Hundreds of people used ChatGPT to turn their favorite pictures into Studio Ghibli inspired art last month, causing X to go crazy. The usual controversy followed: was AI committing plagiarism by generating images in someone else’s style?
Taylor University bought 12 new vehicles in the last two years, Grounds Superintendent Kerry Shanebrook, said. Shanebrook oversees landscaping around campus, as well as snow removal, trash and recycling and the motor pool.
Taylor University is adding an AI concentration for computer science and engineering students, available Fall 2025. Its formal name is AI/Machine Learning.
Taylor University’s theme for Giving Tuesday, which was on Dec. 3 this year, was gratitude. The money Taylor University raised on Giving Tuesday supports the Taylor Fund, which is raised annually to support Taylor students.
Braun will take over for Eric Holcomb, who served two terms as governor. Braun received 55.3% of the votes, McCormick 40.1% and Rainwater 4.6%, according to Ballotpedia. Stried received zero votes.
Walk past the new pickleball and tennis courts at Taylor University and you’ll probably hear the thwack of ball on racquet, voices and laughter. Taylor students frequently use the new courts, which are located behind the Kesler Student Activities Center and next to the maintenance building by the softball field.
Upland will be welcoming new housing options on Second Street called the Haven on 2nd Street. The new housing is 28 apartments half a mile from campus. New hires at Taylor University are unable to find houses in Upland and end up living in surrounding communities, Drew Moser, a local real estate agent, and a former dean and professor at Taylor, said.
Benjamin Lawson, associate professor of physics, will speak at the university’s next science seminar on Oct. 1. He will talk about searching for new phases of matter. This is research into the strange way certain materials, like magnets, work differently than individual atoms by themselves, he said.
In an effort to create a more unified and collaborative space, Taylor University’s Information Technology (IT) department officially moved to the basement of Nussbaum Science Center in May. Previously, the department was split across multiple buildings, including the Nussbaum Science Center, Haakonsen and the Zondervan Library, which housed the Help Desk.
There were 43 vendors at the craft fair, selling a variety of baked goods, handmade crafts and food and drink.
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