PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 4 -- Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication issued the following news: Carnegie-Knight News21, a national reporting initiative headquartered at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, on Tuesday launched its 2024 project - "Fractured," an examination of the state of American democracy. "Fractured" goes beyond horse race election coverage to examine some of the deeper question  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Researchers developed an easy-to-use tool that enables an AI practitioner to find data that suits the purpose of their model, which could improve accuracy and reduce bias. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News In order to train more powerful large language models, researchers use vast dataset collections that blend diverse data from thousands of web sources. But as these datase  more

CLAREMONT, California, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- Pomona College issued the following news: Under the leadership of Associate Professor Jorge Moreno and Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Francisco Mercado, the Pomona College Department of Physics and Astronomy is administering a $50,000 conference grant from the National Science Foundation. It will support the 23rd annual symposium of the NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellows. The two-day event, held annually before the winter American Astro  more

BOULDER, Colorado, Sept. 4 -- The city of Boulder issued the following news: City staff and community members have observed a potentially harmful algae bloom (i.e., cyanobacteria) in the Boulder Reservoir. At elevated levels, cyanobacteria may produce toxins that are harmful to people and pets; therefore, the City of Boulder is advising community members to stay out of the water and not allow dogs in the reservoir. Anglers should also exercise caution and follow state recommendations to clean a  more