SFSU community left scrambling after last-minute course cuts
Lillia Perez, a transfer student from Foothill College studying public health, is not starting her semester at San Francisco State University as she had originally planned.
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BU | CDS Associate Provost Azer Bestavros Named ADSA Advisory Board Member
CDS Associate Provost Azer Bestavros has been named as the newest member of the prestigious ADSA Advisory Board.
Indiana College Students Serve as High-Tech Crimefighters
Some Indiana State University students are processing digital forensic to solve crimes as part of a High Tech Crime Unit.
LSU Professor, Students Use AI to Track, Predict Wildfires
Louisiana State University Professor Supratik Mukhopadhyay and a team of students developed an AI system called DeepFire to predict wildfires.
Binghamton set to receive $5M for AI research and development - Binghamton News
Tom Secunda made a $5 million donation to Binghamton to create a pipeline for students to participate in the AI economy of the future.
Building Ramps and Pathways to Data Science in K-12, Minority-Serving Institutions, and Two-Year Colleges
This article explores diverse pathways to data science for various groups, including high school students, those in two-year colleges, and students in small colleges and MSIs.
NC State Secures $500K NEH Grant to Launch AI Center in CHASS
An intercollege, interdisciplinary team of NC State researchers led by humanities scholars received a $500,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to establish an AI center in CHASS to explore the ethical implications of the technology.
ASU goes big with work-based learning ‘marketplace’
The 'mega-university' makes a similar-sized push into work-based learning. It's a national test case for whether work can be integrated into the curriculum at scale.
Maricopa Community Colleges is Paving the Way for Artificial Intelligence Programs in Higher Education
To further promote the expansion of AI programs and workforce development across the nation, MCCCD, in collaboration with Intel and GPEC, is hosting the first-of-its-kind Artificial Intelligence Teaching and Learning Summit. This event will shine a spotlight on Chandler-Gilbert Community College's and Estrella-Mountain Community College's AI programs, showcasing their innovative approaches to AI education.
Community Colleges Unite to Scale AI Education and Workforce Development
Scaling AI education and workforce development at community colleges: An exclusive first-look at the NSF-funded National Applied Artificial Intelligence Consortium.
Google Launches New Certificates Built for Hiring
Google Cloud just rolled out certificates in cyber and data built for the AI age–and designed to fast-track hiring at major employers like the U.S. Treasury.
Duke Engineering Announces New Minor in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence
Duke Engineering is now offering a Minor in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence to undergraduates across the university
Training Tomorrow’s AI Workforce | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
Community and technical colleges offer enormous potential to grow, sustain, and diversify the U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) talent pipeline. However, these institutions are not being leveraged effectively. This report evaluates current AI-related programs and the associated number of graduates. The authors find that few AI and AI-related degrees and certificates are being awarded today. They propose five recommendations to address existing challenges and harness the potential of these institutions to train tomorrow’s AI workforce.
AI’s Emerging Uses
While the tech’s impact on jobs is anyone’s guess, targeted tools arrive for learning and work.
TRAILS Faculty Launch New Study on Perception Bias and AI Systems | UMIACS
Stony Brook’s Computer Science Department Welcomes New AI Faculty - Institute for AI-Driven discovery and Innovation
NSF invests $20M to advance artificial intelligence technologies for the geosciences | NSF - National Science Foundation
The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced funding for 25 projects, totaling over $20 million, through the Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and…
Hub to Connect Illinois’ Data Science Research Community Launched - NCSA
New Office of Data Science Research will connect the campus data science research community.
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University of Hawaii Awarded $6.5M for Cyber Infrastructure
The university will use a grant from the National Science Foundation to improve its hardware and software, as well as train more than 200 undergraduates and 16 graduate students to apply advanced technologies to research.
Anthology Adds Generative AI Tools to Blackboard LMS
After a year of offering generative AI tools for lesson planning, the ed-tech software company Anthology unveiled new features for artificial intelligence literacy, student assessment and multimedia creation.
Enrollment Declining at South Carolina's Technical Colleges
While many of South Carolina's most prominent institutions have been growing, its technical colleges have seen a decline in full-time enrollment since 2012. This could have an impact on local industries.
How Maine's public universities reversed years of declining enrollment • Maine Morning Star
Maine's public universities reversed a four-year trend of declining enrollment this fall by attracting non-traditional and transfer students
A ‘hidden liability’: Colleges face up to $950B in capital needs, Moody’s says
Growing maintenance backlogs could push more colleges to invest in their facilities, but it will come at a heavy cost in a time of inflation, tight resources and uncertainty.
UW-Madison | From stem cells to technology, the next Wisconsin RISE initiative focuses on improving health
Aug. 28, 2024 - RISE-THRIVE, is set to harness and grow the university's reputation as a global powerhouse in interdisciplinary health research.
Those Colleges With “State” in Their Name
New research shows that regional universities deliver the greatest return for our tax dollars. So of course we starve them of funds.
How Many Students Are Taking Dual Enrollment Courses In High School? New National, State, and College-Level Data
Last week, the U.S. Department of Education released new data that, for the first time ever, provide college-level counts of the number o...
Harnessing the Data Revolution: ICS Researchers and Collaborators Receive $1.5M Data Science Grant
Yale announces $150 million to support leadership in AI
Over the next five years (2024-29), Yale will help faculty, students, and staff engage with artificial intelligence — and equip them for leadership in the evolving field.
Siegel Family Endowment Awards Over $10.4 Million to Support Tech Innovation Across K-12 and Workforce
/PRNewswire/ -- Today, Siegel Family Endowment, a foundation focused on shaping the impact of technology on society, announced over $10.4 million in grants to...
Virginia University Interns Are Helping Secure Elections
The Cyber Navigator Internship Program, led by the University of Virginia, connects students at several schools with local governments. Established in 2021, it helps election offices strengthen their cybersecurity.