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As part of IBM’s Cyber Campus initiative, a private university in Florida will open a 1,500-square-foot cyber range facility to give cybersecurity and IT students practice in a simulated environment. -
The National Science Foundation's new FINDERS Foundry initiative will fund up to $8.5 million in research by higher education institutions, nonprofits and government entities to solve problems in education.
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A pilot program launching at Chillicothe Correctional Institution in Ohio brings iPad-based technical education to incarcerated residents through video instruction and training on industry-specific software.
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K-12 teachers and higher education faculty across all grade levels and subject areas will have free access to AI literacy training modules designed by Google and aligning with ISTE+ASCD standards.
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To help meet growing state interest in broadband infrastructure, a public community college in Texas will put a $2.2 million workforce grant toward developing new curricula for training fiber technicians.
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A new degree program within the College of Engineering at the University of North Texas will train students to design, build and deploy AI software and systems, as well as assess their social and ethical implications.
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UNCG will be the first university in the state to have a SparkHub, where students complete modules in AI, cybersecurity, software development, UX/UI design, data analytics, game design and esports.
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Federal funding will help Grand Valley State University establish a new West Michigan Trustworthy AI Consortium, which will work with partners in academia, industry, government and nonprofits to lead advanced research.
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For decades, the cost of course materials has increased far beyond the rate of inflation, and Salem State University students say open-resource course materials online would better serve them and their professors, both.
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The Colorado Department of Education's four-year strategic plan includes a goal for 100 percent of 2029 high school graduates to have a quality work-based learning experience.
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While overall ransomware attack numbers remained steady, higher education institutions drove a sharp rise in exposed records, fueled in part by third-party software vulnerabilities.
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Starting in March, TSTC will offer a 15-week data center operator training course that will focus on essential skills, including electrical and mechanical systems, safety, troubleshooting and facility operations.
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The University of Colorado System Office will cover the $2 million cost of access for 100,000 users in the first year, with other campuses picking up the tab for their individual costs in later years.
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After being accused of using AI for coursework, a student filed a lawsuit arguing that her anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorders contribute to a writing style that was falsely flagged as AI-generated.
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A new safety app at UTC includes a panic button, ride requests, location sharing and remote monitoring. The university is also planning to implement panic alarms on walls and computers.
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A new center at the University of Texas at Arlington will focus on space simulation, space instrumentation, astrophysics, data science, aerospace engineering and physics education.
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Students and faculty at the University of Massachusetts Amherst with backgrounds in physical and social sciences are trying to design an energy system that better serves the needs of low- and moderate-income households.
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With the exception of UC San Diego, the University of California system is seeing a downward trend in undergraduate computer science majors amid looming questions about AI and traditional career paths in the field.
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Founded in 2025 over concerns about students not learning how to engage in evidence-based conversations about controversial topics, the Or Initiative aims to equip them with civil discourse skills.
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Grand Valley State University's planned Blue Dot technology hub will include new event spaces, an immersive-reality lab with a 360-degree display, a cybersecurity lab, a multimedia production studio and other resources.
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Various State University of New York schools are working with University at Albany, Binghamton University, University at Buffalo and Stony Brook University on AI programming and research for students and faculty.
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