The University of Notre Dame is taking a significant institutional step in its approach to artificial intelligence, bringing research, education and academic technology capabilities together under a university-wide Data, AI, and Computing (DAC) Initiative. The multi-year initiative creates a coordinated structure spanning AI and computing research, interdisciplinary applications, curriculum development and technical support. It brings together existing strengths including the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society and Scientific AI Initiative, while establishing a new unit of research software engineers and data scientists to support AI and data-intensive research across the University. Notre Dame is also expanding AI education across disciplines, including a new AI Analytics in Business minor launching this fall through the Mendoza College of Business. The move reflects a broader shift as universities look beyond individual AI courses and research projects toward institution-wide strategies for preparing students, [...]

Summary: TechPoint Youth is launching an in-classroom AI and computer science initiative reaching approximately 6,000 students in grades 3–8 during the 2026–27 school year. Eighteen Indiana schools—including schools in Indianapolis Public Schools, MSD of Lawrence Township and South Bend—will use LEGO Education programs to teach coding, algorithms, AI literacy and science through hands-on learning. Why it matters: Introducing AI and computational thinking before high school gives Indiana students an earlier foundation for a workforce in which digital skills are increasingly essential. The statewide reach also helps extend access beyond schools that already have robust computer science programs. Source: TechPoint Youth / Business Wire · July 15, 2026 Read the original announcement