Underlining what matters in higher ed and ed tech: news, vendor updates, and commentary from across the field, in one place.https://theunderline.netlify.app/source/aws-publicsector/https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/building-responsible-ai-in-edtech-a-learner-protection-framework/https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/building-responsible-ai-in-edtech-a-learner-protection-framework/In this post, we look at why these three make up the AWS CAF-AI perspectives EdTech leaders should mature first, and what building each one looks like in practice.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:57:21 GMTRakesh SinghVendorshttps://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/university-of-arizona-researchers-accelerate-rare-pediatric-disease-drug-repurposing-with-aws/https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/university-of-arizona-researchers-accelerate-rare-pediatric-disease-drug-repurposing-with-aws/At the University of Arizona (U of A) College of Medicine – Phoenix, a translational neuroscience lab of eight researchers is pursuing a mission to find and repurpose existing drugs as potential treatments for rare pediatric disorders. Working with Amazon Web Services (AWS), the team connected four AWS services into…Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:06:27 GMTIsabelle Schrauwen, PhD,Vendorshttps://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/build-a-self-service-student-assistant-with-amazon-bedrock-knowledge-bases/https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/build-a-self-service-student-assistant-with-amazon-bedrock-knowledge-bases/Learn how with Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases, you build an assistant that grounds answers in your trusted documents through Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG).Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:05:34 GMTShreeja BhattaraiVendorshttps://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/how-muzzy-lane-and-csu-global-built-a-crisis-intervention-roleplay-assessment-with-amazon-bedrock/https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/how-muzzy-lane-and-csu-global-built-a-crisis-intervention-roleplay-assessment-with-amazon-bedrock/Colorado State University Global (CSU Global), a 100% online, accredited nonprofit university, set out to take on this opportunity by collaborating with Muzzy Lane, an educational technology company that supports instructional designers to design and deliver roleplay assessments directly in their learning management…Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:34:33 GMTLana Van FossenVendorshttps://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/building-an-environmental-intelligence-platform-on-aws-with-open-data/https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/building-an-environmental-intelligence-platform-on-aws-with-open-data/In this blog, learn how we built a working prototype of a serverless environmental intelligence platform, where nontechnical users ask questions in plain language and receive answers drawn from open data, published models, and satellite observations. The platform is built on four pillars, as outlined in the following…Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:38:46 GMTGen-tao ChiangVendorshttps://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/enabling-and-building-resilience-for-michigan-k12-schools-through-micloud-and-aws/https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/enabling-and-building-resilience-for-michigan-k12-schools-through-micloud-and-aws/In less than 2 years, MiCloud, a statewide initiative with strategic support from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Michigan is building a resilient foundation for education technology that protects learning continuity for more than 568,000 students statewide, representing 42 percent of the state's 1.4-million student K12…Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:32:20 GMTOpe UsmanVendorshttps://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/why-executive-sponsorship-is-a-top-driver-of-aws-transformation-success/https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/why-executive-sponsorship-is-a-top-driver-of-aws-transformation-success/In this post, we share what we've learned at Amazon Web Services (AWS) working with public sector and higher-education organizations through cloud migrations, contact center modernizations, and AI adoption initiatives, and why we think getting executive sponsorship right is your first priority, not your last.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:48:28 GMTIman NurVendorshttps://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/how-umiami-and-quantiphi-optimized-radiology-coding-with-amazon-bedrock/https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/how-umiami-and-quantiphi-optimized-radiology-coding-with-amazon-bedrock/The University of Miami Health System (UHealth) set out to close that gap in both downstream and upstream directions. Working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AWS Partner Quantiphi, the UHealth Department of Radiology built a generative AI coding solution on Amazon Bedrock that pairs AI with a radiologist…Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:26:19 GMTGiorgia RematskaVendors