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After transitioning from Fairfield University’s leader of enterprise systems to director of IT strategy and enterprise architecture for the state of Connecticut, Armstrong will return to higher-ed leadership in January. -
To prevent students from relying on artificial intelligence to write and do homework for them, many professors are returning to pre-technology assessments and having students finish essays in class.
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A new online course aims to train instructors on how to incorporate a growth mindset into existing teaching practices, as it can positively impact student experience and outcomes.
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Custom GPTs, AI podcasts and AI agents have helped biologist and lecturer Tina Austin work across disciplines and universities, and she has found they are each useful in different situations.
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The university's College of Engineering and Mines will launch a bachelor's program in cybersecurity engineering this summer and a Ph.D. program in artificial intelligence this fall, the first of its kind in the region.
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A record-breaking alumni donation will be used to drive research in mobility, energy storage, AI and other growing fields by supporting doctoral fellowships, undergraduate student experiences and recruitment efforts.
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A private research university in Massachusetts is deploying Claude for Education, a chatbot designed by Anthropic to walk students through a reasoning process to help them build critical thinking skills.
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A bill moving through Congress proposes full scholarships for two-year degrees on the condition that students work two years at the federal, state, local or tribal level after graduating.
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A partnership between the university and the tech giant will establish Apple Manufacturing Academy in downtown Detroit, with in-person and online training in smart manufacturing for small and medium-sized businesses.
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The experimental turbine is a key part of Maine's efforts since the late 2000s to develop commercial offshore wind projects in the Gulf of Maine, which is too deep for turbines that mount directly on the seafloor.
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The institutions are working with Micron Technology, Inc. to develop a new online course in semiconductor manufacturing technologies, which will help them secure state and federal funding for microelectronics research.
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In partnership with the education nonprofit Michigan Virtual, a new ed-tech accelerator at Michigan State University will help fund, educate and provide resources to technology startups focused on K-12 education.
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Given the high accessibility of artificial intelligence and its growing applications across industries, the region’s colleges are taking note and trying to keep up with the technology's advancements and ramifications.
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A private university in Connecticut will use a predictive analytics system called Tiber Analytics to give students feedback and help them assess their chances of success in the first year of medical school.
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In collaboration with the University of Florida and the Concord Consortium, Florida's statewide virtual school system wants to give middle and high school students a head start in core math concepts related to AI.
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Starting May 1, a new virtual parking system will use license plate recognition technology in place of physical parking permits, although it will require vehicle owners to display a front plate if they back into a spot.
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Southern New Hampshire University's online offerings and artificial intelligence-powered support tools are re-engaging learners who left college without a degree.
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A local program called the Santa Fe Creative Coding Initiative, run through Santa Fe Community College, set up off-site learning labs and out-of-school programs to provide learners of all ages with digital instruction.
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The Auburn University Center for Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Engineering builds on the school's existing security research as threats and technologies shift in the era of AI.
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Ivy Tech Community College's Kokomo branch handles the academics for apprentices of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, which has grown with electric vehicle battery plants and other local developments.
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The New York Institute of Technology and HelioCampus are piloting AI Insights, a chatbot with a "semantic layer" to understand conversational language so that less tech-savvy users can still get reliable analytics.
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