GRANVILLE, Ohio, Dec. 16 -- Denison University issued the following news: * * * Academic innovation continues to accelerate at Denison The university is adding a next-gen finance major, a minor in machine learning and AI, and a sports analytics domain. By Theodore Decker Theodore Decker Denison has remained at the forefront of academic innovation by developing new curricular pathways for students while staying true to its liberal arts mission and values. Now the college is set to add a fin more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Dec. 15 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Advanced telescope instrument for observing planet formation to be created at UC Santa Cruz * Astronomers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and UCLA will develop a next-generation instrument for detecting and studying the formation of planets around nearby stars, supported by a $2 million gift from the Kavli Foundation and individual philanthropy. At UC Santa Cruz,  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 15 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Empire AI powers bold new research at UB, from surgery to climate science * Empire AI's supercomputing center, located at the University at Buffalo. Credit: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki, University at Buffalo. New wave of projects push innovation in these high-stakes challenges By Cory Nealon BUFFALO, N.Y. - With Empire AI gearing up for its second phase, Univers more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 15 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Inventors for 2025 * The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named nine MIT affiliates as members of the 2025 class of NAI Fellows. They include Ahmad Bahai, an MIT professor of the practice in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), and Kripa K. Varanasi, MIT professor in the Department of M more PR

ORLANDO, Florida, Dec. 15 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * Multi-University Hypersonics Research Initiative Launches at UCF * Leading researchers from across the country gathered at UCF on Dec. 12 to launch a major Multi University Research Initiative (MURI), supported by the U.S. Army Research Office, aimed at transforming how scientists understand and design for the extreme environments of hypersonic flight. With flight tests, ground-test facilities, an more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Dec. 15 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * OU Researcher Awarded Funding to Pursue AI-Powered Material Design * NORMAN, Okla. - Mike Banad, a researcher with the University of Oklahoma, has been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to pursue the development of advanced materials that could shape the future of energy-efficient electronics and photonics. His project uses inverse design techniques that aim to accelerate their cr more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 15 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice researchers uncover the hidden physics of knot formation in fluids * Knots are everywhere from tangled headphones to DNA strands packed inside viruses but how an isolated filament can knot itself without collisions or external agitation has remained a longstanding puzzle in soft-matter physics. Now, a team of researchers at Rice University, Georgetown University and the University of Trento in Italy ha more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 15 -- The University of North Carolina Charlotte campus issued the following news release: * * * UNC Charlotte captures NCInnovation grants for research expected to drive economic growth through commercialization Two UNC Charlotte researchers are recipients of new grants from NCInnovation for the promise of their pioneering work to be commercially viable and its potential to propel economic growth in North Carolina. Babak Parkhideh, associate professor of ele more PR

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Dec. 15 -- The University of North Florida issued the following news: * * * UNF student earns research honor after work in astrophysics locally and abroad A childhood fascination sparked by a science documentary set Valentina Bonilla Villalobos on a journey that now has the University of North Florida junior exploring the origins of stars and their evolution. Today, the standout student, who is majoring in physics, is thriving in her classes and clubs. But research is more PR