Purdue University names new CIO
Purdue University on Tuesday announced that Christian Theumer, who’d been serving as the university’s interim chief information officer and vice president for information technology, was named to…
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UNC uses AI to auto-score enrollment application essays
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is using AI to automatically score the writing quality of application essays, The Daily Tar Heel reported on Monday.…
Wayne State U. rolls out data quality initiative
Wayne State University recently launched a new initiative aimed at improving its data literacy and data infrastructure.
UW student received academic hold for course swap app
A University of Washington student received an academic hold after developing a tool that administrators said violated university policy.
University of Arizona names dark-matter physicist to interim CIO role
University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella on Friday announced that Elliott Cheu, the school’s associate vice president for research centers and institutes, will soon serve as its…
New GPTZero feature checks sources for AI content to repel ‘second-hand hallucinations’
A new feature in the AI-detection service GPTZero lets users check factual claims against other sources and verify whether citations contain AI-generated content.
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University of Florida to buy $24M supercomputer
The University of Florida plans to spend $24 million on a more advanced supercomputer through its partnership with Nvidia.
Police arrest 7 in Rutgers U. social media drug ring bust
Police arrested seven people thought to be connected with a private social media drug network serving students at Rutgers University.
Should AI be allowed in the college application process?
Recent college applicants had mixed views on how artificial intelligence should be used during the application process.
Higher ed growing more concerned with bias, data privacy violations of AI
A new report from the higher education technology firm Ellucian shows that educators are more worried about bias and security of AI than they were last year.