA member

Penn State's AI Week spotlights student, faculty research on artificial intelligence

Harvard Data Science Initiative | The Proposal Pivot Engine

May 8, 2025 - rofessor S. Bryn Austin and team are developing the Proposal Pivot Engine (PPE)

#ADSA member #Harvard #data science

Harvard Data Science Initiative | The Proposal Pivot Engine

University of Oregon warns of looming budget cuts, sees 'difficult decisions' coming

May 21, 2025 - A budget warning from UO’s president and provost signals a challenging road ahead.

#University of Oregon #budget

University of Oregon warns of looming budget cuts, sees 'difficult decisions' coming

University of Utah Supercharges AI Computing Power with New GPUs

May 22, 2025 - The University of Utah Center for High Performance Computing recently installed its single-biggest upgrade to AI cyberinfrastructure.

#University of Utah #AI #ADSA member #computing

University of Utah Supercharges AI Computing Power with New GPUs

Over 700 and $1.7 billion in previously undisclosed grant terminations published by NIH

May 20, 2025 - 726 additional terminated grants were reported by NIH this week, amounting to over $1.70 billion in total grant value, with $780 million remaining unspent.

#NIH #Trump

Over 700 and $1.7 billion in previously undisclosed grant terminations published by NIH

Should computer science be required to graduate? These CEOs say yes.

May 6, 2025 - As the Trump administration promotes AI in education, advocates say computer science skills must be a bigger priority nationwide.

#computer science #AI #K12 #Trump

Should computer science be required to graduate? These CEOs say yes.

A Letter to the Computing Research Community from Greg Hager

May 13, 2025 - Why Greg Hager stepped down as NSF Assistant Director for the CISE Directorate

#NSF #CRA

A Letter to the Computing Research Community from Greg Hager

Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades

May 22, 2025 - The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.

#Trump #NSF

Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades

Trump administration blocks Harvard from enrolling international students

May 22, 2025 - The Trump administration has blocked the ability of Harvard University to enroll international students

#Harvard #Trump

Trump administration blocks Harvard from enrolling international students

Judge blocks Trump's orders to dismantle the Education Department and fire employees

May 22, 2025 - A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs.

#Department of Education #Trump

Judge blocks Trump's orders to dismantle the Education Department and fire employees

A Sneak Peek at Doctoral and Bachelor’s Enrollment and Degree Trends from 2024 CRA Taulbee Survey

May 22, 2025 - Trends in student enrollment, degree production, employment of graduates, and faculty salaries in computing.

#CRA #data #data science #computer science #computing #employment

A Sneak Peek at Doctoral and Bachelor’s Enrollment and Degree Trends from 2024 CRA Taulbee Survey

Nearly Half of 2023 U.S. Doctorate Recipients with Temporary Visas Were from China or India

May 7, 2025 - Latest visualizations from the 2023 Survey of Earned Doctorates on the topic of temporary visa holders earning U.S. doctorates.

#NSF #graduate #data

Nearly Half of 2023 U.S. Doctorate Recipients with Temporary Visas Were from China or India

Three-fourths of NSF funding cuts hit education

May 12, 2025 - More research eliminated and mass firings.

#NSF #Trump #education

Three-fourths of NSF funding cuts hit education

Current Term Enrollment Estimates Spring 2025

May 22, 2025 - Total postsecondary enrollment is up 3.2 percent this spring (+562,000), compared to spring 2024.

#data #higher ed #community college

Current Term Enrollment Estimates Spring 2025

Cornell Is Selling Its President’s House Amid Federal Funding Freezes

May 19, 2025 - The Ivy League university is selling property as the Trump administration freezes more than $1 billion in federal funding.

#Cornell #budget #Trump

Cornell Is Selling Its President’s House Amid Federal Funding Freezes

Liberal arts programs at two Utah universities take the brunt of cuts

May 19, 2025 - Utah Tech and Southern Utah University have both released their plans to comply with the state-imposed budget cuts

#utah #budget

Liberal arts programs at two Utah universities take the brunt of cuts

Maryland regents allow furloughs and salary cuts for public universities

May 20, 2025 - The state’s higher education system is facing big funding shortfalls at both the state and federal levels.

#University of Maryland #budget

Maryland regents allow furloughs and salary cuts for public universities

Over half of hiring managers say recent grads are unprepared for the workforce

May 19, 2025 - “Colleges don’t teach students how to behave in the workplace,” Resume.org’s career coach said in a statement.

#higher ed

Over half of hiring managers say recent grads are unprepared for the workforce

Michigan State University plans 9% general spending cut, totaling $153M in reductions

May 15, 2025 - Top university officials outlined a two-year plan to reduce its general fund spending in response to ongoing federal budget cuts.

#Michigan State University #budget

Michigan State University plans 9% general spending cut, totaling $153M in reductions

Harvard University devotes $250M to sustain research hit by federal cuts

May 16, 2025 - The institution’s leaders said they have received multiple grant terminations since the Trump administration froze over $2.2 billion of its federal funding.

#Harvard #Trump

Harvard University devotes $250M to sustain research hit by federal cuts

Education Department retracts CTE grants for Native American and Hawaiian students

May 15, 2025 - The agency said the nearly $21.6 million grant competitions do not “align with the objectives established by the Trump Administration.”

#Department of Education #DEI #higher ed

Education Department retracts CTE grants for Native American and Hawaiian students

Penn State University proposes closing 7 commonwealth campuses

May 14, 2025 - University officials cited enrollment declines at the colleges, as well as their financial deficits and maintenance backlogs.

#Penn State #budget

Penn State University proposes closing 7 commonwealth campuses

University of Maryland, Baltimore to lay off employees amid federal budget reductions

May 13, 2025 - The University of Maryland, Baltimore will lay off 30 full-time staff and eliminate 30 vacant positions due to federal funding cuts.

#University of Maryland #budget #NIH #Trump

University of Maryland, Baltimore to lay off employees amid federal budget reductions

Denver Public Schools gets the OK to award associate degrees

May 13, 2025 - Set to launch in 2026, programs offered through the district’s technical college would provide a higher credential for registered apprentices.

#Colorado #community college #degree

Denver Public Schools gets the OK to award associate degrees