LONDON, England, June 14 -- SOAS, University of London posted the following news: * * * "The Myth of Good AI" recommended for all readers in latest review * Professor Arshin Adib-Moghaddam's book, "The Myth of Good AI: A manifesto for critical Artificial Intelligence" has received a positive review from CHOICE - a world leading platform for academic reviews. The Myth of Good AI dismantles the "good AI" narrative peddled by tech giants and explores the extent of AI's impact on society. The book asks what implications AI has for our future  more PR

HELSINKI, Finland, June 15 -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: * * * Academy Research Fellowship and Academy Project funding awarded to University of Helsinki researchers * Researchers from the University of Helsinki performed well in the Research Council of Finland's winter call. 44 members of the university received Academy Research Fellowship funding, and 79 researchers were awarded Academy Project funding. The total funding awarded to the University of Helsinki amounts to EUR71.8 million. The funding perio more PR

LONDON, England, June 15 -- London Business School posted the following news: * * * AI Summit London celebrates 10 years of enterprise and responsible AI * The AI Summit London celebrated its 10 anniversary with its most ambitious and forward-looking programme to date, bringing together 5,000 delegates and 300 speakers at Tobacco Dock in London (10-11 June) as the headline AI event of London Tech Week 2026. Across eight dedicated stages, global business leaders, policymakers, AI innovators and academics explored the opportunities and chal more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news: * * * CMU's Software Engineering Institute and Accenture Release New Framework To Help Organizations Realize AI's Promise * As organizations invest billions of dollars in artificial intelligence, most still struggle to translate those investments into measurable results. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute (opens in new window) (SEI), working with Accenture (opens in new window), have developed a new framework (o more PR

SHATIN, Hong Kong, June 15 (TNSjou) -- The Chinese University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * CUHK develops all-optical signal processor to break AI data centre transmission bottleneck Delivering 1.6 Tb/s throughput and sub-60-picosecond latency to enable green AI supercomputing - A research team led by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has developed a novel integrated all-optical signal processor (OSP) to address the massive data transmission demands of next-generation AI systems, particularly for high-speed more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 15 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * Cultivating the future: Joint UT San Antonio, SwRI program to train next generation of smart agriculture experts * As global food demands intensify, the agricultural sector is turning to high-tech solutions like AI, drones and robotics to transition from conventional farming practices to high-efficiency "smart agriculture." In response to these evolving demands, The University of Texas at San Antonio is stepping up to ensure the Texas workfor more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, June 16 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Rachel Dratch '88 Tells Graduates to Have Each Other's Backs At the 2026 Commencement, Dartmouth conferred degrees on 2,214 graduates. - It was never a given that Rachel Dratch '88 would deliver a Commencement address to the Class of 2026 to a crowd of 10,000 graduates, families, and friends on the Green and more than 7,000 viewers watching by livestream. After her own Commencement, Dratch described facing rejection after rejection as she attempted to fu more PR

TUSKEGEE, Alabama, June 16 -- The Tuskegee University posted the following news: * * * Dr. Sean Edmund Rogers is Named New Dean of Tuskegee University Business School Thonnia Lee Tuskegee University is pleased to announce that Dr. Sean Edmund Rogers has been appointed the new Dean of the Andrew F. Brimmer College of Business and Information Science. The accomplished educator, administrator, scholar and teacher has more than 25 years of experience spanning academic leadership and faculty service, corporate roles and military service in the  more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, June 15 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Engineering Students Use AI and Robotics To Transform Campus Tours * by Cara Ramer, Student Public Relations Writer As artificial intelligence moves beyond screens and into physical spaces, an autonomous robot designed by Cedarville University engineering students could change the campus tour experience by guiding visitors, answering questions and navigating campus buildings in real time. Cedarville University engineering students create AI robot for cam more PR

MIAMI, Florida, June 16 -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following Q&A on June 15, 2026, involving Mustafa Ocal, assistant teaching professor in the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences: * * * Why is AI obsessed with the em dash? By David Drucker Just a few years ago, the em dash was an ordinary form of punctuation used by writers to emphasize, interrupt and set aside ideas. (It gets its name from typesetting, historically being the exact width  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 15 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences posted the following news: * * * Getting published in science journals: What five journal editors and a postdoc want you to know * Getting published can feel like guessing what editors want. To help you navigate the uncertainty, we reached out to five Vanderbilt University faculty who are either current or former science journal editors and published postdoc. Craig Lindsley, Lisa Monteggia, Larry Marnett, Chuck Sanders, and Fred Guengerich have more tha more PR

COVENTRY, England, June 15 -- The University of Warwick Business School posted the following news: * * * How can systems thinking help make firms more sustainable? * How can we become more sustainable consumers? How can manufacturers shift their business towards a circular model to reduce waste? And how can we develop more affordable housing while also restoring biodiversity, preparing for increased flood risks, and embracing greater water stewardship? These questions scarcely scratch the surface of the complex reality that underpins many more PR

NEW YORK, June 15 -- The City University of New York posted the following news: * * * ICYMI: Governor Hochul Announces Major Expansion of CUNY Reconnect and SUNY Reconnect Programs * Furthers Governor Hochul's Commitment To Ensure Students Can Pursue an Affordable, Excellent Degree at CUNY and SUNY Includes More High-Demand Programs and Expansion to Associate Programs at Three CUNY Colleges and Eight SUNY Colleges in Addition to Community Colleges Statewide Governor Hochul's Free Community College Initiative Offers Tuition, Fees, Books  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 16 -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news: * * * Americans strongly support regulations on AI New poll by researchers at Johns Hopkins finds even artificial intelligence proponents want more rules By Jill Rosen Most Americans, even those who most appreciate artificial intelligence, strongly support more regulation of it, a new survey by Johns Hopkins University researchers finds. More than 70% of Americans want the right to interact with a human rather than an AI in medical, legal, educational, and more PR

KARLSRUHE, Germany, June 16 -- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * First Database for Solar Power Tower Plants Researchers from KIT and DLR Are Publishing a Freely Accessible Data Set to Accelerate the Research on Solar Thermal Energy Generation and its Subsequent Development - Solar power towers can play an important role in energy transition. They convert sunlight into heat that can be stored or used to generate electricity. Until now, however, data to test new methods for more efficient and reliabl more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, June 15 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * NESCA backs women-led projects in historic week for space exploration * The North East Space Communications Accelerator (NESCA) has announced its second round of innovation funding, distributing almost PS490,000 across 13 cutting-edge space communications and technology projects. Five of the successful projects are led by women - a fitting milestone in the week marking 63 years since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the fir more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- Temple University posted the following news: * * * Next-generation computing powers dementia-focused AI research * As a founding member of Pennsylvania's Keystone AI + Quantum Factory, Temple is helping advance AI and quantum research while preparing the workforce of the future. Through Pennsylvania's new Keystone AI + Quantum Factory, Associate Professor of Computer and Information Sciences Xinghua Mindy Shi aims to develop an agentic AI system capable of continuously modeling dementia patients' con more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, June 16 -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * NJIT Joins 'Tear the Paper Ceiling' Campaign to Advance Skills-First Workforce Opportunity New Jersey Institute of Technology, through its professional education and workforce development division the Learning and Development Initiative (LDI), announced its support of the growing national skills-first movement by joining the Tear the Paper Ceiling public awareness campaign led by the Ad Council and Opportunity@Work. Among other activities,  more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, June 15 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU philosophy professor to retire after nearly 40 years * Timothy Cleveland grew up in the Texas Panhandle, traveled east to earn his doctorate in philosophy at Johns Hopkins University, then returned west in 1987 to join the philosophy faculty at New Mexico State University. "Big difference from Baltimore," Cleveland said. "Las Cruces was quite different then. It was probably 50,000 people or so, and I was excited about being at the u more PR

SINGAPORE, June 15 -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release: * * * NUS appoints new Deans for Business and Science * The National University of Singapore (NUS) has appointed Professor Teo Chung Piaw as the new Dean for the NUS Business School and Professor Koh Lian Pin as the new Dean for the NUS Faculty of Science. Both appointments will take effect from 1 July 2026. They succeed current Deans Professor Andrew Rose and Professor Sun Yeneng respectively, who are returning to their academic pursuits at NUS. more PR

HONG KONG, June 15 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * PolyU hosts inaugural HKSAR "3Chuang Competition" Contest, unleashing innovative youth power to drive innovation and technology development in Hong Kong * The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is committed to advancing knowledge transfer, encouraging students to embrace a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, address social challenges with professional knowledge and contribute to National development. As the sole organising univer more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * Q&A: How big, loud trucks quietly shape people's lives * Many motorists cruising highways recently have likely found themselves stuck behind a truck that seems to be moving more slowly than usual. That perception is real. With diesel prices rising, truckers are dialing it back, trading speed for fuel economy, and in the process, subtly shifting the cadence of global supply chains. "In the United States, trucks carry more than 70% of all  more PR

EWING, New Jersey, June 11 -- The College of New Jersey issued the following news: * * * TCNJ and Mercer County Technical Schools launch AI and robotics dual enrollment pathway to build New Jersey's future workforce On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, The College of New Jersey and Mercer County Technical Schools celebrated the launch of a groundbreaking dual enrollment partnership that will provide high school students with a direct pathway into the rapidly expanding fields of artificial intelligence and robotics. Supported through the New Jersey more PR

AIKEN, South Carolina, June 16 -- The University of South Carolina Aiken Campus issued the following news: * * * USCA launches Summer of Cyber at downtown innovation hub Angela Saxon USCA's inaugural "Summer of Cyber" professional development series is now underway. The free, three-month initiative delivers specialized cybersecurity training designed to strengthen the region's workforce and critical infrastructure resilience. Participants are encouraged to register early as space for each class is limited. The first course began after  more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, June 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * New artificial intelligence minor launches this fall The interdisciplinary minor will give students in every major the opportunity to build artificial intelligence skills, explore ethical impacts, and use that information in fields ranging from business and public policy to music and filmmaking. By Tonia Moxley This summer, Virginia Tech is launching a new undergraduate minor in artificial intelligence (AI) open to students in any major. It's designed to help  more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, June 15 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * What's New in Microsoft 365 - June 2026 * Microsoft Copilot: In-App Features Limited to Licensed Users Microsoft has updated Copilot licensing, and Copilot features within Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote are now available only to users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Users without a license can continue to use Copilot Chat through the Microsoft 365 Copilot app or on the web for AI-powered assistance, and Copilot features in Outlook remain more PR

AMES, Iowa, June 15 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Writing with AI demands more thought from students, not less * AMES, Iowa -Writing with AI can look deceptively simple. Effortless, even. Type in a prompt and a polished paragraph appears in seconds. Tidy, confident, clean. But that apparent ease is also deceiving, says Abram Anders, associate professor of English and the Jonathan Wickert Professor of Innovation at Iowa State University. "Writing with AI doesn't take the work out of writing," he said more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, June 15 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * WVU health care AI researcher wins prestigious NSF CAREER award * A West Virginia University researcher who studies health care providers' trust in artificial intelligence has been named a Faculty Early Career Development award winner by the National Science Foundation. Avishek Choudhury, an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering within the WVU Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 16 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Yale researchers propose 'copyleft' rules for generative AI A new study by Yale's Digital Ethics Center proposes a novel "copyleft" licensing framework that would require AI models trained on open-source software to remain fully transparent. By Mike Cummings The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) poses challenges for the free and open-source software (FOSS) community, a global network that is committed to creating and maintaining pub more PR