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In the News: Jena Zangs on AI Chatbots in Higher Education
In the NewsJena Zangs, chief data and analytics officer at the University of St. Thomas, spoke with University Business examining the rapid rise of AI chatbot use among college administrators. Zangs emphasized that while chatbots can help leaders work more efficiently, institutions must remain cautious about data security, privacy protections and the limits of relying on AI…
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Professor Puts People at the Center of Data
Humans of St. ThomasData is everywhere. Most people might picture a computer screen and a dense spreadsheet. Amelia McNamara goes beyond that, however. She partnered with the local Lumen Christi Catholic Community on a project that showed her students the real-world applications of data science. The parish specifically wanted to map the mental health needs of its members…