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Carnegie Mellon University and Google Public Sector Partner to Accelerate AI Research with Extensive GPU Cloud Deployment

Mar. 28, 2025 - This collaboration will enable CMU's world-class research to reach a new level of impact in AI for scientific discovery and commercial applications.

#Carnegie Mellon University #google #collaboration #partnership #computing #AI

Carnegie Mellon University and Google Public Sector Partner to Accelerate AI Research with Extensive GPU Cloud Deployment

UCSD Expanse Supercomputer Used for Breakthrough Immunotherapy Study

Mar. 26, 2025 - A groundbreaking discovery published in Nature Immunology has shed light on why the immune system is less aggressive toward self-antigens, offering new opportunities to enhance cancer immunotherapy.

#UC San Diego #ADSA member #computing

UCSD Expanse Supercomputer Used for Breakthrough Immunotherapy Study

Researchers test latest technology at ‘AI Jam’

Mar. 26, 2025 - More than 80 researchers from the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and Princeton University gathered together in the Lewis Science Library to test some of the latest AI tools.

#Princeton #AI #physics #DoE

Researchers test latest technology at ‘AI Jam’

Brain-to-voice neuroprosthesis restores naturalistic speech

Mar. 31, 2025 - Ateam of researchers from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco has unlocked a way to restore naturalistic speech for people with severe paralysis.

#data science #health #technology #UC Berkeley #UC San Francisco

Brain-to-voice neuroprosthesis restores naturalistic speech

UChicago DSI Spring 2025 Immersion Weekend

Mar. 28, 2025 - Immersion Weekend brings online students together for an unforgettable in-person experience filled with connection, collaboration, and real-world data science.

#UChicago #ADSA member #data science

UChicago DSI Spring 2025 Immersion Weekend

Penn State Researchers’ approach aims to make AI-powered systems more efficient

Mar. 31, 2025 - A team of researchers at Penn State are following a “selective learning” approach to make AI-powered systems like unmanned autonomous vehicles more efficient.

#Penn State #AI #ADSA member

Penn State Researchers’ approach aims to make AI-powered systems more efficient

These US labs risk imminent closure after Trump cuts

Mar. 28, 2025 - US researchers who must forage for their own salary by finding grants fear they will be the first to go as federal research dollars disappear.

#Trump #research #higher ed #career

These US labs risk imminent closure after Trump cuts

Study of Lyft rideshare data confirms minorities get more tickets

Mar. 27, 2025 - Researchers found no detectable differences in speeding or traffic violations but minority drivers were 33% more likely to be cited for speeding and paid 34% more money in fines.

#dssg #data science #DEI

Study of Lyft rideshare data confirms minorities get more tickets

Stanford, Cal and UCLA investigated in Trump's anti-DEI campaign

Mar. 27, 2025 - The Trump administration opened investigations into the admissions policies at Stanford University and UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC Irvine.

#Trump #Stanford #UC Berkeley #UCLA #UC Irvine

Stanford, Cal and UCLA investigated in Trump's anti-DEI campaign

Where Are State DOGE Groups? A Map of Efficiency Initiatives

Mar. 28, 2025 - A tracker of the evolving landscape of state government efficiency initiatives, distinguishing between those directly inspired by federal DOGE directives and independent programs.

#Trump #politics

Where Are State DOGE Groups? A Map of Efficiency Initiatives

FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado

Mar. 30, 2025 - Indiana University quietly removes profile of tenured professor and refuses to say why.

#computer science #higher ed #Indiana University

FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado

6 higher education experts reflect on COVID’s sectorwide influence

Mar. 29, 2025 - The shift to remote learning has led to the widespread use of fully remote and hybrid models, combining in-person and online education.

#higher ed #pedagogy #education

6 higher education experts reflect on COVID’s sectorwide influence

CU Anshutz | An Update on Salary Setting, Hiring & University Travel

Mar. 21, 2025 - Hiring is not halted entirely at this time, but the university is postponing non-clinical hires and roles not approved as critical for ongoing operations.

#Trump #CU Anschutz

CU Anshutz | An Update on Salary Setting, Hiring & University Travel

When the physicists need burner phones, that’s when you know America’s changed

Mar. 29, 2025 - US academics, fearing persecution by their own government, are becoming ideological refugees. Europe, and Britain, must offer them sanctuary.

#politics #Trump #science

When the physicists need burner phones, that’s when you know America’s changed

Florida college fires Chinese professor under state’s ‘countries of concern’ law

Mar. 29, 2025 - New College of Florida fired Kevin Wang, a professor who sought asylum and is authorized to work in the US.

#New College of Florida #Trump #politics

Florida college fires Chinese professor under state’s ‘countries of concern’ law

LSU announces hiring freeze

Mar. 28, 2025 - LSU President William Tate announced a hiring freeze for most of the university, along with other cost-saving measures.

#Louisiana State University #Trump

LSU announces hiring freeze

How Knowledge Graph Helps Developers Build Better AI Tools

Mar. 27, 2025 - Learn how CZI’s Knowledge Graph is helping developers and educators build AI tools that are aligned with high-quality instructional material, state academic standards and learning science.

#data science #AI

How Knowledge Graph Helps Developers Build Better AI Tools

Trump targets 'anti-American ideology' at Smithsonian museums

Mar. 27, 2025 - The order says that "divisive narratives" must be purged from the US museums and research centers.

#Trump #research #DEI

Trump targets 'anti-American ideology' at Smithsonian museums

ICE detains University of Alabama doctoral student as government's college crackdown continues

Mar. 27, 2025 - According to ICE records, Iranian national Alireza Doroudi is currently being held in a "detention facility" after he was recently detained.

#University of Alabama #Trump

ICE detains University of Alabama doctoral student as government's college crackdown continues

ASU President Crow’s AI advisor ideas generate buzz among students

Mar. 27, 2025 - Students react to Michael Crow's ideas regarding AI in advising.

#Arizona State University #AI #higher ed #EdTech

ASU President Crow’s AI advisor ideas generate buzz among students

‘Extraordinary moment for our state’: Ribbon cut on the New Jersey AI Hub at Princeton

Mar. 28, 2025 - Eighteen months after it was initially announced, the AI Hub in West Windsor hosted its ribbon-cutting ceremony.

#AI #New Jersey #Princeton #microcredentials

‘Extraordinary moment for our state’: Ribbon cut on the New Jersey AI Hub at Princeton

Boston College Admits Record-Low 12.6 Percent of Applicants to Class of 2029

Mar. 28, 2025 - This marks the most selective admissions cycle to date.

#Boston College #undergrad #data

Boston College Admits Record-Low 12.6 Percent of Applicants to Class of 2029

NYU acceptance rate drops to 7.7% for class of 2029

Mar. 27, 2025 - Newly admitted students were selected from a pool of over 120,000 applicants — the highest number of applicants received by any private university.

#NYU #data #undergrad

NYU acceptance rate drops to 7.7% for class of 2029

UMich announces cuts to all DEI programs

Mar. 27, 2025 - The University of Michigan announced cuts to campus-wide diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, effective immediately.

#University of Michigan-Ann Arbor #DEI #Trump

UMich announces cuts to all DEI programs

Russian Harvard Researcher Detained at Louisiana ICE Facility After Visa Revocation

Mar. 28, 2025 - Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova is detained at an ICE facility in Louisiana.

#Harvard #Trump

Russian Harvard Researcher Detained at Louisiana ICE Facility After Visa Revocation

‘Excited about experiencing the American Dream’: Princeton releases regular decisions for the Class of 2029

Mar. 28, 2025 - The Class of 2029 marks the final year of the University’s planned four-year expansion.

#Princeton #undergrad #data

‘Excited about experiencing the American Dream’: Princeton releases regular decisions for the Class of 2029

NIH nixes at least 10 Northwestern research projects related to LGBTQ+ health issues

Mar. 28, 2025 - NIH terminated at least 10 Northwestern research projects within the last month, many of which related to LGBTQ+ health issues.

#Northwestern #NIH #Trump #DEI #health

NIH nixes at least 10 Northwestern research projects related to LGBTQ+ health issues

Penn releases regular decision results for Class of 2029 after receiving 72,000 applications

Mar. 28, 2025 - Over 72,000 students applied to Penn this year, marking an increase from last year’s applicant pool of over 65,000.

#UPenn #undergrad #data

Penn releases regular decision results for Class of 2029 after receiving 72,000 applications

Yale admits 4.59 percent of applicants, marking slight uptick in acceptance rate

Mar. 27, 2025 - Yale College admitted 2,308 applications from a pool of 50,227 to the class of 2029. An additional 943 were offered a spot on the waitlist.

#Yale #higher ed #undergrad #data

Yale admits 4.59 percent of applicants, marking slight uptick in acceptance rate

Brown University admits 5.65% of applicants to class of 2029

Mar. 27, 2025 - Brown saw a noticeable decrease in the number of applicants with 42,765 applying this cycle, 37,717 during regular decision and 5,048 during early decision.

#Brown #higher ed #data #undergrad

Brown University admits 5.65% of applicants to class of 2029