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Instructors are evaluating how artificial intelligence impacts the main goals of education and adjusting their teaching accordingly. This leads to conversations about critical thinking and changing workforce expectations. -
University of North Dakota President Andrew Armacost has announced the "moonshot" goal for UND to launch or take steps to launch four new companies based on research done at the university.
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Researchers worked with the Federal Reserve to create a predictive model that assesses hundreds of institutional characteristics to estimate the likelihood that a college might close.
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Building on past work with metaversities, a private historically Black college is building virtual, AI-driven versions of five instructors that will offer tailored help to students beyond the capabilities of a chatbot.
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With the donation of a scanning tunnel microscope by an Air Force Research Laboratory, a public research university in Ohio will be able to map surfaces atom by atom using ultra-high resolution.
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One business professor at the University of Colorado Denver is trying to woo students outside of computer science to the field of cybersecurity with a video game intended to make the subject more engaging.
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A $1 million state investment will help Kern County colleges equip a 30-foot trailer with augmented- and virtual-reality technology for career and technology education in fields such as cybersecurity and physiology.
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Emory faculty are working with the nonprofit Rowen Foundation and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce to host free AI training sessions for the general public in 19 locations across Georgia.
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Some university administrators are imploring students to apply for financial aid after the rollout of a new online FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) system this year was beset by glitches and delays.
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham's new Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine program will involve practical applications of new technology combining data science, machine learning and medicine.
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Educators should welcome new conversations about academic integrity, and the chance to teach the concept as a positive, desirable principle to strive toward, rather than a litany of rules with negative consequences.
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A survey from the tutoring company Superprof found differences among students, parents and tutors in their optimism — or lack thereof — about the future capabilities of artificial intelligence.
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A survey of 29 law school deans found a majority of respondents considering curriculum changes, technology implementations, new academic integrity policies, and in some cases new courses or areas of study in light of AI.
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Longtime Silicon Valley tech investor Mary Meeker issued a report this week arguing that that the tech industry and universities need to partner up in order to maintain a lead on other countries.
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National Science Foundation grants to Texas A&M International University will go toward building AI capacity, experiential learning programs for AI careers, and early STEM education programs.
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The AI for Impact program gives a dozen students full-time work experience applying generative AI to public-sector problems such as transportation services, health care and grant access for businesses and communities.
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Funding from the Maryland Department of Commerce will help the state’s community college fill gaps in the cybersecurity workforce with virtual training environments.
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A Digital Champion grant will allow Haywood Community College in North Carolina to develop curriculum for local education sites and hire a full-time digital navigator to provide digital literacy skills for the community.
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Pathify's first acquisition puts two student engagement applications that compile information and resources at higher ed institutions under the same ownership.
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As ever-increasing tuition fees have made higher education inaccessible to many at a time when tech companies are desperate for skilled employees, young Americans are exploring other means to acquire tech qualifications.
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With Michigan State University as its first academic hub, Teach Access will consult on digital accessibility curriculums and offer students real-world educational and employment opportunities.
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