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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Ohio State announces every student will use AI in class
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Starting this fall, every Ohio State student will be asked to use artificial intelligence. 'Through AI Fluency, Ohio State students will be 'bilingual' — fluent in both their major field of study and the application of AI in that area,' Ravi V. Bellamkonda, executive vice president and provost, said. Ohio State's AI Fluency Initiative will embed AI education throughout the undergraduate curriculum. The program will prioritize the incoming freshman class, and OSU said from 2029 onward, every Ohio State graduate will be fluent in the application of AI in their field. DOGE revokes $23 million grant intended to help Ohioans without internet access The change comes as students are increasingly using ChatGPT and other resources to complete their schoolwork. The Pew Research Center found 26% of teenagers used ChatGPT for schoolwork in 2024, twice as many as in 2023. With AI quickly becoming mainstream, some professors, like Associate Professor of Philosophy Steven Brown, who specializes in ethics, have already begun integrating AI into their courses. 'A student walked up to me after turning in the first batch of AI-assisted papers and thanked me for such a fun assignment. And then when I graded them and found a lot of really creative ideas,' Brown said. 'My favorite one is still a paper on karma and the practice of returning shopping carts.' OSU said it will offer new general education courses and work with colleges to integrate AI fluency into coursework and help expand existing AI-focused course offerings. Each of Ohio's 14 public universities has incorporated AI in some way, but OSU is the first to officially incorporate AI fluency into every major. Ohio State said it will offer new general education courses and help faculty adapt existing courses to incorporate AI. The university will now require students to take an AI skills seminar, and it will incorporate workshops into existing framework like the First Year Seminar program. The seminars are optional one-credit courses tailored to first-year students in specialized subjects like Fantasy Worldbuilding in Television, Know Your Recreational Drugs and soon, AI. Local Pride festivals rally funds as businesses pull support 'Artificial intelligence is transforming the way we live, work, teach and learn. In the not-so-distant future, every job, in every industry, is going to be impacted in some way by AI,' Ohio State President Ted Carter said. Ohio State said this does not mean students will be able to use generative AI to pass off assignments as their own. OSU is tasking at least six university offices with facilitating the generative AI education programs. These offices will issue guidance to faculty on how to maintain academic integrity while using AI as a tool. For instance, OSU said education majors could be asked to use AI to create a lesson plan, which they then will evaluate and revise. The sample assignment would require students to submit their lesson plan along with their initial AI prompt and a reflection on what they changed and how effective the generative AI was. OSU also recognized that faculty and instructors may need support. The university's Michael V. Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning is tasked with expanding resources to help faculty integrate AI, including a new grant program for instructors. Ohio bill would require employers to pay people with disabilities minimum wage Brown is one of several instructors who have already implemented AI into their courses, and some faculty found students were hesitant about AI at times. Associate Professor of economics and business Subbu Kumarappan said students enjoyed AI projects, but told him they did not always feel like the work was really theirs. 'High-performing students tend to use AI to take their work even further, while those struggling may fall behind if they don't fully engage,' Kumarappan said. 'That's why I set clear expectations on how AI can or can't be used in every assignment and emphasize teamwork and collaboration — skills that remain essential.' Brown said AI is here to stay, so banning it is 'shortsighted.' He encouraged students to have discussions about ethics and philosophy with AI chatbots, asked them to write papers using AI however they'd like and used AI to help create dialogues between two sides of a controversial topic to demonstrate educated arguments on both sides. 'It would be a disaster for our students to have no idea how to effectively use one of the most powerful tools that humanity has ever created,' Brown said. 'AI is such a powerful tool for self-education, that we must rapidly adapt our pedagogy or be left in the dust.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Courier
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Courier
40 best pictures from West Fife Show
Crowds flocked to Easter Bucklyvie Farm, Crossgates, for West Fife Show. Now in its 257th year, the popular event is a mix of farming tradition, hands-on activities and rural entertainment. Visitors at this year's show enjoyed a wide variety of attractions. These included livestock competitions featuring cattle, sheep, goats and horses. Farming enthusiasts were able to get up close to a wide range of tractors and machinery, thanks to support from regional dealerships and vintage exhibitors. There was a packed programme of entertainment, spanning everything from sheep shearing and milking demonstrations to a children's tractor zone and baby animal tent. Meanwhile, a dog show delivered an afternoon of wagging tails and thrilled spectators. Courier photographer Steven Brown was on hand to capture all the best moments at West Fife Show.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Norfolk Business of the Year award will recognise the best of the best
Every category finalist in the EDP Business Awards 2025 will have a chance to win the Norfolk Business of the Year title. It's the ultimate accolade at the annual awards, and will go to the company that stands out from the rest. Headline sponsor Barclays Corporate Banking is sponsoring the Norfolk Business of the Year award because, as Steven Brown, head of East Anglia, Barclays Corporate Banking, said: 'it is proud to support local businesses and celebrate their success'. One of the ways Barclays supports businesses across the UK is through the Barclays Business Prosperity Fund. The fund is available for new and existing Business Banking customers and UK Corporate Banking clients to apply for lending and refinancing on existing projects. 'Barclays has committed £22 billion of funding through our Business Prosperity Fund to ensure businesses have tailored financial solutions that support growth at every stage,' said Mr Brown. 'If your business could benefit from additional finance, visit Steven Brown, head of East Anglia, Barclays Corporate Banking (Image: Barclays Corporate Banking) When selecting 2025's Norfolk Business of the Year, Mr Brown said that entrants will need to 'demonstrate how they've embedded a positive culture that drives commercial success, supports employee development, and contributes positively to the local area beyond their core business offering'. 'This holistic approach showcases their commitment to sustainable growth and community engagement,' he added. Earning the title not only enhances employee engagement, recruitment and retention, it also puts the spotlight on your company, telling the nationwide business community that you are one to watch. 'Winning the Business of the Year award is a fabulous accolade for any business,' explained Mr Brown. 'It shows they are the best of the best, setting the bar at the highest level. Entries for the EDP Business Awards 2025 close on Sunday, August 3. For more information, please visit For more information about this year's categories, please . Supporting businesses turning over more than £6.5 million per annum, Barclays Corporate Banking has the banking excellence you'd expect with the data and insights you don't. The company looks beyond banking to help businesses see what really matters. Through its dedicated sector and regional specialists, and the power of the wider Barclays network, it can act on those insights together with you. Barclays Corporate Banking can provide you with innovative financing solutions that help you achieve a more expansive, better connected future for your business. See things differently with big picture banking at Barclays. The winner of the Norfolk Business of the Year award will be hand-picked by the judges, with all category finalists automatically entered. The judges will be looking for a firm that has achieved outstanding things in the last 12 months, and will consider each finalist's brand profile, financial standing, community relations and environmental sympathies.
BBC News
10-05-2025
- BBC News
Body discovered near Wickford in search for missing man
A body has been found during a search for a missing Police said it had suspended its search for Steven Brown after the discovery of a man's body near identification has yet to take place, but the family of the 43-year-old, who was reported missing from Basildon, has been informed, a force spokesperson added: "The man's death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner." Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Visa revocations can now lead to legal status terminations, according to internal memo
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has indicated it could start terminating a person's legal status because of visa revocation. An internal memo to all Student and Exchange Visitor Program personnel, which falls under ICE, shows an expanded list of criteria for ICE to terminate foreign-born students' legal status in the U.S., including a 'U.S. Department of State Visa Revocation (Effective Immediately).' It was filed in court by the Justice Department on Monday night and dated Saturday. Previously, there were a variety of reasons for students to lose legal status, including if they stop attending school, lose work authorization or commit certain crimes. But typically students would have the right to due process before the legal status is terminated, attorneys say. Now, according to the memo, visa revocation itself is grounds for the termination of status. The memo shows expansion of power for ICE. Houston-based immigration attorney Steven Brown said the new policy 'against at least 15 years of SEVP guidance,' referring to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, which falls under ICE. 'Historically, the Department of State has revoked visas for many reasons,' Brown said. 'But it doesn't impact your non-immigrant status in the US. It's just now they're trying to do that part of it.' The Trump administration announced Friday at a hearing that the legal statuses of international students whose records were terminated in recent weeks would be restored. In the meantime, the Trump administration said ICE would craft a new policy that will 'provide a framework for status record termination.' According to the memo, SEVIS records can now be terminated for a number of reasons, ranging from 'exceeded unemployment time' to 'violation of change of status requirements.' 'When SEVP has objective evidence that a nonimmigrant visa holder is no longer complying with the terms of their nonimmigrant status for any reason, then the SEVIS record may be terminated on that basis,' the memo said. Using its discretion, ICE can also conduct further investigations or initiate removal proceedings based on that evidence. The memo affirmed an existing rule that the State Department can 'at any time, in its discretion, revoke an alien's visa.' 'When State revokes an alien's visa with immediate effect, ICE should take steps to initiate removal proceedings,' the memo said. 'If State revokes a nonimmigrant visa effective immediately, SEVP may terminate the nonimmigrant's SEVIS record based on the visa revocation with immediate effect.' The memo underscored that the document cannot be used as a substitute for applicable legal requirements. 'It is not intended to, does not, and may not be relied upon to create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by any party in any administrative, civil, or criminal matter,' the memo said. In March, the Trump administration began revoking the visas of thousands of international students in addition to their records and legal statuses. Critics said the administration appeared to be taking aim at those who've participated in political activism or have had previous charges, like DUIs. After many successful legal challenges to the terminations across the U.S., many international students began to discover that their records were abruptly restored last week, immigration attorneys and universities said. The reinstatements occurred with little to no explanation, the attorneys said. And as of Tuesday, several universities, including Northeastern University, Harvard University and the University of Connecticut, reported that all students affected by the terminations had their statuses restored. Jath Shao, a Cleveland-based immigration attorney who's represented several international students affected by the visa revocations, said that the new policy presents a new set of challenges for students. 'ICE has now done their homework and issued this memo to give themselves the power that judges just told them they didn't have,' Shao said. 'Students should be concerned that even minor problems can have serious consequences and should consult a lawyer if there is anything in their past to worry about.' This article was originally published on
