NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 9 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * 'The power of community': rising climate leaders reflect on week at Yale Participants in the Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship, a program at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs, recently gathered on campus for a week of dialogue and professional development. By Mike Cummings Trishna Nagrani leads Asian expansion for Climeworks, a global carbon removal company. That focus on capturing and storing ca more PR

AALTO, Finland, March 9 -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * 9 experts on Finnish happiness: From cold-water swimming to trust in institutions, why does the nation stay happy? It's likely Finland will top the World Happiness Report for the 9th year running, predicts the nation's foremost happiness expert Frank Martela. From science-driven decision-making to architecture for well-being, the latest research from Aalto offers a variety of possible explanations. Happines more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, March 9 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * The AI That Taught Itself: USC Researchers Show How Artificial Intelligence Can Learn What It Never Knew * For years, the guiding assumption of artificial intelligence has been simple: an AI is only as good as the data it has seen. Feed it more, train it longer, and it performs better. Feed it less, and it stumbles. A new study from the USC Viterbi School more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 10 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release: * * * Chancellor King Applauds SUNY Empire State Service Corps Students on Historic Turnout for Read Across America Week Nationwide Effort from March 2 - March 6 to Support Reading Programs for Young Students Throughout New York State, SUNY Empire State Service Corps Students Participated in Events, including Read for the Record on February 26 * State University of New York Chancellor John B.  more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, March 9 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * ChatGPT Edu access now available to Clemson students, faculty, staff * Clemson Computing Information Technology Clemson University students, faculty and staff now have free access to ChatGPT Edu. The secure, institutionally managed version of ChatGPT will expand generative AI capabilities for the University community, while protecting University information. Available through Clemson's partnership wit more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 9 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news: * * * Evidence and the Deepfake Problem * AI engines have grown increasingly adept at producing realistic images and audio, heightening concerns around the misuse of deepfake evidence in the legal process. Yet scholars, policymakers, and courts have yet to arrive at a consensus on how to manage this new challenge. In his essay " Deepfakes, Photographs, and Trust in Evidence," Vanderbilt Law Professor and evid more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 9 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Former commerce secretary says long-term bet on AI is good for the workforce Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo is raising the alarm about AI's impact on jobs and says the government, educators and industry need to work together to ease the transition.  by Cody Mello-Klein March 9, 2026 Gina Raimondo knows firsthand what happens when the U.S. is not prepared for more PR

CLINTON, South Carolina, March 9 -- Presbyterian College posted the following news: * * * Former Obama adviser warns of uncertain path in Iran during annual Samuel C. Waters Lecture in Political Science at Presbyterian College * Ben Rhodes tells PC audience military power cannot reshape political systems With tensions escalating in the Middle East following recent U.S. attacks on Iran, former White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes told a Presbyterian College audience that  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 9 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Harrisburg joins national initiative to improve student success in computing * MIDDLETOWN, Pa. -Penn State Harrisburg has joined the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) Higher Ed Learning Circles for Undergraduate Programs, a nationally recognized initiative that supports institutions working to expand access to and improve student success in computing. As part  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 9 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Improving AI models' ability to explain their predictions * In high-stakes settings like medical diagnostics, users often want to know what led a computer vision model to make a certain prediction, so they can determine whether to trust its output. Concept bottleneck modeling is one method that enables artificial intelligence systems to explain their decision-making process. Thes more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, March 9 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Improving robots' social skills: Purdue professor programs robots for improved nonverbal communication to better support humans Friendly robots, the ones people love to love, are quirky: R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They're emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to communicate like humans do -even when they communicate in only beeps and bloops. At Purdue Uni more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 10 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy Internet Governance Project issued the following commentary on March 8, 2026, by student Seungtae Han: * * * What Everyone Is Missing About Anthropic and the Pentagon On February 27th, President Trump directed all federal agencies to cease using Anthropic's technology after the company refused the Pentagon's demand to allow lawful use of its AI models for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous w more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 9 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Even virtual audiences can trigger stress in public speakers, study finds * Standing on a virtual stage before a room full of digital eyes may feel artificial, but new research from the Department of Communication shows the body responds as if the experience is real. In a recently published study in Scientific Reports, part of the Nature Portfolio, researchers examined how audience feedback in imm more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 9 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * New model may predict preeclampsia in late pregnancy * A machine-learning model developed by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators may provide clinicians with an early warning of a complication that can occur late in pregnancy. Preeclampsia is a sudden onset condition that involves high blood pressure prior to delivery. It affects about 2% to 8% of pregnancies worldwide and can have serious consequences for bot more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering researchers developed modular robots with athletic intelligence capable of recombining in the wild and recovering from injuries. These legged metamachines consist of autonomous modules that snap together into various configurations. Each unit contains its own motor, battery, and computer, allowing it to function alone or as part of a larger collective. Sam Kriegman, assistant professor of computer science, mechanical more PR

OSHAWA, Ontario, March 9 -- The Ontario Tech University issued the following news release: * * * Ontario Tech researcher exploring how AI can help keep connected technologies secure * Many everyday technologies that help get from place to place and communicate depend on interconnected digital infrastructure. As these networks grow more complex, maintaining security and reliability is becoming increasingly important. Dr. Li Yang, an Assistant Professor in Ontario Tech University's Faculty o more PR

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, March 10 -- Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg campus issued the following news: * * * Harrisburg joins national initiative to improve student success in computing The campus is participating in the National Center for Women and Information Technology's Higher Ed Learning Circles for Undergraduate Programs. * Penn State Harrisburg has joined the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) Higher Ed Learning Circles for Undergraduate Programs more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- Pennsylvania State University College of Education issued the following news: * * * 'Teach-a-thon' contest identifies best uses of artificial intelligence in teaching Center for Socially Responsible AI announces winners of University-wide challenge to showcase innovative practices By Jordan Ford Penn State's Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence (CSRAI) has announced the winners of its 2026 Teach-a-thon, a University-wide challenge more PR

HAMILTON, New York, March 9 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute Announces 2026 Research and Training Grants * The Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute (Picker ISI) has announced this year's awards supporting interdisciplinary research, training, and student-centered scholarship at Colgate. The funded projects unite Colgate faculty, students, and external partners to combine complementary expertise, build new tools and datase more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 10 -- Rowan University issued the following news: * * * Rowan University announces $690M West Campus Project to power health, manufacturing innovation and workforce development Rowan University today unveiled plans for a transformative $690 million West Campus Development Project, an integrated district for health, manufacturing innovation and workforce development that is expected to generate more than 5,000 jobs and reshape economic growth in South Jersey. The  more PR

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, March 9 -- The University of Tennessee posted the following news: * * * Schwartzman Part of Team Awarded $1 Million Sloan Foundation Grant * Gabe Schwartzman, assistant professor of human geography in the College of Arts and Sciences, is a co-principal investigator of a project funded through a $1 million Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant. The three-year collaborative research project will track and monitor the development of data centers in Tennessee, Georgia, and Virgi more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 9 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Students with lower self-control tend to procrastinate with short-form video; sleep suffers, but not grades, study finds Who among us hasn't put off doing something we know we need to do while scrolling through just a few more TikToks, Instagram reels or YouTube shorts? New research from the William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications at the University of Kansas has found that college st more PR

MANCHESTER, England, March 9 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Study reveals worrying extent of imprecise gene and gene mutation naming A systematic review of 52 scientific papers submitted to a world-leading clinical genetics journal from multiple scientists over a two-year period reveals that not a single one named critical gene mutations (correctly termed as variants) with precision. The findings partly explain why around 70% of rare diseases go und more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 9 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Launches CORE Center to Advance Cybersecurity Research and Workforce Training * As cyber threats continue to grow across industries, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is expanding its role in cybersecurity research and workforce development with the launch of the Cyberspace Operations, Research, and Education (CORE) Center, a multidisciplinary hub designed t more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 10 -- The University of Illinois Springfield campus issued the following news: * * * UIS professors co-author "AI for Sustainable Business" book Author: Ashley Earnest Salem L. Boumediene, an associate professor, and Salma Boumediene, an adjunct professor, at the University of Illinois Springfield College of Business and Management, have co-authored a new book titled "AI for Sustainable Business: Leveraging Technology for a Better Future." Published by Routledge more PR

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota, March 10 -- The University of North Dakota issued the following news release: * * * UND Second Annual AI and Human Innovation Showcase is March 20 Free, day-long event will explore how artificial intelligence can be used as partner in human thought and endeavors across disciplines The University of North Dakota's AI and Human Innovation Initiative is excited to announce its second annual AI and Human Innovation Showcase, taking place on Friday, March 20, 2026. Thi more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, March 9 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Data center water spikes could cost billions The rapid growth of artificial intelligence and cloud computing is outpacing the ability of many community water systems to deliver large bursts of water on the hottest days of the year to keep the nation's data processing centers cool.  A study by a UC Riverside research team in collaboration with Caltech found that community waterwor more PR

GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, March 9 -- The University of Groningen issued the following news: * * * Science for Society | The Scholierenacademie takes research into the classroom Scientists work day by day on solutions to a variety of problems. From new drugs to smart farming techniques, our research helps society move forward. But this is not always immediately visible. In the Science for Society series, we use stories about impactful innovations, products and ideas to show that science work more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, March 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following news: * * * Experts warn unstructured AI use in schools risks 'cognitive atrophy' As AI rapidly enters classrooms, education researchers say Australia must act now to prevent students from losing key cognitive skills essential to learning and development. Co authored by Professor Leslie Loble AM from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Professor Jason Lodge from the University of Queensl more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah issued the following news release: * * * AI tool streamlines drug synthesis A machine-learning system trained on sparse data predicts how molecules form, cutting months of lab work to days, at a fraction of the cost. * Drug discovery is like molecular Tetris. Chemists snap atoms together, adjusting the pieces until everything fits and suddenly, a molecule makes a promising new medicine. Normally, creating better molecules con more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 9 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release: * * * Vanderbilt Peabody professor selected for prestigious education association fellows program: Q&A with Laurie Cutting * The American Educational Research Association has named Vanderbilt University's Laurie Cutting, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Neuroscience in the Department of Special Education, a 2026 AERA Fellow, an honor recognizing the nation's top researchers in education and learning more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, March 10 -- Westmont College issued the following news: * * * Pulitzer Prize Winner Examines Antisemitism, Foreign Policy By Scott Craig World-renowned journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Bret Stephens emphasized the importance of global stability for economic prosperity, criticized the decline in civics education and stressed the irreplaceable value of a liberal arts education at the 21st annual Westmont President's Breakfast on Feb. 27. more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 9 -- The University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management issued the following news: * * * Women's Leadership Conference Examines Modern Leadership * The 2026 Women's Leadership Conference gathered Minnesota Carlson alumni and business leaders for a day of sessions designed to inspire and motivate at every career level. Through two plenary sessions and 12 specialized breakouts, attendees explored the complexities of modern, inclusive leadership. The morn more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 10 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * A year of impact at UC's 1819 Learning Lab Where learning becomes leverage By Diana Lara, laradm@ucmail.uc.edu At the University of Cincinnati's 1819 Innovation Hub, the Learning Lab serves as a hands-on innovation and workforce development resource for business partners, helping teams learn faster, work smarter and deliver results sooner. Led by director Nicholas Partridge along with team members R more PR