Higher Education

To meet evolving student expectations, the university has created a working group to explore investments and technology that would create infrastructure and a plan for remote learning options and online classes.

Together with a nonprofit, South Florida’s only historically Black university is creating a program to prepare students for success in industries involving cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, renewable energy and other tech.

The $190 million merger aims to combine their online education programs and expand professional development training for IT security professionals, given the projected need for them in both the public and private sectors.

Oak Ridge Associated Universities and the nonprofit MITRE Corp. are collaborating on research into artificial intelligence in education, including potential uses in the classroom and barriers to its adoption.

Ohio colleges and universities expect to train much of the workforce for Intel’s planned $20 billion semiconductor factory outside Columbus, including engineers, manufacturing technicians and construction workers.

The California State University system's Arcata campus is now its third polytechnic institute, with funding to establish 12 new programs in fields such as cybersecurity, IT, data science and software engineering.

The North Carolina university and Randolph Electric Membership Corporation are seeking middle and high school STEM educators for a summer internship that will teach them about local industries and workforce needs.

The Minnesota Institute of Technology will build industry partnerships and make technology a programmatic focus for all students, ensuring they're exposed to tools they'll be using in the workforce.

With funding from the National Science Foundation, researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville aim to use software and intelligent memory management techniques to double the lifespan of solid-state drives.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach received an almost $3.9 million National Science Foundation grant, which it will use to create 20 scholarships for students in aerospace cybersecurity and aviation.

A federal judge has barred the University of Florida from enforcing policies that aimed to block professors from testifying as expert witnesses in legal cases that involve the state government.

As a labor shortage has prompted employers to re-evaluate hiring criteria, and as students have increasingly sought cost-effective or online alternatives to college, certification programs may have found their moment.

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College in South Carolina is asking the state for budget surplus dollars to support a new advanced manufacturing facility, as well as new programs in HVAC, pharmacy tech and surgical tech.

The University of Texas Permian Basin is renovating building space and has created a new executive role for its Office of Innovation and Commercialization, which will coordinate technology transfer and partner groups.

The Ohio community college will waive tuition for the first two years of a four-year degree for students of career-tech programs at nearby partner high schools, as long as they complete at least 70 total credit hours.

Noting health-care staffing shortages across the U.S., the merger aims to make nursing school more accessible by offering prospective students digital loan repayment options based on their actual salary.

Engineers used a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to design prototypes of FaceBit, a sensor that fits inside face masks and can measure how tightly it's fitted, as well as respiration and heart rate.

With a $735,000 grant from the Semiconductor Research Corporation, the university aims to ramp up research and workforce development in microelectronics to tackle supply chain issues and build next-generation technology.