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In the education space, quantum computing could usher in an entirely new generation of customized AI tutoring, though it could also dehumanize the learning process or exacerbate inequalities. -
The outgoing governor has signed a memorandum of understanding with tech company NVIDIA to support AI research, education and workforce development. The state has invested $25 million to support the work.
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Researchers are developing an AI algorithm to control a building’s heating, air conditioning, ventilation, window shades and other operations to balance energy efficiency with comfort, sans human input.
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The University of Central Florida beat teams from 105 universities in a contest requiring them to build, secure and defend a complex network of systems and devices used by oil companies, electric companies and others.
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The university's new 74,000-square-foot building has an incubator space intended to grow startups that solve real-world problems, touching everything from cellphones to health care to education to the environment.
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The University at Albany this week held a ribbon-cutting for its Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurship Complex, which houses programs such as atmospheric sciences, emergency services and homeland security.
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Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded the university a five-year contract for research and development of autonomy technologies, including machine learning, neuromorphic computing and data exploitation.
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The Kansas school would offer the two-semester program online, preparing a new crop of security specialists by teaching cybersecurity principles and practices, ethical hacking and forensic techniques.
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As Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, max out their available space for biomedical research, Baltimore city officials worry that promising startups might relocate for lack of resources.
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The scientific research institute near San Diego will put the money toward a 100,000-square-foot science and technology center, advancing research into cancer, plant biology, aging and neurodegenerative diseases.
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The grant from Microsoft Philanthropies will go toward mentorship, financial assistance, and the development of a curriculum from the National Cybersecurity Training & Education Center that includes Microsoft training.
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With nearly $150,000 from the National Science Foundation, a professor is testing the effects of high temperatures and torsional fatigue on nickel alloys that might be 3D printed to build lighter, cheaper engines.
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Utah State University and Utah Valley University will combine and expand their course programs in subjects such as computing, artificial intelligence and security analytics to train students for work in cybersecurity.
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The university is one of 10 "hub" high-tech crime units across Indiana, where prosecutors will work with Vigo County law enforcement and college students to analyze and process digital evidence.
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The Ohio college is offering courses to create more licensed drone operators, given the use of drones by so many industries from emergency services to real estate agents, videographers, agriculture and construction.
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The Missouri college's program, which trains students to prepare sterile instruments for surgery, was formerly administered by the Columbia Area Career Center before regulations mandated a two-year credential.
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This week, the tech company announced a new AI-driven tutor platform that uses competency assessments by educators to generate quizzes, course recommendations and other guidance specially tailored to a student’s needs.
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Dubbed Lonestar6, a new supercomputer at the Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin will help researchers design patient-specific cancer treatments, see deeper into space and make more accurate climate forecasts.
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With new funding from the National Science Foundation, a collaboration between the university and five others will continue its work integrating cutting-edge microscopes with advanced algorithms and big data.
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The school based in Eau Claire, Wisc. is the first in the state to train firefighters on the FLAIM system, a virtual-reality program that monitors how much water a user expends, as well as heat and oxygen levels.
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The editorial board of The Republican notes the rising cost of cybersecurity attacks on public agencies, the fast-growing job market for cyber professionals, and a wealth of certification and degree programs.
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