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Multimodal AI Connects the Digital Dots
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One Solution to the Digital Divide: Teens
The 4-H Tech Changemakers program provides young people with the education and tools needed to teach digital skills to adults in their communities.
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White House Pushes Journals to Drop Paywalls on Publicly Funded Research
The White House has directed academic journals to provide immediate access to research that is publicly funded.
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Remote Scan of Student's Room Before Test Violated His Privacy, Judge Rules
A federal judge said Cleveland State University violated the Fourth Amendment when it used software to scan a student's bedroom.
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A.I. Is Not Sentient. Why Do People Say It Is?
Robots can't think or feel, despite what the researchers who build them want to believe.
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Can Virtual Reality Help Autistic Children Navigate the Real World?
One company, Floreo, is hoping their tools will lead the way, despite some criticisms from autism self-advocates.
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Can VR Help Ease Chronic Pain?
Virtual reality has emerged as a tool to treat chronic pain and is gaining popularity.
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Security Flaws Seen in China's Mandatory Olympics App for Athletes
Canadian cybersecurity watchdog Citizen Lab has detailed encryption flaws in the mandatory smartphone application China created for Winter Olympics athletes.
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Will AI Grade Your Next Test?
Stanford University researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system designed to provide automated feedback to students taking the online Code in Place...
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Bloomberg Gives $150 Million to Help Universities Diversify STEM Doctorates
The initiative, which will benefit Johns Hopkins and six other institutions, will be named in honor of Vivien Thomas, best known for his work treating "blue baby...
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'Master,' 'Slave,' and the Fight Over Offensive Terms in Computing
Nearly a year after the Internet Engineering Task Force took up a plan to replace words that could be considered racist, the debate is still raging.
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Learning Apps Have Boomed in the Pandemic. Now Comes the Real Test.
Start-ups hope there's no turning back for online learning, even as more students return to the classroom.
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Surviving Weed-Out Classes in Science May Be a State of Mind
Social ties to classmates and how students feel could be more important than innate ability when it comes to enduring early STEM courses.
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Schools Clamored for Seesaw’s App. That Was Good News, and Bad News.
It wasn't simple to become a do-it-all education tool almost overnight.
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Trump Moves to Tighten Visa Access for High-Skilled Foreign Workers
The Trump administration has announced stricter rules for the H-1B visa program, which U.S. tech companies have long valued.
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With Virtual Reality, Caregivers Can Become Patients
Carrie Shaw's struggle with her mother's dementia led her to create a company that allows users to experience the struggles of growing older.
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Changing Course, U.S. Allows Visas for Online Students
The Trump administration said it would no longer require foreign students to attend in-person classes during the coronavirus pandemic in order to remain in the...
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Harvard and M.I.T. Sue to Stop Trump Visa Rules for Foreign Students
Universities opposed a policy that would require students to take at least one in-person class or be denied permission to study in the U.S.
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For a Day, Scientists Pause Science to Confront Racism
Scholars said they would not hold classes or lectures on Wednesday, and leading journals and scientific associations said they would not announce most breakthroughs...
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Don’t Kid Yourself: Online Lectures Are Here to Stay
The economic forces are too powerful for virtual instruction to go away after the pandemic. The important question is who will benefit financially, a Cornell economist...
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