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2025 News Releases
Transforming Computer Science Education in the Age of AI
October 28, 2025
Educators, education researchers and computer scientists are teaming up as part of a consortium led by the University of California San Diego to reshape the future of computer science education in the era of generative AI. The consortium, supported by $1.8 million from Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, brings together experts from education and nonprofit organizations, as well as industry and academia, comprising thousands of educators in dozens of countries around the world, who in turn will impact tens of thousands of students. Full Story
This Bespoke AI Tutor Helps Students Learn
May 15, 2025
A team of researchers at UC San Diego developed an AI tutor designed to give students an alternative to off-the-shelf AI tools, so that students not only get help but actually learn course-relevant information at the same time. Full Story
San Diego Researchers Land $1.5M to Study and Improve New AI Learning Tool
May 15, 2025
A team of researchers across San Diego County received a $1.5 million grant from the State of California to offer a better alternative to these chatbots. The team will deploy, assess and improve an innovative AI tutor system that originated at UC San Diego. Full Story
Exploring the Impact of Generative AI on Education, Research and More
February 27, 2025
Better simulations to understand how viruses work. Better ways to model and predict climate change. Better robots that can navigate the real world. Researchers from all across the University of California San Diego and around the world converged on campus last week to explore the promise of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Full Story