ORLANDO, Florida, Aug. 7 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * 8 UCF Faculty Members to Be Inducted in Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida * The Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL), a nonprofit that brings together the top academics and practitioners in the state, announced its 2026 cohort of inductees. Eight of the new members are from UCF. The inductees are: * Associate Professor Chen Chen - Associate Member * Professor Ivan Garibay '00MS '04PhD - Associa more PR

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 7 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * AI plus chemistry can expand battery electrolyte design * Cornell researchers are using artificial intelligence to speed the search for better battery materials while using a creative approach to chemistry to expand the design space for electrolytes, unlocking new possibilities for safer, higher-performing energy storage. Electrolytes shuttle ions between battery electrodes and are key to a battery's energy density, lifetime and charging speed, yet they are dif more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 7 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: * * * AI-Assisted Empathy Pilot Study Results * Dr. Rodney Luster shares early findings and ethical considerations for using generative AI as an adjunct to psychotherapy and counselor training. Rodney Luster, PhD, University research chair and chair of the Center for Leadership and Entrepreneurial Research (CLER) in the University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies, presented pilot research examining the potential use of generative artificial intel more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug. 8 -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * Aston University backed programme to help West Midlands tech founders build, not just pitch, new products * Programme will support 10 West Midlands tech founders to design, build and launch software-enabled products * Founders will receive around pound sterling10,000 worth of hands-on product development, mentoring and go-to-market support * Aston University students will gain practical experience working alongside founders to develop real early-stage ventures more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Georgetown University Medical Center issued the following news: * * * Georgetown Awarded NIH Grant to Continue Leadership in National HIV Aging Study Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have received a National Institutes of Health grant to continue leading the Washington, D.C., site of the MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study (MWCCS), one of the nation's largest and longest-running observational studies of the health of people living with HIV. "Thanks to remarkable advances in HIV treatment, people with more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 8 (TNSjou) -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news: * * * AI Framework Decodes How Brain Regions Talk to One Another Recurrent neural network framework could accelerate research into depression, memory disorders At a glance * An AI framework extends scientists' ability to study how different parts of the brain communicate with and influence one another during behaviors such as memory formation. * The framework, called CURBD, has uncovered previously unknown brain-wide circuitry. * CURBD is availabl more PR

NEW DELHI, India, Aug. 8 -- Jamia Millia Islamia issued the following news release: * * * Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC), JMI concludes its 8-Days Online NEP-2020 Orientation & Sensitization Programme on 31th July, 2026 The Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC), Jamia Millia Islamia, Central University, New Delhi, in collaboration with Vardhaman College (Jain Minority Institution), Kiratpur Road, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, successfully concluded its 43rd 8-Days Online NEP-2020 Orientation and Sensitization Programme  more PR

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, Aug. 8 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School posted the following statement on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Notre Dame Law School Welcomes Global Visiting Faculty for Fall 2026 As we usher in the new academic year at Notre Dame Law School, International and Graduate Programs (IGP) is pleased to announce the new cohort of Global Visitors for the Fall 2026 semester. Every year, we host scholars and jurists from around the world, including faculty from our esteemed Notre Dame London Law Programme, academics from partner schools more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 7 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Purdue dedicates South Hall, expanding West Lafayette on-campus housing by nearly 900 beds * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -Purdue University officials, students and stakeholders gathered Friday (Aug. 7) to cut the ribbon and dedicate South Hall, the university's newest residential facility. The $149 million project adds 896 student beds to Purdue's West Lafayette residential footprint. The inaugural group of residents will start moving into the new hall n more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 7 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Trustees approve named professorships and deanships, distinguished professors, appointment of new athletics director, resolutions of appreciation and namings * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (Aug. 7) approved named professorships and deanships, distinguished professors, the appointment of the new director of Intercollegiate Athletics, and resolutions of appreciation and namings. The newly ratified professor more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 5 -- The University of Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * University of Minnesota receives DOE Genesis Mission funding to advance AI breakthroughs Projects will accelerate innovation in critical scientific and engineering challenges - Researchers at the University of Minnesota have had three projects selected for the U.S. Department of Energy's inaugural Genesis Mission program, underscoring the University's leadership in applying AI and advanced computing to address critical scientific and engi more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: * * * Finding New Osteoarthritis Medicines Via AI and Genetics Key points: * Researchers combined family genetic studies with AI molecular biology to find a new candidate drug to treat osteoarthritis. * In cells in a dish, the new compound prevents OA-associated changes and promotes cell health. * The drug has not yet been tested in people or animals. IMPACT: The new drug is a starting point for therapies that treat OA at its source. more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 8 -- The University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * New faculty member Fanghui Shi awarded NIH grant to protect at-risk populations from contracting HIV Fanghui Shi's faculty career is just beginning, but she's already been awarded more than $2.2 million from the National Institutes of Health. The newly minted health promotion, education, and behavior research assistant professor will use the five-year NIH Director's New Innovator Award to identify patterns of s more PR

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Aug. 8 -- Wofford College issued the following news: * * * A new way of learning Wofford student researchers explore how generative AI enhances second-language skills - Dr. Yongfang Zhang thinks artificial intelligence -- with thoughtful integration -- can be a powerful tool for learning a new language. During July, Zhang, associate professor of Chinese and coordinator of the Chinese Studies program, led Armala Miller '27 and Anna Kerr Reavis '27 in a research project to determine how AI can aid writing proces more PR