Hacker News with Generative AI: University

USF Divests from Defense Companies Tied to Israel After Pressure from Students (kqed.org)
The University of San Francisco this week announced plans to divest from four U.S. defense companies that have contracts with the Israeli military, a rare win for pro-Palestinian student activists in the campus divestment movement.

University, Activism, Israel, Defense, Divestment

6 points by donsupreme 16 days ago | 0 comments

UCD Spin-Out Launches First Quantum Computing Server (ucd.ie)
Equal1, an Irish quantum computing company, and University College Dublin (UCD) spin-out company, has unveiled Bell-1, the first quantum system purpose-built for the HPC (high performance computing) era.

Quantum Computing, Ireland, University, Technology

3 points by gnabgib 16 days ago | 0 comments

Future of OSU Open Source Lab in Jeopardy (osuosl.org)
I am writing to inform you about a critical and time-sensitive situation facing the Open Source Lab. Over the past several years, we have been operating at a deficit due to a decline in corporate donations. While OSU’s College of Engineering (CoE) has generously filled this gap, recent changes in university funding have led to a significant reduction in CoE’s budget. As a result, our current funding model is no longer sustainable and CoE needs to find ways to cut programs.

Open Source, Funding, University, Technology, Education

289 points by aendruk 23 days ago | 102 comments

Will the Humanities Survive Artificial Intelligence? (newyorker.com)
You can want different things from a university—superlative basketball, an arts center, competent instruction in philosophy or physics, even a cure for cancer. No wonder these institutions struggle to keep everyone happy.

Artificial Intelligence, Humanities, Education, University, Future

45 points by tkgally 27 days ago | 68 comments

Math 13 – An Introduction to Abstract Mathematics [pdf] (math.uci.edu)

Mathematics, Education, University

187 points by ibobev 40 days ago | 9 comments

Oxford researchers awarded ARIA funding to develop safety-first AI (ox.ac.uk)
University of Oxford researchers are leading two major projects as part of the UK Government’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) Safeguarded AI programme.

Artificial Intelligence, Research, University, Funding, UK

3 points by gnabgib 43 days ago | 0 comments

Tell HN: Title: The UC Berkeley Job Market Meltdown–What No One Wants to Admit (ycombinator.com)
I work in administration at UC Berkeley, and I need to say this: something is deeply broken.

University, Labor Market, Higher Education, California

12 points by UCBThrowaway 102 days ago | 9 comments

Person of interest in shooting of UNH CEO ID'd as an ex-Ivy League, CS grad (nypost.com)

Crime, University, Technology

49 points by caminante 165 days ago | 1 comments

UC Berkeley will delete all alumni email accounts with >5GB stored (twitter.com)

Email, University, Data Storage

56 points by apengwin 266 days ago | 68 comments

University of California bans encampments and face masks (theguardian.com)