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2+ min ago (394+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Students must have a voice in policies that shape their lives, rather than leaving such decisions solely to adults, says Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy. The Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TAR UMT) board of governors and alumni council chairman said listening directly to students would strengthen the relevance, credibility and long-term sustainability of any national framework aimed at improving school safety and student well-being. "By placing student voices at the centre of policy discussions, we ensure that what we design truly reflects the challenges they face today," he said at the "From Their Eyes: A Youth Dialogue on Safety, Stress and Support " Student Voice Matters" forum on Saturday (Dec 13). Chan said concerns over student well-being had intensified in recent years, with academic pressure, emotional stress, digital exposure, cyber risks and mental health challenges becoming…...

15+ min ago (237+ words) Published - December 13, 2025 09:37 pm IST - Visakhapatnam Rajya Sabha MP and founder chairperson of Infosys Foundation Sudha Murty on Saturday (December 13, 2025) said that ethical life should be the ultimate goal of every individual, particularly students, and it can be achieved with self-discipline and self-reliance, for which students must work hard with honesty. She was addressing the students and alumni of Andhra University as the chief guest at the University Alumni Meet titled "Waves-2025" held at the AU Convention Centre in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. Drawing on personal stories and meaningful life examples, she delivered uplifting messages to the students. GMR Group Chairman and alumnus Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao said that the growth of the country depends on many factors, including the right path taken by students at the college and university level. He advised them to take inspiration from individuals such as Ms. Sudha…...

15+ min ago (807+ words) A new MIT framework called SEAL allows language models to create their own study notes and choose how to train, improving learning without human-designed data. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0) "Just like humans, complex AI systems can't remain static for their entire lifetimes. These LLMs are not deployed in static environments. They are constantly facing new inputs from users. We want to make a model that is a bit more human-like " one that can keep improving itself," says Jyothish Pari, an MIT graduate student and co-lead author. SEAL applies this human habit to machines. Rather than handing a model fixed training data and rigid instructions, the system lets the model reshape what it studies and how it studies it. The goal is not just better short-term answers, but lasting internal change. At the center of SEAL is a concept called a…...

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38+ min ago (839+ words) The PIL was filed by Association for Socio Economic Empowerment of the Marginalised (ASEEM) and the Students Islamic Organisation (SIO). Hyderabad:A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M Moinuddin took on file a public interest litigation alleging failure of the state government in releasing post-matric scholarships under the reimbursement of tuition fee (RTF) scheme for minority students, pushing thousands into financial distress. The PIL was filed by Association for Socio Economic Empowerment of the Marginalised (ASEEM) and the Students Islamic Organisation (SIO). The contended that colleges were withholding original certificates of students for non-payment of fees, despite repeated government and TSCHE instructions prohibiting the practice. According to the petitioners, scholarship sanctions had drastically collapsed. RTI data showed that in 2023-24, out of 1,54,725 applications, only 40 were sanctioned; in 2024-25, not a single one…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago (314+ words) A middle school was briefly placed in lockdown after an AI detection system misidentified a student holding a clarinet as a dangerous weapon. Lawton Chiles Middle School in Oviedo went into lockdown on the morning of December 9 after the system detected what it believed was a weapon in one of the school's hallways. According to Seminole County Public Schools (via WKMG), the alert was triggered when a student was seen on camera holding a musical instrument like a firearm, prompting the system to automatically initiate a Code Red response. In a message sent to families, principal Dr Melissa Laudani said the student was walking through the hallway with a clarinet and holding it in a way that caused the automated system to classify it as a possible weapon. Oviedo police also released a statement on its Facebook page, calling the…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago (1475+ words) Kakinada:A Class X girl student died suddenly after collapsing in a classroom at a private school in Ramachandrapuram town of Dr B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district on Friday. According to sources, the student collapsed while classes were in progress. School authorities immediately shifted her to the Area Hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead. Preliminary observations by doctors suggest that she may have suffered a cardiac arrest. Ramachandrapuram Circle Inspector M. Venkata Narayana said a case has been registered and the cause of death is being ascertained. He added that the student had reportedly been suffering from health issues. Meanwhile, PDSU State associate secretary B. Siddhu expressed grief over the incident and visited the Area Hospital to console the bereaved parents. He said students were facing increasing psychological stress and strain under the present education system and urged school managements to pay greater…...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago (556+ words) Search online for "Do American students know history?" and the answer is negative. As is the case with math and reading, the National Assessment of Education Progress" latest assessment tests revealed that student knowledge of the American past continues declining." College students fare little better. A survey conducted 10 years ago by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) revealed depths of ignorance almost as great. In part, this lack of knowledge about our country"s past is simple negligence. As the ACTA report notes, few colleges and universities these days require even a basic American history course in their course of studies." Unfortunately, many of those who do teach the American past take a political slant, almost always leftist, dwelling on our country"s wrongs and failures rather than on its actual history. Leftist presentations on slavery, the patriarchy,…...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago (799+ words) Stephen has always been passionate about cars, and managed to turn that passion into a career as a freelance automotive journalist. When he's not covering all things tech for The Drive, you can find him looking for a new book to read. Antarctica is one of the most remote and inhospitable places on Earth'and, therefore, it's somewhere you absolutely don't want to get stuck. Scientists at McMurdo Station, the main American research station on the continent, rely on a fleet of snowmobiles, trucks, and aircraft to get around. And they need mechanics to keep those vehicles running. Amentum, a government contractor that helps staff McMurdo Station, currently has a number of job openings for mechanics at the remote site. A typical one, for a light-vehicle and snowmobile mechanic, requires a minimum two years' experience in vehicle maintenance and repair, although…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago (250+ words) As part of efforts to promote archaeological awareness and deepen young people's connection to Egypt's ancient civilisation, the Zahi Hawass Foundation for Heritage and Antiquities organised an educational lecture for preparatory school students at Al Mostakbal Private School in Aswan. The lecture was delivered by Nasr Salama, Director of the Foundation's Aswan branch, and focused on two main themes: an introduction to the letters of the hieroglyphic script and an overview of key archaeological sites in West Aswan. The initiative reflects the Foundation's strong commitment to introducing younger generations to their civilisational heritage, regarded as one of the world's oldest and most influential civilisations. During the session, Salama presented an illustrated educational board displaying the full Ancient Egyptian alphabet alongside its Arabic equivalents. As part of an interactive segment, he translated the names of several students from Arabic into hieroglyphics,…...