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‘You can’t create 18-year-olds’: What can colleges do amid demographic upheaval?

Mar. 27, 2025 - Raising retention and attendance rates, and accommodating diverse student bodies, could take on existential importance as the number of traditional-age students falls.

#higher ed #program management

‘You can’t create 18-year-olds’: What can colleges do amid demographic upheaval?

Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her

Mar. 26, 2025 - A lawyer for a Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University says she has been detained by Department of Homeland Security agents without explanation.

#Tufts University #Trump #DHS

Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her

UToronto | Melanie Woodin named U of T’s 17th president

Mar. 26, 2025 - Melanie Woodin, an internationally recognized neuroscientist who studies the mechanisms underlying learning and memory in the brain, has been named the University of Toronto’s 17th president.

#University of Toronto

UToronto | Melanie Woodin named U of T’s 17th president

Harvard | Understanding AI Vulnerabilities

Mar. 21, 2025 - As artificial intelligence capabilities evolve, so too will the tactics used to exploit them.

#AI #Harvard #dssg

Harvard | Understanding AI Vulnerabilities

A new way to make graphs more accessible to blind and low-vision readers

Mar. 25, 2025 - Designed to help blind and low-vision readers understand graphics, the “Tactile Vega-Lite” system from MIT CSAIL converts data into a standard visual graph and a tactile chart.

#MIT #dssg #DEI

A new way to make graphs more accessible to blind and low-vision readers

Over 3 million applicants’ data leaked on NYU’s website

Mar. 22, 2025 - A hacker took over NYU’s website for at least two hours Saturday morning to expose over 3 million applicants’ names, test scores, majors and zip codes, as well as information related to family members and financial aid dating back to at least 1989.

#NYU #data

Over 3 million applicants’ data leaked on NYU’s website

Khurana Says Harvard is Preparing for Possible Federal Funding Cuts

Mar. 26, 2025 - Following the Trump administration’s decision to cut $400 million in government grants to Columbia University, a top administrators are planning for the possibility that Harvard may be next.

#Harvard #Trump #Columbia University

Khurana Says Harvard is Preparing for Possible Federal Funding Cuts

Students in SINSI, other programs forced to pivot after federal government pulls internships

Mar. 26, 2025 - Students across Princeton’s campus are currently having to change their summer plans after many federal internships have been canceled due to the federal hiring freeze.

#NIH #graduate #undergrad #Princeton #Trump #USAID

Students in SINSI, other programs forced to pivot after federal government pulls internships

Trump’s war on federal education could obstruct financial aid distribution: experts

Mar. 25, 2025 - Donald Trump’s plan to halve the Department of Education’s workforce by nearly 50% and eventually dismantle it could delay and complicate GW’s financial aid distribution.

#George Washington University #Department of Education #Trump

Trump’s war on federal education could obstruct financial aid distribution: experts

NIH terminates three Penn research grants, citing incompatibility with ‘agency priorities’

Mar. 24, 2025 - The termination letters stated that the awards were “incompatible with agency priorities, and no modification of the project could align the project with agency priorities.”

#NIH #Trump #UPenn

NIH terminates three Penn research grants, citing incompatibility with ‘agency priorities’

Jameson says Penn researchers received ‘stop work orders’ after $175 million federal funding freeze

Mar. 25, 2025 - Researchers across seven of Penn’s schools were notified that their federally contracted research was halted.

#Trump #DEI #Department of Education #DoD #UPenn #DHS

Jameson says Penn researchers received ‘stop work orders’ after $175 million federal funding freeze

Education Department opens second investigation into Yale antisemitism

Mar. 26, 2025 - Amid deep cuts to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and Trump’s efforts to dismantle the department wholesale, the office opened a new investigation into antisemitism at Yale.

#Yale #Trump

Education Department opens second investigation into Yale antisemitism

Zoom bias: The social costs of having a ‘tinny’ sound during video conferences

Mar. 24, 2025 - A new study shows that poor audio quality in videoconferencing negatively affects listeners’ judgments of the people speaking.

#Yale #HCI

Zoom bias: The social costs of having a ‘tinny’ sound during video conferences

UUtah | AI paves the way for kids to learn math by teaching it

Mar. 20, 2025 - Amidst declining math scores, AI-powered app co-created by U faculty aims to double learning rate.

#University of Utah #AI #ADSA member #education #math

UUtah | AI paves the way for kids to learn math by teaching it

Mastercard Foundation Scholar Ready To Become a Leader in AI - News - Carnegie Mellon University

Mar. 25, 2025 - As a Mastercard Foundation Scholar, Clemence Ingabire is developing the skills to lead the charge toward responsible AI use in health care.

#Mastercard #data science #Carnegie Mellon University #AI

Mastercard Foundation Scholar Ready To Become a Leader in AI - News - Carnegie Mellon University

Exploring Tidy Tuesday: A Community Initiative for Notre Dame Data Science

Mar. 25, 2025 - The University of Notre Dame's Online Master's in Data Science (NDDS) program fosters this spirit through initiatives like Tidy Tuesday.

#Notre Dame #data science #Rstats #ADSA member

Exploring Tidy Tuesday: A Community Initiative for Notre Dame Data Science

BU | Data Days for Good Gets Students to Address Real-World Challenges

Mar. 18, 2025 - Five BU students on Team Weber gathered in front of a big screen for a final run-through of their slide deck. They were among five teams of BU students who spent their spring break participating in MassMutual’s Data Days for Good.

#data science #ADSA member #Boston University #dssg

BU | Data Days for Good Gets Students to Address Real-World Challenges

AI symposium: UMichigan Engineering speakers share how they use AI in research

Mar 20, 2025 - Engineers at the MIDAS symposium discussed improving AI's interpretability and preventing misuse.

#University of Michigan-Ann Arbor #ADSA member #AI

AI symposium: UMichigan Engineering speakers share how they use AI in research

UWashington eScience | Biodiversity Horizons: Predicting Climate Risks

Mar. 24, 2025 - As global temperatures rise, preserving biodiversity is essential for the planet’s health and human well-being. However, current biodiversity risk projections are often limited to a few snapshots of the future.

#University of Washington #data science #environment #ADSA member

UWashington eScience | Biodiversity Horizons: Predicting Climate Risks

UNC-CH SDSS students win first and second place in the annual Milwaukee Bucks Hackathon

Mar. 21, 2025 - Two teams of Carolina students won first and second place in the fourth annual hackathon hosted by NBA team Milwaukee Bucks and sponsored by Modine Manufacturing.

#UNC Chapel Hill #data science #ADSA member

UNC-CH SDSS students win first and second place in the annual Milwaukee Bucks Hackathon

Supporting Online Learners: Kristy Simpkins Leads Student Success and Well-Being at UVA Data Science

Mar. 24, 2025 - Discover how Online Student Success and Engagement Director Kristy Simpkins helps online MSDS students thrive.

#university of virginia #graduate #data science #ADSA member

Supporting Online Learners: Kristy Simpkins Leads Student Success and Well-Being at UVA Data Science

Provost reports hiring slow down at Northeastern, denies hiring freeze

Mar. 25, 2025 - Northeastern has “considerably” slowed its hiring.

#Northeastern University #Trump

Provost reports hiring slow down at Northeastern, denies hiring freeze

Clemson University is issuing a hiring freeze to go with 'mission critical' pause on spending

Mar. 25, 2025 - Clemson University has issued a hiring freeze and travel ban, citing economic uncertainties.

Clemson University has issued a hiring freeze and travel ban, citing economic uncertainties.

#Clemson #Trump #budget

Clemson University is issuing a hiring freeze to go with 'mission critical' pause on spending

Introducing GovArchive.us & Mirroring Entire Sites with Web Archives

Mar. 25, 2025 - Webrecorder introduces GovArchive.us and tooling to mirror web sites using web archives.

#data #Trump #technology

Introducing GovArchive.us & Mirroring Entire Sites with Web Archives

Trading Secrets: What Brain Science and AI Can Learn from Each Other

Mar. 19, 2025 - The National Academies’ Neuroscience Forum explored how knowledge about the brain could potentially shape better AI models, and, conversely, how AI models might help us learn more about the brain.

#AI #research #NASEM

Trading Secrets: What Brain Science and AI Can Learn from Each Other

San Diego State implements hiring freeze amid federal and state funding concerns

Mar. 24, 2025 - San Diego State University is implementing a hiring freeze effective immediately as the university looks to reduce its budget amid federal and state funding concerns.

#San Diego State University #budget

San Diego State implements hiring freeze amid federal and state funding concerns

‘Effective immediately': USC implements staff hiring freeze, budget cuts

Mar. 24, 2025 - The University of Southern California announced immediate cost-cutting measures in response to financial strain.

Non-essential business travel, conferences, and entertainment will also be restricted, the university added, and all department units have been directed to streamline operations.

#University of Southern California #Trump

‘Effective immediately': USC implements staff hiring freeze, budget cuts

Out-of-state students fuel LSU's growth, with 40% of freshmen not from Louisiana

Mar. 23, 2025 - The number of out-of-state undergrads at LSU has nearly tripled over the past decade.

#Louisiana State University #undergrad

Out-of-state students fuel LSU's growth, with 40% of freshmen not from Louisiana

Columbia Caved to Trump. It’s Just the Beginning.

Mar. 24, 2025 - Being a private university was never really a shield against politics.

#Trump #Columbia University #UC Berkeley #UC Davis #UC Irvine #UC Riverside #UC San Diego #UC San Francisco #UC Santa Barbara #UC Santa Cruz #UPenn #University of Tennessee Knoxville #USDA #University of Maine #Penn State #Michigan State University #DEI #Hillsdale #Hillsdale College

Columbia Caved to Trump. It’s Just the Beginning.

Education secretary says Columbia University's changes put it on track to recover funding

Mar. 23, 2025 - U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon says Columbia University is “on the right track” to recover federal funding frozen by the Trump administration.

#Columbia University #Department of Education #Trump

Education secretary says Columbia University's changes put it on track to recover funding