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U-M Ann Arbor | Improving AI models: Automated tool detects silent errors in deep learning training

Jul 24, 2025 - TrainCheck uses training invariants to find the root cause of hard-to-detect errors before they cause downstream problems, saving time and resources.

#University of Michigan-Ann Arbor #AI

U-M Ann Arbor | Improving AI models: Automated tool detects silent errors in deep learning training

DeepMind and OpenAI models solve maths problems at level of top students

Jul 24, 2025 - For the first time, large language models performed on a par with gold medallists in the International Mathematical Olympiad.

#LLM #math #DeepMind

DeepMind and OpenAI models solve maths problems at level of top students

State Department Launches Investigation Into Harvard’s Participation in J-1 Visa Program

Jul 25, 2025 - The US State Department launched an investigation into Harvard’s compliance with the Exchange Visitor Program, which allows universities to sponsor short-term J-1 visas for international instructors, researchers, and certain students.

#Harvard #student visas #Trump

State Department Launches Investigation Into Harvard’s Participation in J-1 Visa Program

New memo from UNC System orders schools to prove DEI policies are eliminated

Jul 23, 2025 - UNC System schools implemented the "Equality Policy" last year, eliminating DEI positions. Now, leaders on the Board of Governors want schools to verify those realignments succeeded.

#UNC Asheville #UNC Chapel Hill #UNC Charlotte #UNC Greensboro #UNC Wilmington #DEI #policy

New memo from UNC System orders schools to prove DEI policies are eliminated

Georgia Tech building supercomputer it hopes will speed up the future

Jul 23, 2025 - The $20M supercomputer, NEXUS, is expected to be completed in spring 2026.

#Georgia Tech #computing

Georgia Tech building supercomputer it hopes will speed up the future

AI tracked down nearly 80,000 ‘ghost students’ trying to enroll in California colleges

Jul 23, 2025 - “The only answer for a bad guy with AI is a good guy with AI,” said Kiran Kodithala, whose AI platform is front-and-center in California’s fight against education fraud.

#AI #higher ed #California #dssg

AI tracked down nearly 80,000 ‘ghost students’ trying to enroll in California colleges

KU requires removal of pronouns from employee email signatures by July 31

Jul 22, 2025 - Kansas University employees must remove personal pronouns from email signatures and university platforms by July 31, following a state directive ending DEI initiatives.

#university of kansas #DEI #policy

KU requires removal of pronouns from employee email signatures by July 31

UNO among schools under federal investigation for 'alleged exclusionary scholarships'

Jul 24, 2025 - The Department of Education is investigating the University of Nebraska Omaha among other universities for "alleged exclusionary scholarships."

#university of nebraska #University of Louisville #University of Miami #University of Michigan-Ann Arbor #Western Michigan University #Department of Education #Trump

UNO among schools under federal investigation for 'alleged exclusionary scholarships'

FY26 Appropriations Update: Senate Releases Funding Plans for NSF, NIST, and NASA; Recommends Mostly Flat Funding

Jul 21, 2025 - Analysis of the Fiscal Year 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee’s Commerce, Justice, Science legislation.

#CRA #policy #funding #NSF #NIST #NASA

FY26 Appropriations Update: Senate Releases Funding Plans for NSF, NIST, and NASA; Recommends Mostly Flat Funding

Salary negotiation bias from chatbots

Jul 24, 2025 - Researchers Sorokovikova and Chizhov et al. found that salary suggestions for females were lower than for males.

#sociotechnical systems #gender #GAI #ChatGPT #Claude #Llama #Qwen #Mixtral

Salary negotiation bias from chatbots

ASA K-12 Statistics and Data Science Education Outreach Director

Jul 24, 2025 - Kaycie Maddox is the ASA K–12 Statistics and Data Science Education Outreach Director.

#statistics #data science #program management #K12 #ASA

ASA K-12 Statistics and Data Science Education Outreach Director

Reactions Are Mixed as Trump Unveils AI Action Plan

Jul 23, 2025 - The new federal AI Action Plan aims to secure U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence. Its policies address a range of issues, including worker displacement. Experts have concerns about its impact on state policy.

#policy #AI #Trump

Reactions Are Mixed as Trump Unveils AI Action Plan

ChatGPT was a homework cheating tool. Now OpenAI is carving out a more official role in education.

Jul 23, 2025 - A new partnership weaves the startup's powerful AI models into a learning app used by thousands of schools and colleges.

#OpenAI #EdTech #higher ed #K12

ChatGPT was a homework cheating tool. Now OpenAI is carving out a more official role in education.

Columbia University to pay Trump admin $200m to settle dispute

Jul 23, 2025 - The New York college becomes the first to agree to pay the Trump administration after it was investigated over campus antisemitism.

#Trump #Columbia University

Columbia University to pay Trump admin $200m to settle dispute

Penn State students express frustration, concern over upcoming 2% tuition increase

Jul 23, 2025 - The Penn State Board of Trustees approved a 2% tuition increase for in-state undergraduate students at University Park for the 2026-27 academic year on July 18th.

#Penn State #data #undergrad

Penn State students express frustration, concern over upcoming 2% tuition increase

A new way to edit or generate images

Jul 21, 2025 - MIT and Meta researchers discover that special kinds of neural networks called encoders or “tokenizers” can do much more than previously realized, leading to a new way to edit or generate images.

#MIT #GAI

A new way to edit or generate images

Duke, national groups back new research funding model amid indirect cost cap litigation

Jul 21, 2025 - The Joint Associations Group on Indirect Costs announced its model July 11. The financial impact on Duke “remains to be seen."

#Duke University #NIH #NSF #Trump #funding #budget

Duke, national groups back new research funding model amid indirect cost cap litigation

UPenn cuts protections for international graduate students in union contract talks, organizers say

Jul 22, 2025 - The University presented four counterproposals to drafts submitted by GET-UP regarding graduate workers' job expectations, scheduling, recognition, compensation, along with support for international and immigrant workers.

#UPenn #graduate #policy

UPenn cuts protections for international graduate students in union contract talks, organizers say

Stanford Report highlights AI’s potential to support learners with disabilities

Jul 21, 2025 - Drawing on a collaborative event including students, educators, and policymakers, Stanford’s Accelerator for Learning has released a white paper calling for AI systems designed around the needs of individuals with learning differences.

#AI #dssg #Stanford

Stanford Report highlights AI’s potential to support learners with disabilities

Congress passed the Republican tax and spending bill. Here’s how it could impact Brown.

Jul 21, 2025 - While the new endowment tax won’t impact Brown, cuts to federal aid will.

#Brown #budget #Trump #higher ed

Congress passed the Republican tax and spending bill. Here’s how it could impact Brown.

Barnard tuition increases by 4.5 percent for 2025-26 academic year

Jul 21, 2025 - Barnard will charge $70,644 in tuition for the 2025-26 academic year

#Barnard College #data

Barnard tuition increases by 4.5 percent for 2025-26 academic year

FY2026 National Science Foundation

Jul 21, 2025 - This page contains interactive tables and charts with budget details for the National Science Foundation in fiscal year 2026.

#NSF #Trump #funding #STEM

FY2026 National Science Foundation

Record Numbers Of U.S. Students Are Applying To Colleges In The U.K.

Jul 21, 2025 - Amid the Trump administration's continuing campaign against higher education, a record number of American undergraduates are applying to colleges in the United Kingdom.

#Trump #higher ed #United Kingdom (UK)#undergrad

Record Numbers Of U.S. Students Are Applying To Colleges In The U.K.

Temple University to lay off 50 employees

Jul 21, 2025- The public institution is cutting 190 positions in an effort to slash its $60 million deficit in half.

#Temple University #budget #Trump

Temple University to lay off 50 employees

What does Trump’s executive order on foreign gift reporting mean for colleges?

Jul 22, 2025 - Institutions that don’t fully comply with Section 117 could end up in the Trump administration’s crosshairs and miss out on federal grants, experts suggested.

#Trump #policy #higher ed #Department of Education

What does Trump’s executive order on foreign gift reporting mean for colleges?

F-1, J-1 Student Visa Issuances Dropped in May

Jul 17, 2025 - An analysis of State Department data shows fewer visas were issued this May than last. Experts worry the trend will continue.

#Trump #higher ed #DHS #student visas

F-1, J-1 Student Visa Issuances Dropped in May

Are Trump's Policies Driving STEM Students to Other Countries?

Jul 14, 2025 - International student interest in U.S. engineering programs has dropped sharply. What does this mean for future innovation?

#STEM #Trump #higher ed

Are Trump's Policies Driving STEM Students to Other Countries?

Nontraditional Students Are The New College Majority, Report Finds

Jun 25, 2025 - More than 40% are older than 22; 70% are working while in school.

#higher ed #data #IPEDS #DEI #undergrad

Nontraditional Students Are The New College Majority, Report Finds

Harvard HDSI | Meet the 2025 SPUDS Fellows

Jul 17, 2025 - SPUDS provides undergraduates with substantive research experience, mentorship from leading Harvard faculty, and the opportunity to join an interdisciplinary community.

#undergrad #data science #Harvard #ADSA member

Harvard HDSI | Meet the 2025 SPUDS Fellows

The Rise of AI Will Make Liberal Arts Degrees Popular Again. Here's Why

Jul 14, 2025 - With AI taking over more routine business and tech tasks, experts say the value of a liberal arts degree is set to rise.

#AI #higher ed

The Rise of AI Will Make Liberal Arts Degrees Popular Again. Here's Why