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Millions of children at risk as global vaccination rates decline, new study warns | – The Times of India

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A recent study published in The Lancet reveals a concerning global trend: millions of children are at risk of life-threatening diseases due to declining vaccination rates. The study states that measles vaccinations have declined in nearly 100 countries. Health inequalities, COVID-19 disruptions, and rising misinformation have contributed to this decline. Despite significant progress over the…

College Professors Are Using ChatGPT. Some Students Aren’t Happy.

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In February, Ella Stapleton, then a senior at Northeastern University, was reviewing lecture notes from her organizational behavior class when she noticed something odd. Was that a query to ChatGPT from her professor? Halfway through the document, which her business professor had made for a lesson on models of leadership, was an instruction to ChatGPT…

Trump’s Battles With Colleges Could Change American Culture for a Generation

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In October 2023, three days before Hamas fighters attacked Israel, Columbia University’s new president stood outside Low Library and posed a foundational question. “What,” she asked, “does the world need from a great university in the 21st century?” The president, Nemat Shafik, argued that the world required much. Rigorous thinkers who were grounded in the…

University of Washington to pay $4M settlement to students in COVID-19 tuition lawsuit – The Times of India

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The University of Washington has agreed to a $4 million settlement after being sued by students who claimed they were unfairly charged for in-person education they never received during the COVID-19 pandemic. A King County judge granted preliminary approval of the agreement, with final approval expected in July, according to The Seattle Times.The lawsuit arose…

How hallucinatory AI helps science dream up big breakthroughs – Times of India

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How hallucinatory AI helps science dream up big breakthroughs Artificial intelligence often gets criticized because it makes up information that appears to be factual, known as hallucinations. The plausible fakes have roiled not only chatbot sessions but lawsuits and medical records. For a time last year, a patently false claim from a new Google chatbot…