What does it mean to compute? Framework maps hidden computations running inside natural dynamic systems

Some computers are easy to spot. Artificial, human-built computers like those found in smartphones and laptops are abstract dynamic systems with observable computational elements like input, output, ...

Perplexity announces “Computer,” an AI agent that assigns work to other AI agents

Perplexity has introduced “Computer,” a new tool that allows users to assign tasks and see them carried out by a system that coordinates multiple agents running various models.
CRN

2026 Partner Program Guide: 5-Star Software Vendor Programs

The CRN 2026 Partner Program Guide includes software vendor partner programs that are designated 5-Star programs.
University of South Florida

National Academy of Inventors names six USF faculty to its 2026 class of senior members

The NAI 2026 class of Senior Members is comprised of 230 emerging inventors from 82 NAI member institutions across the globe ...
University News & Events

Grants support DIY irrigation and smart, electric tractors for specialty crop growers

Two projects are receiving support from the USDA 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Two interdisciplinary research teams at University of California, Santa Cruz, will develop agricultural ...

HIGH PROFILE: As president of Arkansas Tech University, Russ Jones is using his life experience to ensure students make the most of theirs

Few east Arkansas dirt farmers grow up to join the FBI, and still fewer G-men make a hard turn into higher education, yet all ...
The Advocate

Training today for tomorrow’s careers: LCTCS institutions align programs with Louisiana’s growing workforce needs

As Louisiana’s economy continues to evolve and grow, employers across the state are taking a proactive role in shaping the workforce of tomorrow, often collaborating directly with Louisiana Community ...

Breakthrough in Emotional Mind Reading Photonic Vibration Perception System Achieves Stable Cross-Individual Recognition

A new publication DOI 10.29026/oet.2025.250010 discusses how a photonic vibration perception system achieves stable ...

Arcadia University to Add Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity in Fall 2026

GLENSIDE, Pa., Feb. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning in fall 2026, Arcadia University will offer a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity program, the latest demonstration of its commitment to ...
College of Natural Sciences

UT Austin Launches New School of Computing

New school will unite key strengths to establish a center of excellence, strengthening interdisciplinary research and preparing talent for a rapidly changing ec ...
Bryn Mawr College

Gaming the System: Aline Normoyle Brings Game Design into the Classroom

Students who research with Normoyle have the unique opportunity to combine their interests in programming and computer science with art, something that is intrinsic to designing any game or virtual ...
Princeton University

Seven faculty members win Sloan Research Fellowships for early-career researchers

Computer scientists Maria Apostolaki, Benjamin Eysenbach, and Yasaman Ghasempour; chemists William Jacobs and Erin Stache; physicist Isobel Ojalvo; and mathematician Bartolomeo Stellato are members of ...