Higher Education

The university is leading research efforts with 19 of its counterparts on the use of artificial intelligence in education. ECU researchers are also working to develop new AI tools for students and researchers.

Pending approval by the Arizona Board of Regents, the institution will offer a bachelor’s degree in AI. The new program would be housed within the department of computer science and largely use existing staff.

A panel of tech executives on Tuesday reflected on the speed of recent advances in artificial intelligence, the potential of the market and the need to focus on developing new tools responsibly.

Education leaders from across the U.S. led a webinar at the annual ASU+GSV Summit on Monday to explain how school districts have started to embrace generative AI, worrying less about cheating and more about learning.

A study by anti-plagiarism platform developer Turnitin, which reviewed over 200 million student papers worldwide since April 2023, found that over 22 million of them used AI to generate at least 20 percent of the writing.

A private Catholic university in Connecticut has partnered with a 28,000-square-foot workshop and skills development center with the intention of giving students a leg up in manufacturing and engineering.

Starting this fall, Niagara County Community College will offer an electronics technology program that will cover circuits, equipment, data analysis and applied electrical theory.

Texas Tech University was one of 18 U.S. institutions to receive a grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, with which it will build out the West Texas Cyber Workforce Development Consortium.

As schools and universities make more use of artificial intelligence-driven tools, some ed-tech developers are seeking input from educators and implementing policies related to ethical use and data privacy.

A former employee of a private liberal-arts college in Oregon has filed a lawsuit alleging negligence regarding a cyber attack in February 2023. The college individually notified those affected more than a year later.

Artificial intelligence isn’t going anywhere, so we might as well face it with our eyes open. It brings with it an abundance of potential use cases and risks alike, as job displacement is the flip side of efficiency.

Whale Safe North America, created by university researchers, builds on their original Whale Safe tool to look at all slow-speed ship zones in North American waters. It provides a scorecard for shipping companies, ship by ship.

A public university in Las Vegas canceled classes this week after a ransomware attack targeted its student and staff portal for online classes, course materials, campus email, payroll and other systems.

Oregon State University’s inaugural AI Week features several panels on artificial intelligence led by faculty and tech industry leaders. It culminates Friday with the first edition of a yearly forum, and groundbreaking on an innovation complex.

A multimillion-dollar collaboration between Carnegie Mellon University and a Japanese university will aim to advance the research and impact of artificial intelligence in Pennsylvania and beyond.

Aiming to establish a strategy for using and teaching artificial intelligence, the Perelman School of Medicine named Marylyn Ritchie the first vice dean of artificial intelligence and computing.

The new ransomware attack threatened the university's cybersecurity defenses last week, resulting in canceled classes and disruptions in employee payroll systems.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the first and so far only university in the world to own a quantum computer, another in a string of milestone events as the college celebrates its bicentennial.