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The University at Albany's embrace of IBM's artificial intelligence hardware and expertise is paying quick dividends for researchers in academic departments across the school. -
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.
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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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The Network of Academic and Scholastic Esports Federations has 3,500 clubs across 50 U.S. states, with members in 70 countries. Some colleges provide scholarships so students can play while majoring in STEM subjects.
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Noticing the need for tools to streamline day-to-day operations in congressional workspaces, a 20-year-old American University student created one that automates the writing of legislative memos.
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The Alabama Center for the Arts is being renovated into a STEAM Imagination Center, with a new degree program in design innovations that will include classes in computer systems information and additive manufacturing.
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As part of the AI Unity Initiative by the school software company PowerNotes, professors are testing new applications for artificial intelligence in classrooms and research, then discussing the results with each other.
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A new sustainability plan at the University of Wisconsin-Madison aims to develop more solar on campus, become a "zero waste" campus by 2040 and achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2048.
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The New York Power Authority has started offering industry certifications in fields such as cybersecurity and HVAC as part of an internship program with Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH).
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As the private sector looks to artificial intelligence to increase efficiency across job roles and industries, employers say more needs to be done to prepare workers for the AI-integrated workplaces of tomorrow.
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From having a vision to strategic alignment to collaboration, innovation and talent development, here are 10 guiding principles for IT leadership success from a veteran CIO of the City University of New York.
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A spokesman for the private liberal arts college did not say why it took nearly a year to announce that a data breach had exposed Social Security numbers and other information for an unspecified number of people.
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Montana State University will spend a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation on major upgrades to computer systems used for research in quantum science, large data analysis and artificial intelligence.
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Savvas Learning Company, which produces digital learning tools for K-12, hopes to bring dual enrollment and dual-credit opportunities to its clients by acquiring an ed-tech startup that offers online college courses.
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West Virginia University, the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University are spearheading the "Engines" initiative to diversify energy sources and carriers, carbon sequestration and storage.
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A panel of researchers hosted by the University at Albany last week said they hope the planned "Empire AI consortium" will create a resource for both universities and private companies to purchase and share AI computing.
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Using over $3 million in grant funding from the NSF, the university will establish a new CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program to train cybersecurity professionals to work with AI and machine learning tools.
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The University of Colorado Boulder's partnership with Google, targeted to juniors and seniors, will offer six career certificates in fields including data analytics, project management, IT support and UX design.
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Through a new partnership with Cengage Group, Abilene Christian University in Texas will award students college credits in exchange for CompTIA certification through cybersecurity boot camp programs.
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Universities, workforce development organizations and technology employers across West Virginia will collaborate through the AWS Tech Alliance to expand access to IT workforce training and upskilling opportunities.
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The department has proposed changing guidelines and definitions around distance education programs in order to collect more consistent and useful data on how students are faring in remote learning programs.
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