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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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The university approved a five-year contract with EAB Navigate360 and Edify to use various data points to find at-risk students, such as whether they log into their online courses, use library resources or pay tuition on time.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio was supposed to have an administrative role in the new Texas Cyber Command, but it was written out of the final version of the bill signed by Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Those stepping up to fill education’s new C-suite role say it's more than just understanding IT — it requires communication and skill-building across disciplines and comfort levels, and flexibility to create a road map.
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University System of Maryland students will have free access to Google Career Certificates in cybersecurity, data analytics, digital marketing and e-commerce, IT support, project management and UX design.
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In response to industry demands, Minnesota State University will offer a bachelor's degree in robotics engineering and a master's degree in artificial intelligence this fall, expecting about 25 students in each.
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With help from Salesforce in the form of funding, workshops and access to AI tools, the nonprofit InsideTrack is turning its unstructured data from education and career coaching into actionable insights.
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Four community colleges in Pennsylvania are working with state and federal public agencies, local CTE schools and labor unions on a Career & Technology Academy and a hybrid MicroCredential Academy.
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The Trump administration's efforts to slash funding from top research institutions across the U.S. is a gift to China and an injustice not only to top researchers and students, but to future generations of citizens.
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Citing workforce demand for professionals in these fields, as well as the importance of flexibility for students, the university will offer new online degrees with focuses including cybersecurity and business analytics.
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A college in Massachusetts is working with the nonprofit CanCode Communities to offer a free 12-week course this summer on the fundamentals of AI including prompt engineering, model structures, ethics and other topics.
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Struggling to find enough qualified professionals in the field, the Minneapolis-based NetSpi started "NetSpi University," which pays for six months of training for new employees who lack experience.
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Working with a journalist who spent 50 years reviewing publicly available hazing data, the University of Maine and the University of Washington have developed a database with histories of those who have died.
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Starting this fall, a new AI Fluency initiative at Ohio State University aims to teach every student about AI's applications in their field. This includes offering a new course, Unlocking Generative AI, to all majors.
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Days after the university ended its relationship with private security firms, an open letter signed by 800 students, faculty, staff and alumni criticized the timing and placement of cameras in the Diag and Law Quad.
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The New Jersey Institute of Technology's Security Operations Center will allow students to gain professional experience while monitoring and addressing cybersecurity threats with help from a cybersecurity firm.
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To find their way in a changing job market in which employers are replacing interns with AI, college grads must adapt faster than the technology trying to displace them, while jumping into more advanced work.
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A 2.32 megawatt solar project in Connecticut will power Gateway Community College and Southern Connecticut State University, with estimated savings of $6 million over 20 years.
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The Ohio Institute for Quantum Computing Research, Talent, and Commercialization is unlikely to materialize after the state senate's latest budget rejected $14 million earmarked for the project.
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