MIT Support for lawsuit defending scientific research
Jun 9, 2025 - "We felt compelled to make the case for its countless benefits to the court and, in effect, to the American people."
Higher Ed News
Proposed NUpath reforms stir debate among faculty
Jun 8, 2025 - NUpath, Northeastern’s set of general education requirements, is designed to allow students to integrate “essential, broad-based knowledge and skills” into their specific field of study.
Visa to Harvard Postdoc Was Denied Under Trump’s Proclamation in Breach of Judge’s Temporary Halt
Jun 8, 2025 - President Donald Trump’s proclamation barred international students from entering the country to attend Harvard — even though a federal judge had temporarily blocked it.
Harvard Research Cuts Halt More Than 570 Subawards to Other Institutions, Including MGB Hospitals
Jun 7, 2025 - Harvard will cease funding more than 570 subawards for research at affiliated institutions across 32 states after cuts to federal support.
Northwestern’s U.S. News & World Report ranking, by category
Jun 9, 2025 - Northwestern reached its highest-ever spot — number six — in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 rankings.
UPenn Dental announces world’s first AI-based living oral health guidelines
Jun 9, 2025 - The initiative uses artificial intelligence to create and update new oral health guidelines based on published scientific findings.
Brown University seeks to back Harvard’s lawsuit against Trump administration's federal funding cuts
Jun 8, 2025 - Brown, along with 17 other colleges and universities, submitted a request to file a friend-of-the-court brief supporting Harvard’s suit against the Trump administration’s cuts to the university’s research funding.
Federal judge issues injunction blocking Trump administration from detaining, arresting, or transferring Yunseo Chung, CC ’26
Jun 9, 2025 - Chung was one of nine individuals arrested at Barnard after a sit-in at the Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning on March 5.
Columbia, Cornell only Ivies to not join amicus brief backing Harvard lawsuit against Trump administration
Jun 8, 2025 - Columbia and Cornell University are the only Ivy League institutions that have not joined an amicus brief in support of Harvard’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration over canceled federal funding.
‘Integrity index’ flags universities with high retraction rates
Jun 6, 2024 - A score based on indicators related to research quality could help to prevent institutions gaming the metrics that feed into conventional rankings.
NC State's Data Science and AI Academy Upskills the Wolfpack with Practical AI
Jun 9, 2025 - Explore how the DSA's hands-on, project-based training empowers professionals from all fields to apply AI directly to their work, driving real-world change and tangible outcomes.
US RAiD Pilot: Initial Stakeholders Set the Stage
Jun 4, 2025 - Organizers from Lyrasis, the San Diego Supercomputer Center, GO FAIR US, and the Australian Research Data Commons, hosted the first call for initial stakeholders interested in participating in the US RAiD Pilot.
Ohio State launches bold AI Fluency initiative to redefine learning and innovation
Jun 4, 2025 - The Ohio State University announced an ambitious new initiative to ensure that every student will graduate with the AI proficiencies necessary to compete and lead now
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Texas Republicans pioneered in-state tuition for undocumented students. Now they're celebrating its end
Jun 6, 2025 - Now, some GOP lawmakers feel only U.S. citizens should be able to access in-state tuition.
Trump cut UC Berkeley researchers' funding. Their response is a fierce lawsuit.
Jun 5, 2025 - "I really believe in rule of law," one of the researchers suing the president said.
Princeton Engineering - Princeton will lead U.S. effort to design better chips for wireless communication
Jun 2, 2025 - A grant of nearly $10 million to design advanced microchips for wireless communications and sensing was announced May 28 by the National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology
BU | Teaching AI to Personalize: Aldo Pacchiano Introduces a New Method for Adaptive Large Language Models
Jun 2, 2025 - In a new paper titled “Language Model Personalization via Reward Factorization,” Pacchiano and his co-authors introduce Personalization via Reward Factorization (PReF)
The University of Minnesota Data Science and AI Hub has responded to the White House
Jun 4, 2025 - The Data Science and AI Hub has responded to the White House Request for Information on the Development of a 2025 National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research and Development (R&D) Strategic Plan.
UVA | Final Thoughts, New Beginnings: Reflections from the MSDS Class of 2025
Jun 4, 2025 - Class of 2025 graduates share what they learned, their advice for incoming students, and their plans after having completed the UVA M.S in Data Science program.
UChicago | Congratulations to the First Graduates of the Masters in Data Science Program
May 29, 2025 - Launched this past fall, the MSDS program welcomed 27 students into its inaugural cohort.
Nishil Talati receives U-M Research Faculty Recognition Award
Jun 3, 2025 - The award recognizes his excellence in research, particularly in the areas of computer architecture, compilers, and systems software.
Not just Harvard: See where 1.2 million international students learn in the US
Jun 3, 2025 - More than 1.2 million international students had visas through nearly 500 US universities in 2023, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
AI’s role in health, unanswered ethical questions take center stage at Triangle AI Summit
Jun 3, 2025 - The symposium took place a week after he announced a new initiative that aims to increase conversation about the technology and make the University a leader in the field.
More Coloradans who didn’t finish college are returning for credential
Jun 4, 2025 - It appears a state initiative is helping boost the number of students returning to school for a credential.
University of Illinois braces for visa revocations for Chinese students
Jun 4, 2025 - The school's flagship campus, which has the second largest number of international students of all public universities in the country, could be hit hard by Trump's plan to revoke Chinese student visas.
U.S. Department of Education Notifies Columbia University’s Accreditor of Columbia’s Title VI Violation
June 4, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) notified Middle States Commission on Higher Education that Columbia University is in violation of federal antidiscrimination laws.
So much for saving the planet. Climate careers, and many others, evaporate for class of 2025
May 29, 2025 - The Trump administration is disrupting career paths for new graduates hoping to work in climate change jobs, sustainability, international aid, public service and the sciences.
Ivy Tech to lay off 200 employees across Indiana
May 30, 2025 - Ivy Tech Community College will lay off 202 employees statewide as it responds to significant cuts in state funding and frozen tuition rates.
Hopkins freezes hiring, pauses pay increases amid federal cuts
Jun 3, 2025 - The Johns Hopkins University will freeze hiring, pause pay increases and slow down capital projects amid ongoing federal cuts and uncertainty, the school’s lead
FY26 budget plan would slash maximum Pell Grant by nearly a quarter
Jun 2, 2025 - The Education Department's proposal would also radically reduce funding for Federal Work-Study and require a bigger employer contribution.