50 Years of Data Science (2017)
This article reviews some ingredients of the current “data science moment,” including recent commentary about data science in the popular media, and about how/whether data science is really different from statistics.
Higher Ed News
FICO Analytics Challenge trains DSU student how AI combats fraud.
Some Delaware State University business students are learning about financial fraud and how AI is used to counter and protect against such crimes.
Statement from the Data Foundation 9/13/24
Statement from the Data Foundation on the Congressional Budget Office Data Sharing Act (H.R. 7032), as passed by Congress
AAC&U Launches New Institute on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum
This fully online institute is designed to help departments, programs, colleges, and universities respond effectively to the challenges and opportunities in AI presents for curricula.
CCC Weekly Computing News: NSF’s $14 Million Investment Toward Research in Bioengineered Systems
The NSF is investing $14 million into seven innovative research projects through its Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) program.
UVA | Alum and His Wife Donate $10 Million to Data Science School
Sep. 12, 2024 - The University of Virginia announced a $10 million commitment from UVA alum to provide a scholarship program for students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in data science.
a $10 million commitment from Scott and Beth Stephenson to provide a scholarship program for students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in data science, a newly established undergraduate major in the School of Data Science.
New $30 million award from The Duke Endowment
Duke University has received a $30 million award to elevate research in computing, AI and machine learning
MIT, Cornell Research AI Chatbots to Combat Conspiracy Theories
Researchers from MIT Sloan and Cornell University found that chatting about a conspiracy theory with a large language model reduced people’s belief in it by about 20 percent.
Universities struggle to keep up with constant international student policy changes — University Affairs
Canada's education brand is at risk as enrollment takes a dive.
Six Leading Computing Organizations Call on Congress to Fully Fund the CHIPS & Science Act
Six orgs in computing, IT, and science, and across US academia, industry, and government call on Congress to fully fund the research agencies in the CHIPS & Science Act
Harvard’s Black Student Enrollment Dips After Affirmative Action Ends
The Supreme Court decision curtailing race-based admissions had a small impact at some highly selective schools like Harvard
College enrollment rate improved among high school class of 2022, report finds
Enrollment rates for the class of 2022 according to data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center
CAU | AI Hub Planned for Clark Atlanta University with $2.79M NSF Grant in Collaboration with AI4OPT at Georgia Tech
Jul. 17, 2024 - Clark Atlanta University (CAU) with the NSF AI Institute for Advances in Optimization (AI4OPT) at Georgia Tech plan an AI Hub
Yale's Planned $150M, 5-Year Investment in AI Draws Praise
Yale University unveiled plans to build 450 graphics processing units for research, launch a proprietary GAI platform, and hire more than 20 faculty.
New America Launches Innovation Accelerator for Community Colleges
The Accelerator for Community Colleges will provide assistance with research and workforce development in emerging technology to colleges associated with 10 regional hubs.
Department of Defense Awards $190 Million Cooperative Agreement to Deliver National STEM Education and Outreach Programs
The DoD announced the award of the Defense Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Consortium Cooperative Agreement.
Wittenberg University to cut 5 majors, 40 employees
The Ohio-based nonprofit is eliminating staff and faculty roles as it tries to balance its budget by fiscal 2027.
NJIT | Annual New Jersey CS Chairs Meeting Explores Upgrading Education
Aug. 19, 2024 - Computer Science department chairs from several New Jersey universities and community colleges met at the Ying Wu College of Computing’s NJIT@JerseyCity location to discuss the state of CS education with a focus on improving access for a broader diversity of students as part of a forward-looking AI workforce.
Columbia DSI | Shaping Tomorrow: Columbia’s Data Science Class of 2026 Ready to Innovate, Explore, and Inspire
Sep. 9, 2024 - The Columbia University Data Science Institute welcomed 195 students in the Fall 2024 Master’s in Data Science cohort
Rajesh Gupta Appointed Interim Dean of School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences
Aug. 15, 2024 - Rajesh K. Gupta was appointed as the interim dean of the School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences (SCIDS), effective July 19, 2024.
UChicago | NSF awards $20 million to DSI to build AI models that predict scientific discoveries and technological advancements
Aug. 9, 2024 - The NSF awarded a DSI research team a $20 million grant to create first-of-their-kind large language models intended to help predict scientific discoveries and tech advancements.
UNC Chapel Hill's School of Data Science and Society announces second cohort of faculty
After hiring 15 new faculty members in its first year, the School of Data Science and Society (SDSS) at UNC Chapel Hill has hired an additional 16 faculty members.
UVA SDS | What's in a Data Science Degree? (podcast)
Jul. 12, 2024 - Prince Afriyie and Brian Wright talk about the process of designing undergraduate data science curriculum at the University of Virginia
National Academies Report on the societal impacts of NSF's funding for engineering research and education
A National Academies Panel identified 10 exemplary engineering impacts on society brought about by NSF investments.
EdArXiv Preprints | Component-Based Research in Education: Emerging Ideas, Possibilities, and Next Steps
On Nov. 15th - 17th 2023, Outlier Research & Evaluation at the Data Science Institute at the University of Chicago hosted a NSF-funded working meeting that focused on the needs and requirements of an infrastructure that could support component-based research (CBR).
Data Science in Utah - High School Data Science Study
A summary of the Utah Data Science Pilot 2023-2024. The the first cohort of high school Pilot included math teachers who taught a data science course for the first time.
UT Austin Opens Robotics Program to Incoming Freshman
High school seniors will be able to apply for the University of Texas at Austin's robotics program through the Common App or Apply Texas portals, starting research the first year and the minor curriculum the second year.
Brown University reports drop in diversity among incoming students
18% of Brown’s 3,289 new first-year students 18% were from historically underrepresented groups, down from 27% of the 2023 cohort.
U of Texas at San Antonio Receives ‘Transformational’ $40M Gift
In Summer 2021, UTSA received a gift of $40 million from philanthropists MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett.
an unrestricted gift of $40 million from philanthropists MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett, who say they chose the Hispanic serving institution for its commitment to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Diversifying data science
Loyola University Chicago is helping increase diversity in data science thanks to a new two-year, $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation that will fund undergraduate student-focused programs and initiatives.