CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 3 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * $20 million gift launches lab at Harris School to advance field of algorithmic public policy * A $20 million gift from University of Chicago Trustee Thomas Francis Dunn, AB'81, MBA'86, and Susan Knapp Dunn, AB'82, will establish the Bike Shop @UChicago -a new lab at UChicago's Harris School of Public Policy dedicated to building and leading the emerging field of algorithmic public policy. The new initia more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * 3 Questions: Using AI to accelerate the discovery and design of therapeutic drugs * In the pursuit of solutions to complex global challenges including disease, energy demands, and climate change, scientific researchers, including at MIT, have turned to artificial intelligence, and to quantitative analysis and modeling, to design and construct engineered cells with novel properties.  more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Feb. 3 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus posted the following news: * * * Alum and Filmmaker Fulfills a Promise of Impact for Media Studies Students at UNCG * Acclaimed South Korean filmmaker and producer Changhee Chun fortifies media studies with strategic initiatives to enhance student experience South Korean filmmaker and producer Changhee Chun took the helm of UNC Greensboro's Media Studies Department in August 2025 with a vision to bridg more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Antonio Torralba, three MIT alumni named 2025 ACM fellows * Antonio Torralba, Delta Electronics Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and faculty head of artificial intelligence and decision-making at MIT, has been named to the 2025 cohort of Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Fellows. He shares the honor of an ACM Fellowship with three MIT alumni: Eytan Ad more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 4 -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * Aston University and Aurrigo team up to make airport autonomous vehicles smarter with AI * Knowledge Transfer Partnership will help self-driving baggage and cargo vehicles make decisions autonomously * Fleet management will move towards smarter, decentralised coordination with the input of Aston University researchers' artificial intelligence (AI) expertise * Expected benefits include increased baggage handling more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 5 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * Black History: TSU's Robbie Melton Recognized Among Top African American Innovators in Technology Emmanuel Freeman In a celebration of excellence and leadership in technology, Dr. Robbie Melton, provost and vice president of Technology Innovations at Tennessee State University, has been recognized as one of the 50 Most Important African Americans in Technology for 2026 by the Journal of Black Innovati more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Feb. 4 -- Calvin University issued the following news: * * * Unlock the Power of AI with New Open Enrollment Business Course Calvin University is excited to announce a new open enrollment graduate level business course, AI for Business Transformation. The four-week online course is designed to enable participants to create organizational and business value from the ongoing AI transformation, culminating with AI ideation for their profession. The course is open to anyon more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Feb. 4 -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: * * * Could these two genes make T cells unstoppable? * * Highlights * Scientists discovered key genetic factors that determine whether a T cell acts as a powerful disease fighter or enters an ineffective, exhausted state. * Turning off two transcription factors allowed exhausted T cells to regain their ability to kill tumors. * The findings could help scientists engineer mo more PR

NORTHRIDGE, California, Feb. 5 -- California State University Northridge (CSUN) issued the following news release: * * * CSUN Students Are Researching Sleep to Improve Student Athletes' Performance How can California State University, Northridge student athletes enhance their performances? Learning how to get a good night's sleep may be the answer. A team of CSUN students is conducting research to find out. By studying a diverse range of athletes and tracking their sleep patterns, the resear more PR

DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania, Feb. 4 -- Delaware Valley University posted the following news: * * * Delaware Valley University Redesigns Master in Management and Organizational Leadership Program * Delaware Valley University has redesigned its Master's in Management and Organizational Leadership (MMOL) program. The most notable change is the transition from being a Master of Arts to a Master of Science degree, along with a new, streamlined format. What was once a 36-credit program is now a 30-cr more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 4 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Explore the role of advanced computing and AI in the energy sector Feb. 24-26 * Artificial intelligence and high-performance computing are becoming transformative tools in energy research and operations. Rice University's Ken Kennedy Institute will host the 19th annual Energy HPC & AI Conference Feb. 24-26 at the BioScience Research Collaborative, providing a forum for over 500 leaders and experts from indus more PR

PASADENA, California, Feb. 4 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Extending Optical Fiber's Ultralow Loss Performance to Photonic Chips * Caltech scientists have developed a way to guide light on silicon wafers with low signal loss approaching that of optical fiber at visible wavelengths. This accomplishment paves the way for a new generation of ultra-coherent and efficient photonic integrated circuits (PICs), which will have a profound impact in a varie more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 4 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Faculty-to-Industry Summer Fellow Program to Create Direct Impact and Lasting Partnerships * With 200+ faculty, the UConn College of Engineering has topnotch expertise in all aspects of engineering, from artificial intelligence (AI), to manufacturing, to biomedical technologies, and more. This combination of faculty expertise and emerging technologies can now be more easily leveraged by industry to  more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, Feb. 5 -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FAU Awarded $4M in Federal Funding to Support Key Research Programs Federal Awards Snapshot: FAU has secured $4 million in federal funding in fiscal year 2026 to support three transformative programs advancing national priorities in defense readiness, semiconductor workforce development and neurological disease research. The investment strengthens more PR

MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 4 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * First university-designed 7-nanometer AI chip * TUM achieves EU research breakthrough The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has unveiled the EU's first AI chip using modern 7-nanometer technology. The neuromorphic chip was designed by Prof. Hussam Amrouch in accordance with the industry standards set by world-leading chip manufacturer TSMC. The professor of AI processor design and his research more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 4 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Five Outstanding Alumni to Be Inducted into UConn Business Hall of Fame * UConn legend and NBA standout Emeka Okafor '04 (BUS) is well accustomed to standing ovations and thunderous applause from an enthusiastic crowd. But for the other four alumni who will be inducted into the UConn School of Business Hall of Fame alongside him on Friday, April 24, the roar of the crowd at the reception may be mo more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 4 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU expert on consumer behavior analyzes the impact of artificial intelligence in Super Bowl commercials * Super Bowl LX featuring the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots has plenty of on-field storylines. But already making headlines off the field is the amount of commercials using artificial intelligence for production and storytelling. As the revolutionary technology impacts everyday life, co more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Feb. 4 -- Hampshire College posted the following news: * * * Hampshire College Art Gallery Presents "Daemonomania," by Anthony Discenza * Encompassing a diverse range of appropriated materials -from a one-ton pallet of anthracite to synthetic clones of Judy Garland's voice -Anthony Discenza's Daemonomania centers on how operative metaphors drawn from occult and supernatural belief inform our relationship to technology. Across a variety of media, the exhibition contemp more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 4 -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Materials AI spinout Polaron raises $8 million in seed funding By Ian Mundell The Manchester Prize-winning company will use the new investment to accelerate deployment of its AI-driven materials design software, which promises to drive improvements in electric vehicle batteries, metals and ceramics. Less than a year after winning the first Manchester Prize in artificial intelligence for the public good, Impe more PR

GARY, Indiana, Feb. 5 -- The Indiana University Northwest campus issued the following news: * * * Center for Urban and Regional Excellence courses for February, March 2026 Free and low-cost courses in communication, finance, gardening, health, technology and more * Indiana University Northwest's Center for Urban and Regional Excellence (CURE) offers a variety of non-credit courses and educational programs that aim to assist people of all ages gain skills and enrich their lives as we face to more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Feb. 4 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * International prize for pioneering Down syndrome dementia research * A Northumbria University researcher has won a prestigious international competition to develop innovative wearable technology for monitoring early signs of Alzheimer's disease in people with Down syndrome. Dr Tamlyn Watermeyer, an NIHR-Alzheimer's Society Dementia Fellow at Northumbria University, was named winner of th more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Feb. 5 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following Q&A on Feb. 4, 2026, with Dean Jim Sterling: * * * The frontier of AI benchmarks: Q&A with an expert In this Q&A session, Kummer College Dean Jim Sterling chats with the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Chair and Professor Amaury Lendasse, an expert in machine learning and AI. Sterling : Why should AI research begin by defining the persona of the AI to be prompted? Lendasse : Defini more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Feb. 4 -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * New season of INSIGHTS public lectures revealed Fake news, AI and the Hillsborough disaster are amongst the topics under discussion in the Spring season of INSIGHTS public lectures. Fantastic season A highlight of the programme will be local women's rights campaigner and 90s TV presenter Huffty McHugh, who will be discussing the inequalities faced by women, challenging stereotypes and highlighting  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 3 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * No Brain, No Problem: What Robots Can Learn from Sea Stars * Ever feel run off your feet? Spare a thought for sea stars, creatures whose movement involves the coordination of hundreds of tiny tube feet to navigate complex environments - despite the lack of a central "brain." In other words, it's as though each foot has a mind of its own. For Kanso Bioinspi more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University College of Education issued the following news: * * * Top student teams awarded funding to move to next phase of Nittany AI Challenge Multidisciplinary student teams proposed artificial intelligence solutions to address real-world problems By Mary Fetzer Fifteen student teams have been awarded a total of $4,500 in the "Prototype Phase" of the Nittany AI Challenge. Each team proposed an artificial intelligence (AI) soluti more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 3 -- The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University issued the following news release: * * * Personalised cancer treatment entering a transformative phase driven by AI * Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly accelerating the shift towards personalised cancer treatments. Ahead of World Cancer Day, an RMIT expert explains how these advances are improving treatment options and what challenges still need to be overcome. Associate Professor Jessica Holien,  more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Feb. 4 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Purdue's Charlie AI transforms learning by empowering student writers * What if students could get in-depth, timely feedback about their writing before submitting it for a grade? What if that feedback was customized to an instructor's rubric for that specific assignment? Meet Charlie, an AI-powered writing assistant developed by Purdue's instructional technology team and embedded within the Circuit  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Can humanities-driven AI reshape digital archive preservation and access? * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -What do artificial intelligence (AI) and Black digital archives have to do with one another? A great deal, according to Christopher Dancy, associate professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering and of computer science at Penn State. Black digital archives are online collections t more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 4 -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * QUT secures $2.7 million in funding under Australian Economic Accelerator Ignite program Seven QUT research teams have secured more than $2.7 million in federal funding from the Australian Economic Accelerator Ignite program. From turning waste into next-generation batteries to protecting grapes from bushfire smoke, the projects are part of a $725 million national investment to fast-track  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 4 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Researchers discover how to dampen electronic noise in materials with potential for quantum technologies * Key takeaways * The noise that disrupts communication devices and sensors results from electrons being scattered by defects and temperature-driven vibrations in the materials they travel through. * A UCLA-led research team demonstrated that minuscule wires made from two unconve more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 5 -- Southern Connecticut State University issued the following news: * * * OWLL Expanding Growth Opportunities for Nontraditional Students Southern's Office of Workforce and Lifelong Learning (OWLL) is opening doors for hundreds of nontraditional students seeking to boost their skills through short-term, skill-based education. Lexie Hratko is one of those students. She began taking cybersecurity classes with the goal of "moving up in the world and continuing wit more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 5 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release: * * * SUNY Chancellor King Continues SUNY Reconnect Tour with Visit to Fulton-Montgomery Community College Governor Hochul's SUNY Reconnect Program Provides Free Community College Tuition, Fees, Books, and Supplies for Eligible Adult Learners in High-Demand Fields Visit Highlights Fulton-Montgomery Community College's Healthcare Programs * Johnstown, NY -- State University of New York Chancellor more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 5 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * CNSE Innovation Lab Receives $1.5M Federal Boost for Chips R&D The University at Albany will receive $1.5 million in federal funding to upgrade its 200mm Innovation Lab, which helps the semiconductor industry fabricate cutting-edge new materials and devices and better understand how they perform. The Innovation Lab is a 6,000-square-foot collection of academic cleanrooms operated by UAlbany's College of Na more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 5 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following Q&A on Feb. 3, 2026, by Mike Nolan with Andrei Lapenas, science director of the Institute for Transformational and Ecosystem-based Climate Adaptation and a professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Sustainability: * * * Do Trees Really Explode in the Cold? 5Q with Andrei Lapenas Videos of "exploding trees" have been circulating on social media over the last few weeks, as bitter cold temperatures sweep acro more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 4 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * The Next Era of Cancer Research * Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center's Kenneth C. Griffin Cancer Research Building is transforming cancer care and research in South Florida. Soaring 12 stories above UHealth's downtown Miami medical campus, the new Kenneth C. Griffin Cancer Research Building rises as both a beacon of hope and a bold declaration that the next era of cancer research more PR

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 4 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Three Cornellians named Schwarzman Scholars for study in China * A Cornell student and two alumni have been named Schwarzman Scholars for the 2026-27 academic year and will spend it in a master's program in global affairs at Beijing's Tsinghua University. Qiqi (Kiara) Shan '26, Ruihao (Ray) Lin, J.D. '24, and Isaac McCurdy '21 will be part of the program, established in 2015 with the goal of empowering leaders  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Top student teams awarded funding to move to next phase of Nittany AI Challenge * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Fifteen student teams have been awarded a total of $4,500 in the "Prototype Phase" of the Nittany AI Challenge. Each team proposed an artificial intelligence (AI) solution to help make the world a better place. Presented by the Nittany AI Alliance in the College of Information Sciences more PR

NORWICH, England, Feb. 4 -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * UEA to receive share of 15 million pounds funding boost for region University of East Anglia researchers have been awarded a share of pound sterling15.3 million to tackle real-world health and care challenges across the region and beyond. The funding comes from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) - and is part of a wider pound sterling157 million investment over five years across more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Feb. 5 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * UMass Chan study examines mindfulness as nonpharmacological approach to chronic low back pain By Hayley Mignacca Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School are collaborating with teams from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Boston Medical Center on a multisite chronic low back pain study exploring how AI methods can be utilized to predict and monitor who would respond to m more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Feb. 5 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Can AI Hear the World, Fool the Eye and Tell a Joke? Doctoral Students in Communication Explore How AI Shapes Media and Culture Artificial intelligence is often discussed in terms of automation, efficiency and disruption. But for three UMass Amherst doctoral students in the Department of Communication, AI is also a lens for understanding sound, trust and humor. Their research spans machine list more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * New Research Creates Blueprint for Designing T Cells to Kill A multi-institutional study led by researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and UC San Diego has uncovered new genetic rules that determine how powerful immune cells--known as CD8 killer T cells--choose between becoming long-lasting, protecti more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 4 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Understanding What's Going on Inside of Cells: The Dimensionality of Gene Expression * Summary * Researchers from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine provided strong evidence that the CONCORD platform is a viable, accurate approach to mapping cell development. * CONCORD uses machine learning to create clean, clear maps that show how cells relate to each other in si more PR

TOOWOOMBA, Australia, Feb. 4 -- The University of Southern Queensland issued the following news: * * * UniSQ awarded more than $2 million in AEA Ignite grants Griffith Thomas University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) researchers are driving a range of groundbreaking innovations set to power smarter drones, safer space missions, and more productive construction sites. The University secured more than $2 million in the latest round of Australia's Economic Accelerator (AEA) Ignite program to h more PR

CORAL GABLES, Florida, Feb. 5 -- The University of Miami issued the following news: * * * A senior moment with AI At the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Miami, retirees explore the world of artificial intelligence and the pros and cons of the new technology. By Barbara Gutierrez, bgutierrez@miami.edu For Lilly Lopez, a retired CPA, artificial intelligence (AI) provides a way to learn about medical terms her doctor used when giving her a diagnosis. For Evelyn Sklar, a more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * 'Discovery learning' AI tool predicts battery cycle life with just a few days' data A 'learner,' 'interpreter' and 'oracle' work together with minimal experiments to draw parallels between historical data and new battery designs * An agentic AI tool for battery researchers harnesses data from previous battery designs to predict the cycle life of new battery concepts. With information from jus more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 5 -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news: * * * An innovative AI tool to improve health care delivery in rural India Prithvi Parthasarathy, a fourth-year neuroscience major, designed an AI triage tool to improve hospital efficiency and patient care. * At a rural hospital in the Tamil Nadu region of India last summer, fourth-year Prithvi Parthasarathy led a multidisciplinary, AI-driven project that was more than just a research endeavor: more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 4 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Doctoral Student Receives Top Recognition From American Statistical Association * Utah State University doctoral student Maha Moussa, a dual statistics and data science major, is a top awardee in an international statistics and data science student paper competition. As part of the recognition, she has been invited to present her research at North America's largest gathering of statisticians and data scientists more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 4 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Professor Part of Team Awarded $3.5M NSF Grant to Build Rural STEM Career Awareness * A new research initiative led in part by a professor at Utah State University aims to reshape how rural middle and high school students prepare for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM. Mimi Recker, professor in the Department of Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences at USU, is one of more PR

EL PASO, Texas, Feb. 4 -- The University of Texas El Paso campus issued the following news release: * * * UTEP Press Announces Texas Western and Discovery Book Award Winners * EL PASO, Texas (Feb. 2, 2026) - UTEP Press at The University of Texas at El Paso announced today the winners of its first round of book awards since relaunching the press in fall 2025. UTEP Press, which publishes a wide variety of popular and academic books, announced winners in two categories for its inaugural 2026 aw more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 4 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * UW announces inaugural winners of Wisconsin Exchange grants * The projects put 'pluralism into practice' across campus, as part of the initiative to help students, faculty and staff learn to engage, live and lead in a polarized world. By Erin Celello With the launch of a new grant program, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is making its first investments through the Wisconsin Exchange initiative in more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 4 (TNSrpt) -- Vanderbilt Law School issued the following news: * * * New VPA Report Recommends "Net Neutrality for AI" Innovation in artificial intelligence applications, including the rising tide of AI agents, is based on startups accessing AI foundation models offered by Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google. Each of these companies also competes with those startups, creating conflicts of interest. A new report by Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator director of artificial intel more PR

WAYNESBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 5 -- Waynesburg University issued the following news: * * * Waynesburg U. unveils state-of-the-art Nursing Immersion Room Installation of a new AI- and VR-powered Immersion Room in Waynesburg University's Nursing Clinical Learning Center, the first Nasco Healthcare-designed immersion lab of its kind in the nation, was recently completed, further advancing immersive, competency-based learning opportunities for students in the University's Nursing Program. Locate more PR

LONDON, Canada, Feb. 4 -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Western helps drive national defence research with new international partnership TKMS to work with Western on dual-use research By Megan Stacey As Canada considers a major investment in new Navy submarines, Western University is partnering with the world's largest non nuclear submarine builder to advance defence research and strengthen Canadian sovereignty. The university recently signed a memorandum of understan more PR