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Harvard Business School found that women are adopting AI tools at 25 percent lower rate than men. Girls Who Code CEO Tarika Barrett says mentorships and clearer AI policies have roles to play in changing that.
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Faculty at Central Connecticut State University are concerned the institution's proposal to achieve a Research 2 polytechnic designation will come with enterprise software that will trace employee and student activity.
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A private liberal arts college is reimagining quantum studies as a concentration, and a new facility will give students access to close faculty interactions and research opportunities leading to future job prospects.
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A state initiative in Indiana aims to address a workforce shortage by putting AP Cybersecurity and PLTW's cybersecurity courses in more high schools, providing direct pathways to cybersecurity careers.
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An Iowa school district is ending specialty programs at a handful of elementary schools, in fields like STEM and computer programming, due to challenges with staff training and funding.
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To make SAT prep more effective and financially accessible, a sophomore at Dr. Kiran C. Patel High School in Florida created the tutoring app Aceit using a collaborative interface design tool and ChatGPT.
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The Georgia Institute of Technology expanded its Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility into a larger, AI-focused manufacturing testbed for companies, researchers and students to develop and prove automation systems.
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The Berks Career and Technology Center West Campus hosted more than 100 Pennsylvania high schoolers for the annual Sea, Air and Land Challenge involving robots, drones, cameras and other technologies.
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Since it opened in January, a STEM facility at the University of North Texas at Dallas has produced bench scientists, data analysts and biomedical engineers for the region's economy.
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The first data-science school in Alabama will offer certifications as well as bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, with specializations in quantum computing, cybersecurity, materials science and national defense.
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The university's new facility will feature four research labs and two classrooms for student entrepreneurs interested in energy, digital health care, infrastructure, cybersecurity, food security and applied computing.
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At the national level, data on workforce development programs is housed in several different systems, creating administrative work for universities. Experts recommend unifying those systems without an act of Congress.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed budget calls for an expansion of SUNY Reconnect, a program that offers free college to adult New Yorkers in fields like cybersecurity and digital forensics, environmental science and nursing.
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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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A public community college in North Carolina will soon offer associate's degrees in artificial intelligence and digital media technology, along with certificate programs in content creation and UX design.
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Central Connecticut State University's planned conversion into an R2 polytechnic university, emphasizing AI, cybersecurity and Industry 4.0, would trade its current values for a focus on market alignment with Big Tech.
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The College of Southern Nevada has partnered with the city of Las Vegas to plan and fund training centers where residents can build marketable skills in fields like advanced manufacturing, technology and construction.
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Louisiana State University will offer an AI degree focused on the development and implementation of the technology, as well as accelerated 90-credit-hour bachelor's degrees in information technology and bioinformatics.
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A new career-mapping tool will give Utah middle schools, high schools, postsecondary institutions and workforce programs a dashboard to help students find their path and agencies to track their progress.
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A nonprofit learning studio called dae offers free programs for high school students and adults to learn about subjects like quantum computing, computer science, game development and web development.
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A private research university in Houston will get $14.2 million from the state for the Center for Space Technologies, and $8.1 million from the federal government for the Center for Advanced Space Sensing Technologies.