Education

A Massachusetts college will use a state grant for workforce training in fields such as cybersecurity, information technology, health care, manufacturing and education, prioritizing underemployed communities.

The University of Cincinnati and the U.K.'s Coventry University are collaborating on a new master's course, “Artificial Intelligence and Human Factors," to prepare students for the rapidly changing industry.

A bill under consideration by a Congressional committee led by Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia aims to turn cities across the U.S. into tech hubs, potentially bringing STEM jobs and research to places like Warner Robins.

Even without anticipated developments from tech companies such as Panasonic and the electric car company Canoo, university officials are still committed to opening a polytechnic institute in Tulsa to train tech workers.

State and regional organizations have banded together to offer grants to seven business-higher education partnerships for programs involving cybersecurity, virtual modeling, software development and data analytics.

A new nine-month program involving online education tools from Emeritus will train senior technology leaders to navigate changing workforce trends, such as the rise of telework and increased threat of cyber crimes.

Using $1.1 million from an $18 million settlement awarded to the state of New Mexico through its lawsuit against Volkswagen, Santa Fe Public Schools is replacing three diesel-engine buses with 2023 electric models.

Institutions like the University of Scranton, Misericordia University and Luzerne County Community College are investing in high-demand fields such as supply chain management, data science and medical assisting.

A community college will offer Maryland's only data analytics degree this fall after a $13.6 million renovation of its technology building last year, which included a "hackathon" room and a 3D virtual dissection table.

The National Science Foundation will work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Schmidt Futures and the Walton Family Foundation to fund research into making STEM more accessible to all students.

With a huge investment from A-Street — $100 million for scaling up innovative student learning materials, plus $50 million to make A-Street a minority stockholder — Great Minds PBC is poised for growth.

A camp for sixth through eighth graders at the university's Ruth Patrick Science Education Center covers a range of topics from password and file protection to malware, hackers, coding and robotics.

A Texas school district will use a software-powered audiovisual system that includes a laser projector, movement detection camera, sound system and automated lights to turn a gym wall into an interactive panel.

Led by Code.org, hundreds of leaders in major companies, nonprofits and schools signed an open letter pressing state governments and education leaders to make computer science a foundational part of K-12 curriculums.

Georgia State University is among the signatories of the EPPs for Digital Equity and Transformation Pledge, committing to prepare teachers to use technology effectively for professional development and instruction.

Using the supercomputer Frontera, a professor of biophysics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is predicting the movement of atoms in order to visualize microscopic neuronal activity in the brain.

Metal detectors made by CEIA USA, calibrated to see the metal density of guns and large knives, are being installed at West Virginia's Morgantown High, University High, Clay-Battelle and a technical education center.

A group of universities has launched the Student Well-being Institutional Support Survey, or SWISS, to gather data and suggestions on students’ health needs and inform new support strategies and programs.