Higher Ed News

2647 bookmarks

Newest

Michigan State launches new degree program to blend engineering, computer science

Apr. 21, 2025 - Michigan State University has formally introduced a new degree program meant to blend mechanical, electrical and computer engineering with computer science.

#Michigan State University #computer science #engineering #undergrad #degree

Michigan State launches new degree program to blend engineering, computer science

Rice announces historic enrollment growth, expanding access and free tuition

Apr. 21, 2025 - The university continues to experience record demand, receiving over 36,700 applications for the 1,300 spots — a 13% increase from last year.

#Rice University #undergrad

Rice announces historic enrollment growth, expanding access and free tuition

Brown has a $7 billion endowment. Could it be used to weather funding cuts?

Apr. 20, 2025 - Constraints on funding purposes and payout rates prevent the University from spending its endowment.

#Brown #budget

Brown has a $7 billion endowment. Could it be used to weather funding cuts?

UM faculty urge Ono, regents to create mutual defense compact in Big 10

Apr. 21, 2025 - The UM Faculty Senate adopted four resolutions to defend students, faculty and staff against recent pressure from the Trump administration.

#University of Michigan-Ann Arbor #Trump

UM faculty urge Ono, regents to create mutual defense compact in Big 10

Harvard University Sues Trump Administration

Apr. 21, 2025 - Harvard’s lawsuit comes after the administration sought to force the university to comply with a list of demands by cutting billions in federal funding the school receives.

#Harvard #Trump

Harvard University Sues Trump Administration

Northwestern to self-fund federally threatened research

Apr. 18, 2025 - Leaders at the well-known institution said the support would sustain "vital research" until they had a "better understanding of the funding landscape."

#Northwestern #funding #Trump #research

Northwestern to self-fund federally threatened research

Updates on NSF Priorities

Apr. 18, 2025 - This page provides updated guidance on the priorities of the U.S. National Science Foundation.

#NSF #funding

Updates on NSF Priorities

Dutch universities plan to cut foreign student total by 2,000

Apr. 16, 2025 - Dutch universities have come up with their own plan to reduce the amount of English used in lessons and cut foreign student numbers.

#University of Amsterdam #Netherlands #higher ed #policy

Dutch universities plan to cut foreign student total by 2,000

Visa cancellations sow panic for international students, with more than 1,000 fearing deportation

Apr. 17, 2025 - The speed and scope of the federal government’s efforts to terminate the legal status of international students have stunned colleges and universities across the country.

#data #Trump #higher ed #DHS

Visa cancellations sow panic for international students, with more than 1,000 fearing deportation

Trump team freezes new NSF awards — and could soon axe hundreds of grants

Apr. 17, 2025 - The National Science Foundation is the latest US agency to be disrupted by Elon Musk’s DOGE.

#NSF #Trump

Trump team freezes new NSF awards — and could soon axe hundreds of grants

AI model formulates life-saving nutrition for NICU infants

Apr. 18, 2025 - Researchers at Stanford and UCSF trained an AI model to create recipes of total parenteral nutrition, a life-saving treatment given to infants.

#AI #health #UC San Francisco #Stanford

AI model formulates life-saving nutrition for NICU infants

Deans hold info sessions on recent visa revocations

Apr. 18, 2025 - Over the past week, deans across NYU schools held in-person sessions for students and faculty after it was confirmed that “some” members of the community had their visas revoked amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

#NYU #Trump #DHS

Deans hold info sessions on recent visa revocations

Duke issues guidance to international students following DHS order to screen visa holders’ social media for antisemitism

Apr. 17, 2025 - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the office would “begin considering aliens’ antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals as grounds for denying immigration benefit requests.”

#Duke University #Trump #DHS

Duke issues guidance to international students following DHS order to screen visa holders’ social media for antisemitism

Trump administration revokes visas from 23 UW students, mostly from Seattle campus

Apr. 17, 2025 - The new number is the result of an out-of-date count, not three new cancellations, university spokesperson Genevieve Haas wrote in an email.

#University of Washington #Trump #DHS

Trump administration revokes visas from 23 UW students, mostly from Seattle campus

Three New Haven residents sue Trump administration over revoked student visas

Apr. 18, 2025 - Over a dozen lawsuits allege international students across the country lost visas without due process, often over minor or dismissed criminal charges or for no apparent reason at all.

#Yale #Trump #DHS

Three New Haven residents sue Trump administration over revoked student visas

UvA DSC | New DSC/IAS joint fellows appointed to explore how AI-driven analysis influences vulnerabilities of data subjects

Apr. 16, 2025 - The University of Amsterdam’s Data Science Centre and Institute for Advanced Study are pleased to announce the appointment of Delfina Martinez Pandiani and Paula Helm as part of their joint fellowship programme.

#ADSA member #University of Amsterdam #AI #dssg

UvA DSC | New DSC/IAS joint fellows appointed to explore how AI-driven analysis influences vulnerabilities of data subjects

Georgetown MDI’s Comment on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan

Apr. 17, 2025 - The Massive Data Institute (MDI) at Georgetown University offered comments in response to the NSF’s Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan (NSF RFI: 90 FR 9088).

#AI #communication #Georgetown University #NSF

Georgetown MDI’s Comment on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan

Penn | Fine art and design using artificial intelligence

Apr. 18, 2025 - Through the design course Artificial Intelligence in Art, second-year Jessica Mach has discovered AI's potential through creating several projects, including a video story and an interactive game.

#AI #humanities #UPenn

Penn | Fine art and design using artificial intelligence

UTSA SDS | John Quarles: Expanding access to the benefits of virtual reality

Apr. 17, 2025 - John Quarles, a UTSA professor of computer science, conducts research that aims to enhance the virtual and augmented reality experience across all these applications.

#UTSA #ADSA member #technical school #dssg

UTSA SDS | John Quarles: Expanding access to the benefits of virtual reality

BU | From Frogs to Frontiers: CDS Freshman Publishes Research on Machine Learning and Conservation

Apr. 16, 2025 - “It’s incredibly rare to see a student enter their undergraduate studies with a published research paper already under their belt—especially one that tackles a real-world challenge with such ingenuity,” noted CDS Associate Provost Azer Bestavros.

#data science #Boston University #ADSA member

BU | From Frogs to Frontiers: CDS Freshman Publishes Research on Machine Learning and Conservation

UMN Data Science Initiative Announcing a New Era

Apr. 18, 2025 - The Data Science Initiative is transforming into the Data Science and AI Hub, combining data science and AI to drive innovation.

#University of Minnesota #ADSA member #AI #data science

UMN Data Science Initiative Announcing a New Era

Columbia DSI | Building Systems That Scale

Apr. 16, 2025 - Keynote Highlights from Data Science Day 2025 Rick Rioboli, Executive Vice President and CTO, Comcast Connectivity and Platforms.

#Columbia University #ADSA member #data science

Columbia DSI | Building Systems That Scale

UCSD | New AI Technology Aims to Revolutionize Fish Farming

Apr. 16, 2025 - To better understand how artificial intelligence can advance U.S. aquaculture development, a team of scientists will use a mobile camera to capture images of white sturgeon.

#AI #UC San Diego #ADSA member

UCSD | New AI Technology Aims to Revolutionize Fish Farming

UW eScience Institute | Improving Data Quality in Eviction Research

Apr. 16, 2025 - This study will help advance what we know about evictions through an in-depth study of Pierce County, Washington.

#University of Washington #ADSA member #policy

UW eScience Institute | Improving Data Quality in Eviction Research

UVA SDS Professor Co-Hosts Regional Cybersecurity Workshop

Apr. 16, 2025 - Wajih Ul Hassan co-hosted the DMV Security Workshop, uniting regional researchers to spark new ideas in cybersecurity and privacy research.

#ADSA member #university of virginia

UVA SDS Professor Co-Hosts Regional Cybersecurity Workshop

UVA SDS Jess Reia Selected as a 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellow

Apr. 16, 2024 - Assistant Professor Jess Reia has received a 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, one of 26 winners nationally out of more than 300 nominees for the award.

#university of virginia #ADSA member

UVA SDS Jess Reia Selected as a 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellow

Penn News On Climate Change Is More Persuasive Than Expected, Study Finds

Apr. 18, 2025 - Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time, demanding urgent and effective action to mitigate its severe impacts.

#UPenn #Computational Social Science #environment #data science

Penn News On Climate Change Is More Persuasive Than Expected, Study Finds

Harvard HDSI Announcing Two New AWS Impact Computing Projects

Apr. 16, 2025 - These new awards bring the total number of funded projects under the AWS sponsored research program to eight.

#aws #Harvard #ADSA member

Harvard HDSI Announcing Two New AWS Impact Computing Projects

Federal judge freezes Energy Department’s 15% cap on indirect costs

Apr. 18, 2025 - Colleges would "sustain immediate and irreparable injury" if the policy were allowed to continue during litigation, the judge ruled.

#Department of Energy #Trump

Federal judge freezes Energy Department’s 15% cap on indirect costs

Harvard School of Public Health Begins Layoffs As Trump Slashes Funding

Apr. 17, 2025 - The Harvard School of Public Health is laying off employees, shrinking its campus footprint, and making targeted cuts to departmental budgets in response to the Trump administration’s escalating attacks on Harvard.

#Harvard #Trump

Harvard School of Public Health Begins Layoffs As Trump Slashes Funding