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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.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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.
NSF CUE.NEXT Final Report June 2020
‘The reckoning is here’: More than a third of community college students have vanished
Among those who do enroll, red tape and a lack of support are crushing their ambitions
Students’ Experience and Perspective of a Data Science Program in a Two-Year College
Two-year colleges provide the opportunity for students of all ages to try new subjects, change careers, upskill, or begin exploring higher education, at affordable rates. Many might begin their exp...
The Limits of Data
Policymakers want to make decisions based on clear data, but important factors are lost when we rely solely on data. A philosopher writes:
USF MSDS Cohort 12 Series: Bassim Eledath and Rishi Mohan
Jul. 17, 2024 - Two more students from USF's most recent cohort, Bassim and Rishi, talk about their experiences in the MSDS program.
Notre Dame | Insight Into the MS Data Science Admissions Process
Mar. 3, 2023 - Tips for writing a solid statement of intent and other insights into the data science admissions process here at Notre Dame.
Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey 2022 | NSF - National Science Foundation
UVA | SDS MSDS 2025 Class Profile
Check out a typical class profile for the M.S. in Data Science program.
UVA’s Online Data Science Master’s Program Adds Health Care-Focused Course — School of Data Science
Aug. 21, 2024 - A new data science health care class aims to strengthen students' technical skills and teach them how to apply that training in a medical setting.
UVA's First-Ever Data Science Majors Begin Their Journey
Aug. 24, 2024 - With the establishment of the major, the School of Data Science has a full offering of degree options for students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
UVA | SDS Doctoral Students Showcase Potential of Advanced Data Science Research
Aug. 26, 2024 - A recent event featured oral and poster presentations from second- and third-year doctoral students at UVA's School of Data Science.
UVA | School of Data Science Welcomes Three New Faculty in 2024
Aug. 22, 2024 - The University of Virginia’s School of Data Science welcomed three new faculty in 2024, experts in machine learning and AI.
UC Berkeley Social Sciences launches one-year Master of Computational Social Science program | Letters & Science
Lawsuit: Georgia Tech Didn’t Enforce Cybersecurity Rules
The federal government is alleging that Georgia Tech and its research arm didn’t follow enforcement of cybersecurity rules stated within U.S. Department of Defense contracts.