Columbia U. confirms cyberattack compromised student, employee data | EdScoop
A recent cyberattack compromised the Social Security numbers and other personal information of students and employees, administrators announced.| EdScoop
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Ben Hill Griffin Stadium has launched a facial-authentication service that leaders said is the first of its kind at any university.| EdScoop
A cyberattack has led administrators at a Houston, Texas, university to put systems offline.| EdScoop
University at Buffalo has announced a host of new AI-focused degree programs.| EdScoop
A new tool driven by 179 million data points has spotted several regions in the United States especially prone to power outages.| EdScoop
Natural events, like extreme weather, can lead to chemicals being released into the environment. Researchers are using AI to understand such events better.| EdScoop
Google has announced a new project that includes providing free training resources to all college students in the United States.| EdScoop
A recent cyberattack compromised the Social Security numbers and other personal information of students and employees, administrators announced.| EdScoop
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“Digital twins” powered by Praxis AI and Anthropic are helping university students answer many questions during off hours.| EdScoop
“Digital twins” powered by Praxis AI and Anthropic are helping university students answer many questions during off hours.| EdScoop
Anthropic, the generative artificial intelligence company behind Claude, on Wednesday announced a new product tailored for education. According to a post on the company’s website, Claude for…| EdScoop
“Digital twins” powered by Praxis AI and Anthropic are helping university students answer many questions during off hours.| EdScoop
A new study from Oregon State University shows that artificial intelligence can boost creativity in student writing if instructors provide guidance on proper use. The university’s College…| EdScoop
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A new study from Oregon State University shows that artificial intelligence can boost creativity in student writing if instructors provide guidance on proper use. The university’s College…| EdScoop
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Cochise College in Sierra Vista, Arizona, has added three new simulators designed to help law enforcement get training behind the wheel.| EdScoop
A researcher at Texas A&M University is studying how AI can be used to help improve the health and well-being of dairy cows.| EdScoop
Harford Community College, a public college in Bel Air, Maryland, has named a new chief information officer.| EdScoop
Residents are worried that a new $1.2 billion data center will contaminate a nearby river and potentially raise electricity rates.| EdScoop
In this contributed Op-Ed, Emelia Probasco argues that to understand the strengths and weaknesses of AI, kids need to get their hands on AI in low-stakes settings.| EdScoop
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A display sits at the EDUCAUSE 2018 Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado on October 30, 2018. (Educause) | EdScoop
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Santa Clara University’s School of Engineering this week announced a new interdisciplinary master’s program in artificial intelligence. The program at the California university is designed to provide advanced training for students who want to to “develop, implement, and manage AI systems,” according to a press release. “What sets our program apart are the software and […]| EdScoop
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Cybersecurity and privacy roles in higher education are seeing less turnover than they did two years ago, according to new research.| EdScoop
A new guide for university students provides the latest advice on how to integrate the emerging technology into their studies.| EdScoop
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AI-powered software from a company called Tassel helps institutions plan and execute graduations. Some students said they felt disrespected.| EdScoop
Rice University has announced it will begin offering a four-year degree in artificial intelligence starting this fall.| EdScoop
Educause's 2025 Horizon report reveals a complex landscape — from new VR applications to uncertain social and regulatory factors — shifting the priorities of educators.| EdScoop
EdScoop delivers up-to-the-minute breaking news in the higher education IT market. Reaching top leaders driving technology and digital learning in higher ed.| EdScoop
University of Arizona has named David Ebert as its inaugural chief artificial intelligence and data science officer.| EdScoop
Taking a page from federal, state and local government agencies that have banned the Chinese AI app DeepSeek, the University of North Dakota system last month instituted its own ban of the software. Federal agencies and state governments have instated bans on DeepSeek as part of their routine prohibitions against technology that could contain backdoors […]| EdScoop
“Digital twins” powered by Praxis AI and Anthropic are helping university students answer many questions during off hours.| EdScoop
Colin Wood is the editor in chief of StateScoop and EdScoop. He’s reported on government information technology policy for more than a decade, on topics including cybersecurity, IT governance and public safety.| EdScoop
A new study from Oregon State University shows that artificial intelligence can boost creativity in student writing if instructors provide guidance on proper use. The university’s College of Liberal Arts announced the findings last week. After studying two online creative writing courses, researchers found that students who completed their work with the assistance of ChatGPT […]| EdScoop
New research from the edtech firm Cengage Group shows that attitudes surrounding generative AI are improving quickly in higher education.| EdScoop
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A growing number of educators consider artificial intelligence to be a strategic priority for their institutions, according to new research from Educause.| EdScoop
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Recent survey data from an admissions assessment company shows that a majority of college applicants were confused about the rules on using AI.| EdScoop
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 the roles in a permanent fashion on Jan. 1. As CIO, Theumer is responsible for overseeing the university’s IT services, including cybersecurity, user experience, enterprise reporting, infrastructure services, […]| EdScoop
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. According to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, it uses artificial intelligence tools to evaluate the grammar and writing style of essays, which are used to judge admission to […]| EdScoop
Wayne State University recently launched a new initiative aimed at improving its data literacy and data infrastructure.| EdScoop
A University of Washington student received an academic hold after developing a tool that administrators said violated university policy.| EdScoop
Elliott Cheu, University of Arizona's associate vice president for research centers and institutes, will soon serve as its new interim chief information officer.| EdScoop
The University of Florida plans to spend $24 million on a more advanced supercomputer through its partnership with Nvidia.| EdScoop
The University of Tulsa has unveiled a new cyber range that school leaders said will help prepare the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.| EdScoop
University of Arizona Chief Information Officer Barry Brummund will retire early next year, the school has announced.| EdScoop
With rising chances of having their data encrypted or backups compromised, higher education institutions are paying more than initial demands to recover their systems.| EdScoop
Microsoft says its products blocked more than 15,000 emails each day that targeted the education sector with phony QR codes.| EdScoop
A new report suggests distinct, gender-based differences when teachers are deciding how generative AI may be used in their classrooms.| EdScoop
Skylar Rispens is a reporter for StateScoop and EdScoop. She previously worked as a reporter specializing in education coverage for daily and weekly newspapers across Montana, where she currently resides.| EdScoop
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The University of California, Los Angeles has hired Chris Mattmann, a former innovation chief at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as its first chief data and artificial intelligence officer.| EdScoop
Many higher ed faculty recently surveyed said they feel the effects of burn out and reported belief education is not "heading in the right direction."| EdScoop
You can’t plan for disasters, but avoiding these common mistakes will go a long way in ensuring you have a plan you can really use in an emergency.| EdScoop
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More than a month after sustaining a ransomware attack, New Jersey City University leaders have notified their students of the cyberattack.| EdScoop
A new report from the firm Zscaler shows that ransomware attacks are growing fastest in the health care and education sectors.| EdScoop
The online education provider 2U has announced it's restructuring its debt and that it's filed for bankruptcy.| EdScoop
The edtech firm Anthology released an AI policy framework that aims to support higher education institutions as they attempt to develop their own policies around AI.| EdScoop
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The software firm Turnitin announced a new feature that helps detect whether AI has been used to paraphrase.| EdScoop
The Department of Education published a guide with recommendations for edtech AI developers that includes provisions on equity and transparency.| EdScoop
Police at the University of Colorado Boulder have begun publishing statistics that reveal how they're using license plate readers installed around campus.| EdScoop
Leaders of Emory University in Atlanta announced a series of free courses in Georgia communities scheduled through September.| EdScoop
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona published an eight-point plan that includes a review of the office of Federal Student Aid, restructuring senior leader reporting protocols and a new IT innovation team.| EdScoop
Educause's annual report includes an honorary category for AI trends, with ideas on how it's shaping the future of critical thinking and its impact on the workforce.| EdScoop
