📣 Calling all undergraduate researchers and their graduate mentors: Applications for UR2PhD’s fall courses are open! Learn more about all of UR2PhD’s offerings at cra.org/ur2phd

Join our free webinar on August 17 to learn how PNRP Classroom provides browser-based access to Jupyter notebooks and GPU resources through NAIRR Classroom. Register: https://cra-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5Lw4CxCoSeqJ1PckYadp5Q

⏳ The CRA-E survey on digital accessibility in computing education closes July 31. Teach in a U.S. computing department? Spend 3-5 minutes sharing your perspective before it's too late. https://crasurvey.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_29Ml3vS6l9ImbGe

Welcome to the 2026 CRA Summit in Prior Lake, Minnesota! 🌲💻 Get ready for incredible insights from our stellar lineup of plenary speakers! Tag us in your posts and use #2026CRASummit as you share your photos and insights throughout the week! #CRASummit #2026CRASummit

Join CRA's Congressional Visit Day in Washington, D.C. (Sept. 22–23). No advocacy experience needed. CRA provides training and coordinates meetings. Sign up due Aug. 7. Travel/lodging are participant-funded. Learn more and sign up today: https://cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2026/07/cra-cvd-2026/

Non-military drones can prevent wildfires, support supply chains, and more. CCC’s new report, Computing on the Fly: Navigating a Vision for the Future of Drone Computing, shows what the field must do to achieve such capabilities by 2035: cccblog.org/2026/07/14/c...

Meet the 2026–2027 CRA Trustworthy AI Research Fellows! 🎉 We're proud to recognize eight outstanding early-career researchers advancing AI that's technically rigorous, socially responsible, and centered on people: https://ow.ly/Gktk50Znswo

CRA and Microsoft Announce Second Cohort of CRA Trustworthy AI Research Fellows

By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications and Member Engagement The Computing Research Association (CRA), in partnership with program sponsor Microsoft, is proud to introduce the second cohort…

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Faculty: simplify the computing environment for your AI courses with CloudBank Classroom. Join our free webinar on July 30 at 5 PM ET to learn how faculty are using this cloud-hosted JupyterHub in their teaching. Register: https://cra-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gGmwIgygQteBOtiPUGWcKg

Working on visionary, forward-looking computing research? Amplify its impact through CCC’s Call for Innovative Research Visions. Read more and submit here by July 23: https://cccblog.org/2026/07/06/call-for-innovative-research-visions-cirv/

Teach in a U.S. computing department? Spend 3-5 minutes completing CRA-E's national survey on digital accessibility in computing education. Your input will help shape practical guidance for computing departments. Take the survey: crasurvey.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Check out the 2025 CRA Taulbee Survey! Featuring a new interactive dashboard: https://cra.org/crn/2026/06/cra-update-new-cra-taulbee-survey-findings-show-record-degree-production-alongside-a-cooling-enrollment-pipeline/ #CRATaulbeeSurvey

CRA Update: New CRA Taulbee Survey Findings Show Record Degree Production Alongside a Cooling Enrollment Pipeline

By Jasmine Batten, PhD, Research Associate, CERP The Computing Research Association (CRA) is pleased to present the results of the 55th annual CRA Taulbee Survey, a trusted resource documenting tre…

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Reminder: tomorrow at 4 PM ET, join our free webinar on requesting NAIRR Pilot allocations for your AI course. Faculty-led, beginner-friendly, and still open for registration: https://cra-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f6uYPNPBQCuFFOVmo9DUyg #AIEducation #HigherEd

Want to organize a fully-funded visioning workshop with the Computing Community Consortium? Walk through what the whole process looks like in the new Visioning in Action series here: cra.org/crn/2026/06/...

Chicago-area teaching-track faculty in computing: Join CRA-E on June 30 for a new regional summit focused on teaching, AI and CS education, leadership, and peer connection. https://cra.jotform.com/261393956461163

Hot off the press! Check out the June edition of CRA's Computing Research News: https://cra.org/crn/ #CRA #ComputingResearchNews #CRN #ComputingResearch

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Applications are now open for the CRA-E Chicago-Area Regional Summit for Teaching-track Faculty in Computing, June 30 in Chicago. Apply: https://cra.jotform.com/261393956461163

Catch up on CCC’s latest Community Chat! Learn from researchers how citizen scientists and advanced computing researchers can and should work together more: https://cccblog.org/2026/05/28/a-new-era-of-scientific-progress-highlights-from-the-ccc-community-chat/

A New Era of Scientific Progress: Highlights from the CCC Community Chat » CCC Blog

The second-ever CCC Community Chat, A New Era of Scientific Progress: Uniting Computational and Citizen Science for Advanced Research, took place on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. Moderated by CCC Council Member Michela Taufer (University of Tennessee, Knoxville), this virtual webinar featured the co-auth…

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The Computing Community Consortium's latest brief breaks down key recommendations for merging advanced computing with public participation in science: https://cccblog.org/2026/05/19/how-to-leverage-advanced-computing-with-public-participation-to-enhance-scientific-research-key-takeaways/

How to Leverage Advanced Computing with Public Participation to Enhance Scientific Research: Key Takeaways » CCC Blog

The Computing Community Consortium’s (CCC) latest report, Grand Challenges for the Convergence of Computational and Citizen Science Research, lays out the potential of citizen science research and advanced computing technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), when brought together, to revolution…

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Read our full interview with Ritesh Kanchi, a 2025 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers Honorable Mention: https://cra.org/crn/2026/05/undergraduate-research-highlight-developing-intelligent-user-interfaces-for-accessibility/

Hot off the press! Check out the May edition of CRA's Computing Research News: https://cra.org/crn/ #CRA #ComputingResearchNews #CRN #ComputingResearch

CISE PhD admissions are widely discussed—but rarely backed by data. If you’ve served on admissions in the past 5 years, take this 10-min survey: cerp.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

International Drone Day is tomorrow! CRA’s CCC hosted an incredible workshop visioning the future of drones in December, and we’re excited to see the full report soon. Subscribe to hear when it’s out in Summer 2026: https://cra.jotform.com/252374368594166/prefill/68addd4c383264aae28347e7f84c

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Check out our interview with Gabriel Pizarro, a 2025 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers Honorable Mention: https://sparc.cra.org/undergraduate-researcher-accelerating-vulnerability-discovery-using-gpus/

Announcing the second-ever CCC Community Chat: “A New Era of Scientific Progress: Uniting Advanced Computing and Citizen Science for Accelerated Research,” featuring special guest Marc Kushner from NASA. Read more and register here: https://cra-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FZEjESIXQZe4dU-0XQLdag

The Computing Research Association is deeply concerned by President Trump’s abrupt firing of all members of the National Science Board. Read more on the CRA Policy Blog: https://cra.org/govaffairs/blog/2026/04/nsb-fired-2026/

President Trumps Fires All Members of the National Science Board

President Trump abruptly fired all members of the National Science Board, the independent advisory and governing body for NSF.

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SARU (supporting at-risk users) research is critical to protecting people from online harm, like digital exploitation. Check out the new briefs on how to prevent researcher burnout in such high-stakes work: https://cra.org/crn/2026/04/guidelines-for-research-supporting-technologys-most-at-risk-users

Guidelines for Research Supporting Technology’s Most At-Risk Users

By Marla Mackoul, Communications Assistant, CCC Research supporting at-risk users of technology (SARU research) is crucial work that makes online platforms safer for everyone. Yet supporting these …

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Teaching-focused careers in computing — what are they really like? Join the free CRA-E workshop series (May 5, 12, 19). Register: https://cra-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VoMpQUxnTvqct0sJJEvpBQ#/registration

Thinking about a teaching-focused academic career in computing? Join the free, virtual CRA-E Workshop Series (May 5, 12, 19). Register: https://cra.org/crae/career-landscape-workshop/2026-workshop/

Get paid to do AI or quantum research this summer 💡 $9,000 stipend + national cohort + mentorship Apply by April 15 🔗 https://cra.jotform.com/260473239928870

Sponsoring the CRA Summit places your organization at the center of these conversations about the future of computing research. 📄 Learn more: https://cra.org/2026-cra-summit/#sponsorship