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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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Bellingham port commissioners have grown impatient as they wait for Western Washington University to build a long-promised center for energy and technology classes.
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The former U.S. Secretary of State delivered a speech as part of Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s 3-day celebration of the opening of the school’s new $1 billion computing facility.
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The state’s 15 community and junior colleges are asking for an $18 million investment in education technology, including IT infrastructure. Overall, the schools have requested $77.5 million in funding for the fiscal year.
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Kansas State University will use the technology for research and other technology needs. The equipment was held in storage from a failed Kansas Department of Administration cloud computing project.
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Online education has not lived up to its hype yet, but if any state can make a go of it, it should be California, the tech capital of the world. The online college is the brainchild of former Gov. Jerry Brown.
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Grossmont Community College’s program is designed to train novices to become FAA-certified commercial class drone pilots. Demand for the skill is growing rapidly in an industry that could be worth $250 billion worldwide.
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Students attending the Columbus College of Art and Design celebrated “unplugged day” by switching off smart phones, mobile devices and computers and practiced old-fashioned face-to-face interactions.
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The Department of Homeland Security said the undercover sting operation at the University of Farmington was to catch illegal immigrants, but others believe the intent was to spread fear among foreign students.
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Bay Path University will use a $1.6 million grant to educate more women in adaptive learning technology and predictive analytics, with the goal of enrolling them in a tech-driven workforce.
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A high-density, reliable, and secure network is necessary to ensure eSports games can go on without hitting the network client limit, experiencing bad latency issues, or having the network go down altogether.
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Austin has more than 13,000 e-scooters, many of which are used on the UT campus, triggering calls for tighter policies around their use by students, faculty and employees.
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The city hopes Missouri Southern State University will turn the building into a downtown campus where students can learn advanced computing.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale has teamed up with tech mogul Mitch Kapor to place 70 underprivileged high school students in an all-expense paid STEM camp this coming summer.
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Sen. Curt Kreun introduced a bill that would waive the tuition costs for students in their final year of a science, technology, engineering or mathematics major as a means of boosting the state’s skilled workforce.
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A Worcester-based community college is one of several learning institutions that will benefit from $2.5 million in state funds to close a skills gap in a range of manufacturing technology fields.
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Practicing or assessing sign language is hard because you can’t read or write it. But a new AI-driven computer game may overcome that learning challenge for sign language students.
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The students from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach have developed a self-driving space vehicle to be used for unique missions on asteroids and far-flung planets.
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A new program being offered by Mid Michigan College is giving students and hobbyists an up-close look at unmanned aerial systems and their application in the workforce.
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