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EdTech

Nov 11, 2025

AI in Computer Science Education: Closing the New Digital Divide in K–12

Professor Rafe Steinhauer is quoted in an article about efforts in K-12 schools to integrate generative AI guidelines and instruction into curricula and policy. "[School] districts are never going to have more power to shape the use of GenAI in their communities than right now, so it's imperative that they act collectively, guided by their core educational values," said Steinhauer.

MIT Sloan School of Management

Nov 03, 2025

AI agents, tech circularity: What's ahead for platforms in 2026

Professor Geoffrey Parker is one of four experts outlining four emerging trends that show where platforms are heading next. "The code assistance is certainly here," said Parker. "It's valuable, but the tech debt is actually a strategic risk and could be really expensive, especially for incumbent organizations."

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Oct 29, 2025

How to Restore Joy to the Classroom

Professor Eugene Korsunskiy and his "Joy Cards" are included in an article about finding joy in the classroom. Each card contains an activity designed to elicit joy.

The Dartmouth

Oct 01, 2025

'A method, not a field': Spotlight on Human-Centered Design

Professors Eugene Korsunskiy, Peter Robbie, and Rafe Steinhauer are quoted in an article about "the most popular minor at Dartmouth," which "focuses on developing students' creativity and innovation in 'addressing human needs.'" Professor Beth Ames Eagle is also mentioned as the new director of the Design Initiative at Dartmouth.

ABC News Australia

Sep 25, 2025

Antarctic Research Tests Healthy Bodies and Minds for Astronauts

Professor Jay Buckey is quoted in a segment about the Australian Antarctic Division's work with NASA on medical research and operational medicine. "If you look at what ends missions on Antarctica and other places, a lot of time it's the psychosocial factor. Either crews that don't get along or people who develop depression or stress. So that's a really, really important consideration and shouldn't be trivialized," Buckey said.

Tech Xplore

Sep 09, 2025

Rolling soft electronics yields 3D brain probes for precise neuron mapping

A feature article describes Professor Hui Fang's research, published in Nature Electronics, that demonstrates a method to achieve three-dimensional probe interfacing. The approach solves the long-running "dimensional mismatch" between typical two-dimensional probes and the brain's 3D neural circuits.

Education Week

Sep 08, 2025

Is There a Healthy Middle Ground on AI in Schools? Try Skeptical Optimism

Professor Rafe Steinhauer is quoted in an article about using AI in schools. "I would be nervous about any school district saying, 'We're going all in (on AI).' And I would be nervous about any school district (banning the technology)," Steinhauer said. "We know already that there are tremendous risks to student learning and we know that there are tremendous opportunities with generative AI."

The Planetary Report

Sep 08, 2025

A test bed in the search for life

Professor Jacob Buffo is quoted and named as the leader of a project that studies super-salty lakes on Earth as analogs for environments that likely exist on other worlds like Mars, Europa, and Enceladus. These lakes are "what we believe concentrated ephemeral lakes on Mars could have looked like," and could have provided "the last hypersaline refuges for any potential organisms," said Buffo.