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Sophomores converged on West Virginia University Institute of Technology college campuses for the 31st annual Health Sciences & Technology Academy camp, designed to prepare them for careers in tech and other fields. -
Artificial intelligence places whole term papers and complex mathematical solutions within the grasp of today’s students. Rather than simply banning it, educators must train themselves and provide what it cannot.
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Citing redundancies in the federal government, the Trump administration's new workforce development partnership shifts oversight of adult education and career training programs to the Department of Labor.
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At its December meeting, Coconino Community College’s governing board voted to add a trio of new technical and career education programs, one of which is a new focus on cybersecurity training.
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Online college class enrollment more than doubled over the last decade, and there’s lots of evidence it’s far easier to cheat in an online class than in person. An incident in Newport Beach, Calif., shows just how easy.
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At UC Berkeley, dozens of companies pay the school $20,000 for "unique access" to electrical engineering and computer science students for recruiting purposes. But some companies also work with the military and ICE.
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The R.C. Musson and Katherine M. Musson Charitable Foundation ICS Testbed at the University of Akron, which held a grand opening Monday morning, aims to fight cybercrime through testing and training.
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Using $5 million in seed money from the Knight Foundation, the University of Washington and Washington State University aim to combat digital counterfeiting and misinformation, and give the public tools to sort fact from fakery.
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Clark Atlanta and Augusta universities have announced a new plan that will see them partner on cyberphysical and cybersecurity research and opportunities for their students to earn degrees in those fields.
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The college will establish Seed Florida, which will provide critical early stage support for startups in technology, engineering and life sciences. Money for the $5 million to $10 million fund will be privately raised.
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Historically black colleges and universities are closely linked to their surrounding areas, including rural places on the other side of the digital divide. The Minority Broadband Initiative wants to take advantage of these connections.
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Participants in the University of Michigan’s Detroit programs have raised concerns about the school’s involvement with establishing the Center for Innovation, a 14-acre, $300 million facility.
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WVU wants to participate in the testing of high-speed vacuum tube transportation. Virgin Hyperloop said it was issuing a RFP to states, municipalities and universities to create a certification and testing center.
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The proposal, which would require a fourth year of math-related coursework for admission, came under criticism from top state educators who said it would unfairly impact black and Latino students.
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One Alabama university’s students can enroll in the first “Hacking for Defense (H4D)” cybersecurity class, which begins in the state during the upcoming spring semester, aiming to help bolster cybersecurity expertise.
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The College of William & Mary committed to producing 930 more graduates with degrees in computer science over the next 20 years, with the state allocating more than $1.3 million a year to help the college reach its goal.
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Researchers are striving to apply machine learning to psychiatry through a speech-based mobile app that can categorize a person’s mental health status just as well, or even better, than a human clinician can.
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SponsoredWorkforce preparation efforts and strategies will only be successful if special attention is paid to the underprivileged and minority populations in schools.
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No vital systems will be at risk, but lessons learned from the attacks — and how to defend against them — could play a role in strengthening cybersecurity at New Mexico’s national laboratories in the future.
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The new center, which has plans to offer a new M.S. degree in the field for students, also is aimed at helping to fill a large expected shortfall in workers who are qualified to take on cybersecurity jobs.
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University of North Florida Chemistry professor Joshua Melko, began using an online streaming service to connect with students. The result is a wacky, scientifically dense event that has more than 1,800 followers.
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