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- 1$500 Million Gift to Boost Carnegie Mellon Computer Scienceโผ$500M Gift Will Fuel Next Era of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon
Carnegie Mellon University has received a $500 million gift that will fund the next phase of growth in its School of Computer Science. The donation is one of the largest ever given to a US university and will support research, faculty recruitment and new facilities in a field central to artificial intelligence development.
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A computer science instructor has published a retrospective on cheating with AI tools in the CS240 course, describing how students used chatbots and what countermeasures were tried. The piece recounts detection difficulties and lessons learned about assessment design. It is drawing attention from educators and technologists debating how universities should adapt coursework to widespread AI use.
- 3Researchers mocked for studying topic already covered by Star TrekโRE: https:// masto.ai/@unusual_whales/11736 1800195216824 You know out of all the possible topics in this world that nee
A widely shared post about a new area of study is drawing ridicule online, with commenters saying that of all subjects needing research, this is the last one worth funding. One reply quipped that the scenario was already explored decades ago in the Star Trek episode 'A Taste of Armageddon', which depicted a war fought entirely by computer simulation. The exchange highlights skepticism about research priorities circulating among markets-minded social media users.
- 4Zinc oxide quantum dots push quantum computing forwardโผAdvancing quantum computing with zinc oxide quantum dots
Researchers report progress in quantum computing using zinc oxide quantum dots, according to a science news release. The work suggests zinc oxide, a common and inexpensive semiconductor material, could play a role in building quantum technologies. Details of the research team, the specific advance, and how it compares to existing approaches remain limited in the available information.
- 5The Voynich Manuscript: Science's Most Famous Unsolved BookโผMad about Science: The Voynich Manuscript
The Voynich Manuscript, a 15th-century illustrated book written in an unknown script, remains one of history's great unsolved mysteries. Written by an unidentified author and named after book dealer Wilfrid Voynich, it has resisted centuries of decryption attempts by linguists and codebreakers. Science writers continue revisiting it because no cryptanalysis, including modern computational methods, has deciphered its text or explained its strange botanical drawings.
- 6Carnegie Mellon and Pitt Launch Joint Computational Biology PhDโJoint Carnegie Mellon-University of Pittsburgh Ph.D. Program in Computational Biology
Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh offer a joint Ph.D. program in computational biology, combining the strengths of two major Pittsburgh research institutions. The program trains doctoral students at the intersection of biology, computer science, and data analysis, reflecting growing demand for researchers who can model and interpret large biological datasets.
- 7Los Alamos Bets on Eniac: Nuclear Monte Carlo Simulations, 1947โ1948โLos Alamos Bets on Eniac: Nuclear Monte Carlo Simulations, 1947โ1948 [pdf]
A newly circulated paper recounts how Los Alamos scientists turned to the Eniac in 1947โ1948 to run some of the earliest Monte Carlo simulations, using the pioneering computer to model nuclear processes through random sampling. The episode is widely seen as a founding moment of computational science, showing how wartime computing hardware was repurposed for peacetime physics research and helped establish a technique now used across finance, engineering and beyond.
- 8Computer Science Department Marks 10 Years of Interdisciplinary Growthโผ10 years of the computer science department: interdisciplinary studies, AI and ethics
Occidental College's computer science department is marking its tenth anniversary, reflecting on a decade of growth. The department has expanded beyond core programming into interdisciplinary studies that connect computing with other academic fields, while placing increasing emphasis on artificial intelligence and ethics. As AI reshapes academia and society, the milestone prompts reflection on how computer science education should address the technology's social and moral implications.
- 9Hedge fund CEO gives $3bn to Carnegie Mellon UniversityโHedge fund CEO gives $3bn to Carnegie Mellon University in historic donation https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/se
A hedge fund chief executive has pledged a $3bn gift to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, described as the largest donation in the institution's history. The donation places Carnegie Mellon among the biggest beneficiaries of recent billionaire philanthropy, with its strengths in computer science and artificial intelligence likely a factor, and comes amid a broader wave of vast gifts to elite American universities.
- 10Lessons from Developing Internet Protocols ExaminedโLeveraging Lessons Learned Developing Internet Protocols
Communications of the ACM has published a piece reflecting on lessons learned from developing internet protocols. The article draws on decades of experience designing the standards that underpin global network communication, offering insight for engineers working on next-generation protocols. It is drawing attention from the networking and computer science community.