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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 use of audiobooks has grown among kids, but the question persists: Does listening to an audiobook qualify as “reading?”
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Editorial staff of The Virginian-Pilot argue that the state’s plan, approved in 2018, is paying dividends by creating innovations, filling much-needed jobs, and drawing students and businesses in the cybersecurity space.
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A new robotics engineering technology program at the Ohio university’s Middletown campus offers hands-on training and industry-recognized credentials for robotics systems in health care and manufacturing.
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Two global education technology companies have announced plans to combine their resources, boost innovation, better serve customers and develop new digital learning products to compete in the growing ed-tech market.
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The department’s budget priorities for the 2023 fiscal year include college scholarships, the state’s longitudinal data system, and covering student debt for STEM and technical education teachers.
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Should humans ever colonize the moon, some researchers believe the lunar surface contains enough metals to fabricate building materials there instead of transporting them, and that work could be automated with robots.
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The Maryland college has catalogued close to 600 immersive, interactive experiences with 360-degree views and sound to help teach coding, sciences, engineering, anatomy, history and languages.
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Many educators argue that it’s time to retire the letter-grade system once and for all, because it’s inessential, subjective, needlessly competitive and a distraction from actual learning, among other things.
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Having just completed a new school for animal health and a plant bioscience building, the university is in the early stages of planning a new life sciences building and an agricultural research facility.
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The South Dakota university is building a pedagogy lab for instructors to develop their hybrid-flexible and active learning practices, and to host large lectures, working groups and collaborations with outside educators.
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An associate professor in engineering at Washington State University, Néstor Pérez-Arancibia, helped develop an 88-milligram insectoid robot that crawls and simulates muscle movement by constricting a shape-memory alloy.
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Bob Metz recalls the former data-processing department with two employees growing into an IT office with eight full-time and two part-time employees, student workers and a campus full of new hardware and infrastructure.
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Through a $20 million partnership with quantum computing company IonQ, university students, faculty and researchers will have access to a commercial-grade quantum computer for the development of new applications.
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Researchers hope to turn the 400-acre Discovery Park District into a research incubator for 6G smart city technology of tomorrow, in collaboration with university and industry partners creating next-generation networks.
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Federal COVID-19 relief funds will cover the cost of unlimited mental health consultations and 12 counseling sessions a year for community college students in the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system.
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The university’s Aggie Launch Pad initiative secured 2,200 iPads for incoming freshmen and will provide an optional digital literacy course to help them learn to use the devices and assorted apps.
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The university’s network was shut down Tuesday and classes were canceled following a ransomware attack. Officials said they don’t have evidence that personal information was exposed, but the investigation is ongoing.
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The university system's Permian Basin campus has a new summer camp, a designated cybersecurity track in bachelor's and master's programs in computer science, and online certificates for both undergraduates and graduates.
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