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Big tech and community colleges team up in education

Big tech and community colleges team up in education

Neethi Anand Gangidi came from India to the United States to study Chemical Engineering. But when the Covid-19 pandemic created difficulties for him doctorate studies, she changed direction by studying artificial intelligence, or AI, at Houston Community College (HCC) in Texas. At HCC, Gangidi and a team of students worked on a difficult problem: finding …

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Your city may have high-speed Internet.  But does everyone in your community have access to it?

Your city may have high-speed Internet. But does everyone in your community have access to it?

In 2021, officials tour the new high-speed Internet service facility in the City of Becket. They included State Representative William “Smitty” Pignatelli; Ashley Stolba, Undersecretary for Housing and Economic Development; Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito and Governor Charlie Baker. City Fiber Whip Utility Foreman Jamie Cincotta shows them the equipment. EAGLE FILE PHOTO PITTSFIELD – Over …

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Wolf Administration announces $5.8 million for homelessness relief and prevention - PA Department of Community & Economic Development

Wolf Administration announces $5.8 million for homelessness relief and prevention – PA Department of Community & Economic Development

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – Acting Secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), Neil Weaver, today announced that $5.8 million has been awarded to help homeless families find homes and fight the roaming throughout the Commonwealth. Funding is provided through the federal Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program. “ESG funding provides local governments and not-for-profits …

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Houston Community College is accelerating AI education at scale

Houston Community College is accelerating AI education at scale

Professor George Brown always starts his artificial intelligence (AI) class with a joke. A college AI course might not be where you’d expect to find a bit of stand-up, but Brown finds humor to be a lighthearted way to dive into AI material and dive into it. involve the students. It’s also a reminder that …

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