🎓 Applications are open for the 2026 CRA-WP Grad Cohort Workshop! Taking place March 12-14, 2026, this multi-day event offers mentorship, skills, and community for graduate students in computing. The application deadline is Nov 30, 2025. 👉 cra.org/cra-wp/grad-...

📣Last call for the 2025 Data Buddies Survey! Signing up is quick and easy - just fill out our interest form and a member of the Data Buddies team will reach out to you with more information. Sign up by September 19 to participate in the 2025 Data Buddies Project: cra.org/cerp/data-bu...

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

CRA is excited to be an exhibitor at the 2025 Tapia Conference! Visit us at booth #301 to chat about our programs, upcoming awards and events, and potential sponsorship opportunities. #TAPIA2025

❗The CRA P2P Survey needs your input❗ Our biannual effort to gather direct feedback from computing professionals about how undergraduate programs equip students for the workforce is gearing up for the 2026 survey and we’re looking for input before it launches:

📣 Good news! The 2025 Data Buddies Survey is now shorter, taking only 10-15 minutes to complete. It's a quick and easy way to gain insights into your student population and the health of the computing research pipeline. Sign up by September 19 to participate: cra.org/cerp/data-buddies/volunteer/

The union representing NSF employees released an official whistleblower complaint in July expressing concerns about the actions made by the Administration that threaten the integrity of the agency and calls on Congress to take action: cra.org/govaffairs/b... #NSF #CRA #GovernmentAffairs

The CRA Summit for AI Undergraduate Education session “Student Evaluation and Instructional Staffing” explored the opportunities and risks AI presents for both the classroom and the curriculum. Catch the full session recap in the August Computing Research News: buff.ly/hDfRrIu #CRASummit #AI

🤔 Should artificial intelligence (AI) be taught as a specialization within computer science, or offered as a standalone degree? Get the full recap of the CS vs. AI smackdown from the 2025 CRA Summit: cra.org/crn/2025/08/... #CRASummit #AIEducation #CS #AI

Do you work with an undergraduate who is committed to advancing computing research? 🎓 Nominate them for the CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Awards, which recognize exceptional research potential among students at North American institutions. Submit your nomination here: buff.ly/3EQpeQ4

In his first post-NSF public talk at the 2025 CRA Summit, Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan joined Peter Harsha to discuss advocacy, strategic partnerships, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Read the full recap in the August Computing Research News: cra.org/crn/2025/08/...

Hot off the press! The August edition of CRA's Computing Research News features: 🔸 Highlights from the 2025 CRA Summit 🔹 Nominations for the 2025-2026 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Awards 🔸Submissions for the 2025 CRA Academic Member Book And more: cra.org/crn/ #CRA #ComputingResearchNews

Funding Alert 🚨 The Center for Inclusive Computing (CIC) invites computing departments to apply for support in making systemic changes to CS programs, including AI education. 📅 Interest forms due Sept 15, 2025. 🔗 Details + form: buff.ly/kD0vvRh #ComputingEducation #AIEducation

Are you ready to take your research to the next level? 🚀 Whether you're an undergrad looking for research training, a grad student wanting mentorship tips, or a faculty member seeking increased research productivity, the UR2PhD program is here to help! Learn more: cra.org/ur2phd/

New Executive Order threatens U.S. leadership in research & innovation. CRA opposes changes that replace merit-based peer review with political approval, weaken research infrastructure, & allow grants to be canceled for political reasons. Full statement: cra.org/govaffairs/b...

The chip in your phone started in a taxpayer-funded university lab. David Patterson — Turing Award winner and former CRA Board Chair — helped invent it. Now he’s warning Congress: don’t cut the research that powers American innovation. 🔗 thehill.com/opinion/tech... #PublicResearch #FutureOfTech

CRA is pleased to share a new video on the importance of federal funding for computing research! Produced by @northeasternu.bsky.social's Khoury College of Computer Sciences, this video dives into the government funded research that transformed the dairy industry: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3h6...

Proposed FY26 House Energy & Water bill: DOE's Office of Science (incl. ASCR) gets an increase, supporting AI & quantum. ARPA-E faces a cut. Learn more on the CRA Policy Blog: cra.org/govaffairs/b... #ResearchFunding #SciencePolicy #AI #QuantumComputing #DOE #ARPAE

We had such an amazing time connecting with every participant, speaker, and sponsor at the #2025CRASummit. Thank you to everyone who attended and shared their voice in the discussion around AI education! 🍎 What was one of your favorite moments from the Summit? Drop it in the comments! #CRASummit

The Trump Administration has unveiled "Winning the AI Race: America's AI Action Plan," aiming to solidify U.S. dominance in artificial intelligence. Read more about the details of the plan: cra.org/govaffairs/b... #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #USPolicy #Innovation #TechPolicy

The 2024 CRA Practitioner-to-Professor (P2P) Survey reveals what employers want from CS graduates — and what they believe is still missing. Learn more about the survey in the newly released report: cra.org/industry/202... #P2P #PractitionerToProfessor #ComputingResearch

The #2025CRASummit is about to start! 🎉 Don’t forget to share your photos and insights and tag us in your posts! #CRASummit

The CRA staff are packing their bags and making their way to San Francisco! 👀 We want to see the #2025CRASummit through your eyes! Share your experience by tagging CRA and using our event hashtags: #CRASummit and #2025CRASummit ✈️ Safe travels - we’ll see you all soon!

The Senate's FY26 appropriations for NSF, NIST, and NASA are out, revealing critical shifts. Some wins, some cuts – but what does it all mean for the future of computing? Read our full analysis on the CRA Policy Blog: cra.org/govaffairs/b... #FederalFunding #ComputingResearch

CRA has released updated best practices for evaluating computing researchers, recognizing the unique nature of the field—including conference publications, software, interdisciplinary work & cross-sector collaboration. Read more: cra.org/cra-releases... #ComputingResearch #FacultyEvaluation

Exciting insights on the future of AI education! 🚀 The most recent edition of the CRN Expanding the Pipeline series highlights a crucial initiative that focuses on preparing graduates with experiences in considering the impact of AI: cra.org/crn/2025/06/... #AI #Education #ComputerScience

📣 Help make the case for federal support of computing research! Join CRA Government Affairs for the 2025 Congressional Visit Day on September 16 and 17, 2025. Learn more and submit your interest in attending: cra.org/govaffairs/a... #CRA #ComputingResearch #Advocacy #CongressionalVisitDay

CRA and @microsoft.com are excited to announce the inaugural cohort of the CRA Trustworthy AI Research Fellowship for Early Career Scholars. Meet the fellows + learn more: cra.org/cra-and-micr... #TrustworthyAI #ComputingResearch #AIethics #EarlyCareer

Final session of the 2025 CRA-WP Mentoring Mentors Webinar Series is July 18! 🎤 Jeremy Waisome on Addressing Productivity & Engagement Challenges Grad students, postdocs & early-career faculty welcome! 📅 Register: web.cvent.com/event/c08d71... #CRA #CRAWP #Mentoring

Our June Policy Spotlight features Margaret Martonosi, the Hugh Trumbull Adams ’35 Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University and former Assistant Director for the CISE Directorate at NSF. Read the full Q&A: cra.org/crn/2025/06/... #PolicySpotlight #CRAGovernmentAffairs

📝 CRA led a letter-signing effort from researchers across a broad cross-section of the computing industry urging Congress to provide robust and stable funding for NSF, DOE SC, and NIST in FY26. Read more: cra.org/govaffairs/b... #ComputingResearch #FY26 #NSF

Three weeks until the 2025 CRA Summit in San Francisco! We’re looking forward to gathering with leading AI researchers to discuss the impacts of AI on undergraduate and graduate education. Will you be joining us? Pop what you’re most looking forward to in the comments! #CRASummit #2025CRA Summit

CERP evaluation highlights key impacts of CRA-WP’s 2024 Virtual Career Mentoring Workshop (CMW). Gain more insights into how CRA-WP’s Virtual Career Mentoring Workshop is impacting future computing professionals: buff.ly/V92Mcia #CRA #CERP #CareerMentoringWorkshop #Evaluation #ComputingResearch

Surprising NSF, its employees and the research community, it was announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development would be taking over NSF’s headquarters. It currently remains unclear where the agency will relocate. Read more: cra.org/govaffairs/b... #CRA #NSF #GovernmentAffairs

CRA welcomes new leaders to our Board of Directors — including newly elected, reelected, and incoming officers committed to advancing computing research across academia, industry & government. 🔗 Read more: cra.org/cra-welcomes...

How should CS education evolve in the AI era? @nytimes.com explores this, featuring CRA Director Mary Lou Maher and highlighting our NSF-funded Level Up AI initiative. Read: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/t... #LevelUpAI #AIliteracy #CSed #NYTimes

🔍 The key takeaway from CRA-Industry’s Blockchain Roundtable? Blockchain is not just about cryptocurrencies – it’s a transformative technology that can fundamentally change how businesses operate. Learn more about how blockchain is reshaping enterprise strategies: buff.ly/CEKBfwO #Blockchain

📊 The new CRA Taulbee Survey Report is here! Check out our article in CRN and the full report: cra.org/crn/2025/06/... #CRATaulbeeSurvey #CRA #Taulbee #CSEducation #ComputingResearch

Still time to join the 2025 CRA-WP Mentoring Mentors Webinar Series! Next session is June 26: Mentoring Practices to Build Confidence and Empower Mentees with Cheryl Seals. 📅 Register: web.cvent.com/event/c08d71... #CRA #CRAWP #Mentoring

Hot off the press! Check out the June edition of CRA's Computing Research News, featuring: 🔸 The 2024 CRA Taulbee Survey 🔹 Winners of the 2025 CRA Early Career Awards 🔸New UR2PhD Undergraduate Opportunities And so much more: cra.org/crn/ #CRA #ComputingResearchNews #CRN #ComputingResearch

CRA is pleased to announce that Cynthia Bennett has been named the recipient of the 2025 CRA Skip Ellis Early Career Award! Join us in congratulating Cynthia in the comments! #CRA #CRAAwards #AnitaBorg #EarlyCareerAwards

CRA is pleased to announce that Adriana Schultz has been named the recipient of the 2025 CRA Anita Borg Early Career Award! Join us in congratulating Adriana in the comments! #CRA #CRAAwards #AnitaBorg #EarlyCareerAwards

💡 Thinking of submitting an NSF CAREER proposal this July? U.S. National Science Foundation CISE Acting Assistant Director Ellen Zegura says: go for it. Read the full message to the community: cra.org/nsf-encourag... #NSFCAREER #ComputingResearch #CRA #EarlyCareer #ResearchFunding

FYI: The Democratic members of the House Science Committee have begun an effort to survey the nation’s research community to collect stories of cancelled research grants. Learn more on the CRA Policy Blog: buff.ly/4ggbUTS #NSF #NIH #Grants

⏳ Still time to register! The 2025 CRA-WP Mentoring Mentors Webinar Series starts June 19. Open to grad students, postdocs & early-career faculty in computing. $20 reg, fully reimbursed. 📅 Sign up: web.cvent.com/event/c08d71... #CRA #CRAWP #Mentoring #ProDev

Continuing our series analyzing the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) budget request to Congress, we now turn to the Department of Energy (DOE). Read the full analysis on the CRA Policy Blog: cra.org/govaffairs/b... #FY26 #DOE #CRA #FederalBudget

The CERP team recently provided a comparative overview of overall participation and department-level response rates in its Data Buddies project. Check out the latest infographics for a visual dive into the data! 👇 buff.ly/uUL1qC5

The future of U.S. AI leadership depends on more than just AI research! 🚀 AI is an amplifier, not a replacement. Its power is unleashed by foundational research fueled by federal support. Read CRA’s full RFI response: cra.org/ccc/wp-conte... #AI #research #leardership

The Trump Administration’s FY26 budget proposes devastating NSF cuts, including a 65% cut to CISE and key programs like CAREER and GRFP. U.S. research and innovation are at risk. 🔎 Read more and register for CRA’s June 13 Virtual Town Hall: cra.org/govaffairs/b... #NSFBudget #SupportScience

🚨 Final Reminder: The deadline to apply for the NSF CSGrad4US Fellowship is this Saturday, May 31. If you’re an early-career professional working in computing and thinking about returning to grad school for a PhD — this is your chance. Learn more and apply now: cra.org/csgrad4us