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US ahead in AI innovation, easily surpassing China in Stanford's new ranking
Read full article: US ahead in AI innovation, easily surpassing China in Stanford's new rankingThe U.S. leads the world in developing artificial intelligence technology, surpassing China in research and other important measures of AI innovation, according to a newly released Stanford University index.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested at Stanford University after occupying president's office
Read full article: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested at Stanford University after occupying president's officeStanford University says 13 people have been arrested when law enforcement removed pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied a building that houses the university president and provost offices.
Tech CEOs Altman, Nadella, Pichai and others join government AI safety board led by DHS' Mayorkas
Read full article: Tech CEOs Altman, Nadella, Pichai and others join government AI safety board led by DHS' MayorkasThe CEOs of leading U_S_ technology companies are joining a new artificial intelligence safety board to advise the federal government on how to protect the nation’s critical services from “AI-related disruptions.”.
Lupus and other autoimmune diseases strike far more women than men. Now there's a clue why
Read full article: Lupus and other autoimmune diseases strike far more women than men. Now there's a clue whyWomen are far more likely than men to get autoimmune diseases, illnesses like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis that occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks their own bodies.
International students have returned to US colleges, fueled by a surge from India
Read full article: International students have returned to US colleges, fueled by a surge from IndiaInternational students attended U.S. universities in surging numbers last year, rebounding from a pandemic slump with the help of a 35% jump in students coming from India.
Health providers say AI chatbots could improve care. But research says some are perpetuating racism
Read full article: Health providers say AI chatbots could improve care. But research says some are perpetuating racismHospitals and health care systems are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to help summarize doctors’ notes and analyze health records.
While the news industry struggles, college students are supplying some memorable journalism
Read full article: While the news industry struggles, college students are supplying some memorable journalismAn investigation into academic research leads to the resignation of Stanford University's president.
Economics website is filled with racist and sexist speech, some blame the nation’s top universities
Read full article: Economics website is filled with racist and sexist speech, some blame the nation’s top universitiesAnonymous comments with racist, sexist and abusive messages that were posted for years on an an obscure, anonymous jobs-related website for economists originated from numerous leading U.S. universities, according to research released Thursday.
Stanford apologizes for limiting Jewish students in 1950s
Read full article: Stanford apologizes for limiting Jewish students in 1950sStanford University has apologized for limiting the admission of Jewish students in the 1950s after a task force commissioned by the school earlier this year found records that show university officials excluded Jewish students for years.
Stanford gets $1B for climate change school from John Doerr
Read full article: Stanford gets $1B for climate change school from John DoerrStanford University will launch a new school focusing on climate change thanks to a $1.1 billion gift from billionaire venture capitalist John Doerr and his wife, Ann, the university announced Tuesday.
Colleges go back to drawing board — again — to fight COVID
Read full article: Colleges go back to drawing board — again — to fight COVIDColleges across the U.S. are starting to require booster shots, extend mask mandates and in some cases revert to online classes as they brace for the new omicron variant.
Michigan health officials release studies used to determine COVID-19 restrictions
Read full article: Michigan health officials release studies used to determine COVID-19 restrictionsLANSING, Mich. – On Monday, Michigan health officials released a series of studies, which they have used to justify the decision to halt indoor dining, close entertainment venues and call a timeout on organized sports, as well as the 12-day extension. “This may be the most difficult time in our whole struggle with COVID-19 since March, especially with the holidays approaching,” Gov. For weeks, restaurant owners and lawmakers have asked the governor to be more transparent about the science behind the orders. Experts are hoping hospitalizations decline and want cases and the positivity rate to drop before lifting the restrictions. People are still coming into ERs even weeks after they have been diagnosed,” Khaldun said.
University of Michigan alum awarded 2020 Nobel Prize
Read full article: University of Michigan alum awarded 2020 Nobel PrizeANN ARBOR – University of Michigan alumnus Paul Milgrom was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Milgrom, who graduated in 1970 with a bachelor’s in mathematics, was recognized with the prestigious international award for his work in improving auction formats. Using auction theory, the duo designed new auction formats for buying and selling nonphysical goods like radio frequencies. The moment Milgrom found out he won the Nobel Prize was captured on his home security system. Analyzing auction formats can be challenging because bidders make unilateral, calculated decisions based on the value of what they are bidding on.
Oak Park High School alum awarded Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Read full article: Oak Park High School alum awarded Nobel Prize in Economic SciencesOAK PARK, Mich. – Stanford University Professor Paul Milgrom didn’t know he had won a Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences because he was asleep. “My phones were all set up for Do Not Disturb...The co-winner, Bob (Robert) Wilson, is also my neighbor across the street. He came over at about 2 a.m. and was pounding on my door," said Milgrom, who graduated from Oak Park High School. Milgrom and Wilson, who is also a professor at Stanford University, won the Nobel Prize for improvements in auction theory. “Milgrom designed a general theory of auctions that takes into consideration common values of auction markets as well as private values, which vary from bidder to bidder,” read the release.
2 Stanford economists win Nobel prize for improving auctions
Read full article: 2 Stanford economists win Nobel prize for improving auctionsThe two American economists, both professors at Stanford, won the Nobel Prize in Economics for improving how auctions work. For helping make auctions run more efficiently, two Americans on Monday won the Nobel prize for economics. You’ve won the Nobel Prize.’’ Awakened, Milgrom stammered for a moment and then said: “Wow.’’The two men tackled the tricky problem of making auctions work efficiently. Last week, the Nobel Committee awarded the prize for physiology and medicine for discovering the liver-ravaging hepatitis C virus. The prize for physics honored breakthroughs in understanding black holes, and the chemistry prize went to scientists behind a powerful gene-editing tool.
'Clear as mud' housing refund plans irk college students
Read full article: 'Clear as mud' housing refund plans irk college studentsMore and more campuses are sparking frustration by releasing plans to keep students' housing payments, even if the campuses shut down again and go entirely online in the fall. The University of South Florida and the University of Maryland have said they would not be obligated to refund students if COVID-19 prompts them to close residence halls. And Stanford University students have complained about having to move abruptly to make room for a quarantine area. The university reversed course the following week and said it would refund students living on its five physical campuses if public health officials ordered residential areas closed. Weiler said WSU wont refund students choosing to leave.
Colleges win immigration battle but fear for US reputation
Read full article: Colleges win immigration battle but fear for US reputationThey say the Trump administrations repeated attempts to curb immigration have sent students a message that they arent welcome in the United States. Higher education in the United States is still seen as the gold standard around the globe, but access to it comes with all kinds of risks, Wilcox said. More than 200 colleges signed legal briefs supporting a federal lawsuit by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Colleges have also opposed Trump's recent suspension of new H-1B work visas, which many international students use to find work after graduation. It helped orchestrate colleges' recent legal campaign, and it says it's ready to stand up for international students again.
Stanford University investigating noose in bush
Read full article: Stanford University investigating noose in bushAuthorities at Stanford University investigating reports of a noose found on campus. (CNN) - Stanford University is looking into reports of a noose found hanging near a campus residence -- which could become a hate crime investigation. Over the weekend, Stanford Department of Public Safety deputies found a white rope, about three feet long, suspended from a tall bush, according to a statement released by the California university Tuesday. Such a symbol has no place on our campus," the university said. The university's Department of Public Safety says that the incident is still under investigation.
Tiger Woods through the years
Read full article: Tiger Woods through the yearsIn 1994, at the TPC at Sawgrass in Florida, he became the youngest-ever winner of the U.S. Amateur Championship, a record he held until 2008 when it was broken by Danny Lee. The 18-year-old was about to start the first of his two years at Stanford University, where he would win the NCAA individual golf championship in 1996 before turning pro. Hide Caption