Facebook uses 1.5bn Reddit posts to create chatbot
Facebook has launched a new chatbot that it claims is able to demonstrate empathy, knowledge and personality.
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Momentum grows to cut red tape and allow academic labs to conduct COVID testing
Two prominent Michigan medical professors are helping lead the charge to seek a suspension of regulations that prevent campus research labs from conducting diagnostic checks to help with testing amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Dutch students ‘struggle to raise questions in online lectures’
Survey results show online switch ‘going better than expected’, says union. But students at universities of applied sciences appear harder hit
Researchers use artificial intelligence to make coronavirus predictions
Researchers at NYU and Columbia have developed a machine learning technology that predicts the severity of coronavirus cases.
Harvard forbids ‘racial stereotypes,’ but won’t say what that means
School has received ‘red light’ speech rating from campus watchdog group
Extra ‘accommodations’ needed for commencing, graduating students
Frustrated final year students could drop out within sight of the finishing line, Australian report warns
BOGO Sale at Your Local Community College
Community colleges in all parts of the country are offering discounts and deals for the summer. Some experts doubt it's what students need, but others see it as a win-win for institutions and students if done right.
Controversial sale of .org web domain blocked
The controversial sale of the .org web domain - used by charities and non-profit organisations - has been set back after months of deliberation.
Screen time use sparks discussion over how much is too much
Though sedentary behavior raises cause for concern, especially during pandemic, experts agree that setting too many boundaries for students can have negative outcomes.
Colleges are getting millions to help students in need, but don’t know how to spend it.
Indiana colleges and universities are set to receive to roughly $200 million from the federal government’s coronavirus relief package – a welcome boost as higher education institutions and their students face unprecedented challenges, both academic and financial.
