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Trump administration cuts $400 million in federal funding to Columbia

Mar. 7, 2025 - The cuts come just days after the Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism announced it was considering stop work orders on $51.4 million in contracts with the University.

#Trump #Columbia University #Department of Education #politics #DOJ #GSA #DHS

Trump administration cuts $400 million in federal funding to Columbia

Michael Crow speaks on CRU at ASU, science funding, inclusivity, men's basketball

Mar. 6, 2025 - According to Crow, it's too early to tell what exactly the impact of the federal government cuts will be.

#Arizona State University #Trump

Michael Crow speaks on CRU at ASU, science funding, inclusivity, men's basketball

UT researchers discuss advancements at artificial intelligence, robotics symposium

Mar. 6, 2025 - UT’s Texas Robotics and Machine Learning Lab collaborated with UT’s Amazon Science Hub to host the AI and Robotics Research Symposium from March 4-6.

#UT Austin #AI #Amazon #machine learning

UT researchers discuss advancements at artificial intelligence, robotics symposium

SU to assess DEIA programs, resources for compliance with federal law

Mar. 6, 2025 - SU administrators said they will conduct reviews of its programs, but reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining a welcoming community.

#DEI #Trump #Syracuse University

SU to assess DEIA programs, resources for compliance with federal law

‘Unfortunately not surprising’: Students react with frustration to Duke’s cost of attendance surpassing $90,000

Mar. 6, 2025 - Many students reacted with surprise and frustration following Duke’s announcement that it would be increasing the undergraduate cost of attendance to over $90,000 for the 2025-26 academic year.

#Duke University #Boston University #Northwestern #Yale #Tufts University

‘Unfortunately not surprising’: Students react with frustration to Duke’s cost of attendance surpassing $90,000

Duke Arts & Sciences Council addresses federal funding cuts, details implementation of new Constellations, Century Courses

Mar. 7, 2025 - Gary Bennett, dean of the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, and Executive Vice President Daniel Ennis spoke to the council about possible financial threats to Duke in light of recent federal funding cuts.

#Trump #NIH #Duke University #social science

Duke Arts & Sciences Council addresses federal funding cuts, details implementation of new Constellations, Century Courses

US colleges returning to campus sexual assault rules created during Trump's first term

Updated Mar. 6, 2025 - The Trump administration restored an interpretation of Title IX regulations from President Donald Trump’s first term, affecting how schools — including Duke — handle sexual assault allegations.

#higher ed #Department of Education #policy #Trump

US colleges returning to campus sexual assault rules created during Trump's first term

UWashington | What is computer science?

Mar. 7, 2025 - At its core, CS is about building useful technology that solves real-world challenges and makes a meaningful impact on society.

#computer science #University of Washington

UWashington | What is computer science?

Department of Justice to investigate antisemitism claims against the University of California

Mar. 7, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Justice announced the launch of an investigation into allegations of antisemitism at the University of California under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

#DEI #UC Berkeley #UC Davis #UC Irvine #UC Riverside #UC San Diego #UC San Francisco #UC Santa Barbara #UC Santa Cruz #Trump

Department of Justice to investigate antisemitism claims against the University of California

Brown reduces PhD admission targets, warns of potential layoffs amid ongoing federal threats

Mar. 5, 2025 - President Christina Praxson warned of potential staff layoffs and financial steps that could be taken as the federal political landscape continues to change.

#Brown #Trump #budget

Brown reduces PhD admission targets, warns of potential layoffs amid ongoing federal threats

NIH centralizes peer review to improve efficiency and strengthen

Mar. 6, 2025 - The proposed approach is expected to save more than $65 million annually.

#NIH #funding #research #research administration

NIH centralizes peer review to improve efficiency and strengthen

NYPD confirms nine arrests at Barnard in response to ‘unscheduled demonstration’

Mar. 6, 2025 - Nine students were arrested.

#Barnard College #politics

NYPD confirms nine arrests at Barnard in response to ‘unscheduled demonstration’

George Washington University | Adjunct faculty union pushes for pay raises in contract negotiations

Mar. 6, 2025 - The union has been seeking pay increases and greater access to professional development since they began negotiations in the fall.

#George Washington University

George Washington University | Adjunct faculty union pushes for pay raises in contract negotiations

Penn strikes antidiscrimination protections in graduate student union contract bargaining

Mar. 6, 2025 - The bargaining committee first signed its “Prohibition Against Discrimination, Unlawful Harassment, and Abusive Conduct” proposal, including demands against harassment and discrimination, in October 2024.

#UPenn #graduate #DEI

Penn strikes antidiscrimination protections in graduate student union contract bargaining

AI-driven, autonomous lab at Argonne transforms materials discovery | University of Chicago News

Mar. 5, 2025 - Argonne, UChicago researchers harness artificial intelligence and automation for electronic polymer processing

#UChicago #AI #research

AI-driven, autonomous lab at Argonne transforms materials discovery | University of Chicago News

Yale to curb faculty raises, hiring, construction as Trump imperils funding

Mar. 6, 2025 - The University will draft a constrained budget for the 2026 fiscal year in anticipation of federal policies reducing revenue.

#Yale #Trump #NIH

Yale to curb faculty raises, hiring, construction as Trump imperils funding

Students use AI to aid United Nations in Ukrainian refugee response | RIT

Mar. 5, 2025 - Two RIT students are creating an AI tool for the United Nations International Organization for Migration that will improve humanitarian response.

#dssg #AI #Rochester Institute of Technology

Students use AI to aid United Nations in Ukrainian refugee response | RIT

UTSA | SDS Announces its Nonprofit Partners for its Growing Community Innovation Scholars Program.

Mar. 2, 2025 - The Data Science & AI Community Innovation Scholars program places UTSA undergraduates in 10-week paid internships to apply data science and AI solutions to challenges faced by local nonprofits.

#UTSA #ADSA member #undergrad #AI #data science #partnership #internship

UTSA | SDS Announces its Nonprofit Partners for its Growing Community Innovation Scholars Program.

BU | CDS Welcomes Acevedo-Garcia and Chang as Faculty Fellows

Mar. 6, 2025 - Boston University’s Dolores Acevedo-Garcia and Michael Alan Chang have been named Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS) Faculty Fellows.

#Boston University #ADSA member

BU | CDS Welcomes Acevedo-Garcia and Chang as Faculty Fellows

Fruit Fly Research Led NJIT Scientists and Edison Teens to Better AI

Mar 3, 2025 - A competition to compare the brains of male vs. female fruit flies led NJIT researchers and two high school students to a second-place finish in the latest edition of the FlyWire Data Challenge.

#NJIT #data science #AI #ADSA member

Fruit Fly Research Led NJIT Scientists and Edison Teens to Better AI

UToronto DSI | Drawing on AI and Other Data Sciences to Design Next-Gen Joint Replacements

Mar. 6, 2025 - Supported by a DSI catalyst seed grant, researchers employed data science methodologies with AI tools to analyze massive datasets on joint replacement patients to help design complex microstructure materials.

#ADSA member #University of Toronto #biomedical #AI #data science

UToronto DSI | Drawing on AI and Other Data Sciences to Design Next-Gen Joint Replacements

University Hiring Pause | Human Resources | The University of Vermont

Mar. 4, 2025 - The university will pause general hiring for all long-term faculty, staff and postdoctoral positions for 60 days.

#Trump #University of Vermont

University Hiring Pause | Human Resources | The University of Vermont

Updates on federal government directives impacting Emory

Mar. 5, 2025 - "With potential changes in university funding looming, Emory must take prudent measures to prepare for what may be a significant disruption to our finances."

#Emory University #Trump

Updates on federal government directives impacting Emory

Trump preparing to sign order to dismantle Education Department | CNN Politics

Mar. 6, 2025 - The president could sign the order as early as Thursday. He would need support from Congress to get it done.

#Department of Education #Trump #K12 #higher ed

Trump preparing to sign order to dismantle Education Department | CNN Politics

University of Michigan braces for funding cuts as feds terminate Social Security project

Mar. 3, 2025 - The Social Security Administration said that it would be ending its cooperative agreements supporting the Retirement and Disability Research Consortium.

#Trump #SSA #DEI #University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

University of Michigan braces for funding cuts as feds terminate Social Security project

UNebraska-Lincoln | Message from the Chancellor - Budget Reductions

Mar. 4, 2025 - The Executive Leadership Team to prepare for additional budget reductions to clear our structural deficit, resulting from rising costs and a decline in net tuition, as well as to prepare for the potential of reduced funding from the state for the next biennium.

#university of nebraska #budget

UNebraska-Lincoln | Message from the Chancellor - Budget Reductions

Johns Hopkins University | Our bond at a moment of challenge

Mar. 4, 2025 - "As we have been in the past, we are resolute in our commitment to facing the challenges before us together as one university."

#JHU #USAID #Trump

Johns Hopkins University | Our bond at a moment of challenge

Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants

Mar. 6, 2025 - Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.

#Trump #NIH #research #DEI #China #environment

Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants

Bridging North and South - University Affairs

Feb. 27, 2025 - Yukon university serves First Nations communities while demystifying the North as the latest member of Universities Canada.

#Yukon University #higher ed #Canada

Bridging North and South - University Affairs

Shaping the future of AI: A Q&A with Rada Mihalcea

Mar. 5, 2025 - The AI Lab has grown in both scope and impact—venturing into cognitive architectures, natural language processing, healthcare computing and more.

#University of Michigan-Ann Arbor #AI

Shaping the future of AI: A Q&A with Rada Mihalcea