CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * 4th annual Accessibility Summit highlights Harvard's commitment to disability inclusion * Harvard University Information Technology's Digital Accessibility Services (DAS) hosted the 4th annual university-wide Accessibility Summit on June 4, 2026. The event brought together Harvard faculty and staff for a day of learning and connecting accessibility practitioners to celebrate progress made and highlight work done to drive disability inclusion across the  more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 26 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center posted the following news: * * * A Fitting Send-Off: Hamilton Eye Institute's Summer Symposium Caps Years of Student Discovery * For six years, T.J. Hollingsworth, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, and Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Biochemistry in the College of Medicine, has turned a single summer day into one of the most anticipated traditions at the Hamilton Eye Institute (HEI) at UT more PR

WALLA WALLA, Washington, Aug. 27 -- Whitman College posted the following news: * * * A Lifesaving Purpose for a Whittie Innovator * Fall 2026 Whitman Stories Whitman Magazine Fall 2026 For Ashifi Gogo '05, the journey to becoming a global health technology entrepreneur began with tomatoes. Since his undergraduate days at Whitman College, Gogo has always let his curiosity lead him to opportunities. So as a graduate student in New Hampshire, when he wondered what exactly made the organic tomatoes at the local co-op cost so much, he decided  more PR

AALTO, Finland, Aug. 27 -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Aalto University endowment returned 9.5% during first half of 2026 Endowment provides EUR 46 million funding to university operations in 2026. - Endowment provides EUR 46 million funding to university operations in 2026. This funding continues to secure high-quality education and research activities through economic cycles and compensates for the long-term erosion of the university's public funding base. Spending from the endowment is guided by the spendin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- American University issued the following news: * * * AU Students Put STEM Research to Work at NASA, NIH, and Across the DMV Working alongside faculty mentors, these students are tackling pressing scientific and environmental challenges while gaining invaluable hands-on research experience By Patty Housman This summer, American University STEM students took on real-world scientific and environmental challenges, working alongside mentors at AU and outside leading research institutions across the Washington region. Th more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Aug. 27 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Associate professor earns $561K award to advance robotic perception * Sathya Aakur is developing artificial intelligence (AI) methods that help intelligent embodied agents, aka robots, understand what objects can do, not just what they are. "Let's say you want to scoop peanut butter out of a jar," said Aakur, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering and director of the Open-ended Reasoning and Know more PR

FARGO, North Dakota, Aug. 26 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * Bison Spotlight - Jill Lodde Greives, Academic Advisor * NDSU News August 26, 2026 With students back on campus and Welcome Week in full swing, the 2026-27 academic year is now underway at NDSU. This exciting time can come with a lot of questions for both new and returning students, and among the university's primary resources for answering their questions are academic advisors in the Career and Advising Center. This edition of Bison Spotlight more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Aug. 26 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Building a nation: How Clemson University engineers and scientists helped shape America * College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences For more than half the nation's history, Clemson University's engineers and scientists have played distinguished roles in shaping the United States, helping turn an experiment in democracy into the world's grandest hub of innovation, the globe's most powerful economic juggernaut and a shining beacon of freedom. more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 26 -- California State University San Diego State University posted the following news: * * * California awards SDSU nearly $4 million to launch National Security Hub at SDSU Mission Valley * Gov. Gavin Newsom on Aug. 26 announced $3.95 million in funding to support the first phase of the SDSU Mission Valley Innovation District: a National Security Hub for the rapid commercialization of technology in collaboration with government and businesses. The funding through the California Jobs First Regional Investment I more PR

PASADENA, California, Aug. 28 (TNSjou) -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Using AI to Thwart Election Misinformation Election rumors, such as unverified accounts of voter fraud, have run rampant in the US in recent years. Powered by the speed of social media and artificial intelligence (AI), it can be hard for people to know what messages to trust. Now, a team led by Caltech researchers is using AI as a tool for good in the fight against election misinformation. In a recent paper published in the jour more PR

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Campaign closes with record support for students and research * Cornell's To Do the Greatest Good campaign surpassed its goal of raising more than $5 billion and engaging more than 200,000 alumni - achievements that will enhance opportunities for students and accelerate critical faculty research. Nearly 70% of the global Cornellian population - more than 220,630 alumni - engaged with the university during the campaign, which began in October 2021 and ended Jun more PR

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- Christopher Newport University posted the following news: * * * Captains Commit To Honor * Every incoming class to Christopher Newport is unique in composition. Many of the new Captains are freshmen just out of high school. Some have transferred from other colleges, while others are beginning their academic journey after serving in the military. But what connects each new class to the one before is the tradition of signing the University's Honor Code. This year's group of new Captains, more than 1,200 str more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 27 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences posted the following news: * * * Celebrating five years of investment in innovation: Brighter Ventures Student Award granted to Victoria Howard to support artificial intelligence-driven vaccine design * Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the way scientists approach discovery, creating new opportunities to answer complex biological questions with greater speed and precision and fueling innovations that will ultimately improve human health. F more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 27 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus posted the following news: * * * Chancellor Gilliam Highlights UNCG's Role Building Jobs, Research at State of Our Community Panel * Underscoring the transformative power of a college degree, Chancellor Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr. highlighted UNC Greensboro as a driver of economic health, prosperity for families, and trailblazing research during an Aug. 26 panel discussion at the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce's State of Our Community. Joining North Caro more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Millennium Fellows, Alexander Hamilton Medal, Building Design Triumphs, and More Accolades for Columbians From science to engineering, writing to social sciences, here are the Columbians who received awards over the summer. - Columbia News produces a monthly newsletter (subscribe here!) and article series featuring a roundup of awards and milestones that Columbia faculty, staff, and students have received in recent days. In this edition, you'll find awards and milest more PR

TAMPA, Florida, Aug. 28 -- The University of Tampa issued the following news: * * * Cultivating AI Judgment in UTampa's Digital Literacy Course Students explore when and how to use artificial intelligence in their studies and careers. Written by: Eric Brosch UTampa's Digital Literacy course, required in the Spartan Studies general education program, will have a new focus this academic year: generative AI. The course will use a "notice, test, verify, explain and defend" framework. This exposes students to AI tools and large language model more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 25 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Dartmouth to Host AI at 70 Conference in October At the birthplace of artificial intelligence, a focus on human judgment. - As people increasingly incorporate artificial intelligence into how they work, learn, and make decisions, the questions surrounding its use extend well beyond technology. They concern human judgment and responsibility, how AI should be governed, and when its use is appropriate. Seventy years after hosting the summer workshop that la more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 28 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * DIMEX Signs Partnership Agreement With UN Refugee Agency Dartmouth Initiative for Middle East Exchange expands programming for faculty, students. Written by Julia Tanton Dartmouth has signed an innovative new agreement in Jordan with UNHCR, the United Nations' refugee agency, as part of its efforts to deepen relationships and build new collaborations in the Middle East. The Dartmouth Initiative for Middle East Exchange, or DIMEX, was created last year as more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, Aug. 28 -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FAU Researchers Develop Quantum Framework to Predict Heart Disease Study Snapshot: A research group from Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science, led by Arslan Munir, Ph.D., has developed a quantum machine learning framework for heart disease prediction that achieved more than 90% accuracy. Using clinical data from 918 patients, the research group systematically more PR

FAYOUM, Egypt, Aug. 27 -- Fayoum University issued the following news: * * * Fayoum University: "Awareness Protects the Homeland - Creating the Future" Lecture on Cybersecurity Receive a. Dr. Sharif Mohammed Sabri Al-Attar, Acting President of Fayoum University and Vice President for Education And the students, A. Dr. Assem Al-Issawi, Vice President for Community Service and Development Environment, a. Dr. Mohamed Mohsen Ramadan, Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Control Advisor and lecturers at the Military College of Management Sciences, within more PR

NASINU, Fiji, Aug. 27 -- Fiji National University issued the following news: * * * FNU Makes Pacific Mark in UNESCO's First AI Guide for TVET The Fiji National University's (FNU) National Training and Productivity Centre (NTPC) has contributed to UNESCO's first practical guide, on integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), becoming the first TVET institution in the Pacific to do so. The achievement is a significant milestone for FNU and highlights the important role, Pacific knowled more PR

NASINU, Fiji, Aug. 27 -- Fiji National University issued the following news: * * * FNU Wins Pacific Digital Inclusion and Safety Challenge 2026 The Fiji National University (FNU) has claimed first place in the Bridge the Gap: Pacific Digital Inclusion & Safety Challenge 2026, emerging as the winner of an intensive 48-hour hackathon focused on innovation, teamwork and digital problem-solving. The competition was held during Pacific Cyber Week 2026 at the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Haus in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, last mo more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy posted the following news release: * * * Four CUNY SPH faculty members achieve career milestones * CUNY SPH is thrilled to announce that five CUNY SPH faculty members have advanced a step in their careers this semester, effective September 1, 2026. Dr. Nevin Cohen has been named full professor. Dr. Cohen is chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management, and director of the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute. He joined CUNY SPH in more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 27 -- Franklin University issued the following news release: * * * Franklin University Launches Business Analytics and Organizational Leadership Specializations in M.S. in Human Resource Management * Sherry Mercurio Executive Director, Office of Community Relations (614) 947-6581 Email: sherry.mercurio@franklin.edu New online specializations prepare HR professionals to use workforce data, lead organizational change and connect people strategy to business performance Franklin University has expanded its onli more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Aug. 27 -- Rowan University posted the following news: * * * From microbes to medicine * Mohamed Abouelkhair, DVM, Ph.D. Immunologist Areas of expertise: Immunology, infectious diseases, bioinformatics, microbiology More information For most people, microbes are something to avoid. One Rowan University researcher sees them differently. To him, organisms best known for causing disease may also hold clues to treating disease. Mohamed Abouelkhair, DVM, Ph.D., associate professor of virology and clinical immunology more PR

GUILFORD, England, Aug. 27 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Frontier AI access is a growing national security question for the UK, but analysis shows sovereign control of AI is a complex problem * Two recent events should dramatically alter the thinking and decision-making about the use of overseas AI models in the UK's critical national infrastructure, argues a new white paper from the University of Surrey. First, the US Government has now demonstrated that its powerful AI models can be withdrawn from se more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 27 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU researchers win $1.5M NSF grant to make K-12 math data more useful for educators * Florida State University psychologists, education researchers and computational scientists have teamed up to transform raw data from educational research into a digital resource that can advance the teaching and learning of K-12 mathematics. The interdisciplinary team will bring together six existing dataset covering about 90,000 elementary students and 3,000 teach more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 27 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release: * * * Fulbright Program honors four Vanderbilt scholars in one year * Three Vanderbilt faculty and one staff member are living the university's commitment to radical collaboration across borders as Fulbright U.S. Scholar award recipients. James Cracraft, Ana Christina da Silva Iddings, Tatiana Peredo and Norbert Ross have four distinct research agendas, but they share a common goal: closing the distance between people. They're doing their Fulbright pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * George Washington University College of Professional Studies and The Washington Center Partner to Expand Pathways to Graduate Education and Workforce Development * MEDIA CONTACTS: GW Media Relations: gwmedia@gwu.edu WASHINGTON (August 26 2026) -The George Washington University College of Professional Studies (CPS) and The Washington Center (TWC) have entered into a new partnership designed to expand educational and professional opportunities for emerging  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The George Washington University Law School posted the following news: * * * GW Law Animal Law Program to Host Second Annual Animals, Technology, and the Law Conference * The GW Law Animal Law Program is excited to host the second annual Animals, Technology, and the Law Conference, from Friday, October 23, through Sunday, October 25. This year's conference, which the Animal Law program is co-sponsoring with Three Pearls, will explore the intersection of animal protection, emerging technologies, and legal innovation. more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 27 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * How we remember may change our memories, study finds * We tend to think of memory as something stored away in the brain, ready to be retrieved when we need it. But remembering may be far more dynamic than that. New research from Rice University's Marc Coutanche suggests that each time we access information, the way we recall it can influence how the brain represents it the next time. "Our memory is far from simply a fixed resource that we consult as needed more PR

PERTH, Australia, Aug. 27 -- Murdoch University posted the following news: * * * Hundreds of WA students put robotics skills to the test at Murdoch University * Hundreds of students from 22 schools across Western Australia converged on Murdoch University's Boola Katitjin for the RoboCup Junior State Event, to showcase their talents in robotics, engineering and artificial intelligence. Held across two days, the event featured a range of challenges and competitions including rescue line and rescue maze events, robotic soccer matches, and cre more PR

JUJA, Kenya, Aug. 27 -- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology issued the following news: * * * JKUAT, South Korean firm unveil mushroom strains tailored for Kenya Two new mushroom strains developed in South Korea for Kenyan conditions have been launched at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), alongside a smart farm structure designed to make mushroom production more energy-efficient, data-driven and accessible to farmers. The strains, JAMBO101 and MAMBO101, were developed by South Korean agricultu more PR

JUJA, Kenya, Aug. 27 -- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology issued the following news: * * * African Researchers Team Up to Cut Waste in Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Universities across Africa are stepping up efforts to equip engineers with the advanced skills needed to manufacture electric vehicle components while cutting waste and production defects. Researchers from Botswana, South Africa, Ghana and Kenya are collaborating under the Network for Zero-defect and Zero-waste Digital Manufacturing for Electric Vehicles' C more PR

UNION, New Jersey, Aug. 27 -- Kean University issued the following news release: * * * Kean President Repollet Calls on University to 'Rise and Climb Higher' * Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., today called on the University community to build on years of transformative growth and embrace the opportunities and responsibilities of the new unified Kean system during his annual Opening Day address. Speaking to a crowd gathered in Wilkins Theatre and audiences watching across Kean's locations, Repollet reflected on Kean's tr more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 -- Quinsigamond Community College issued the following news release: * * * Key to the City of Worcester awarded to QCC employee Rocky Knight Rocky Knight, a business leader, nonprofit founder and advocate for youth education, was presented with the Key to the City of Worcester during a ceremony held Thursday, Aug. 27 at Quinsigamond Community College in recognition of her commitment to empowering and educating communities locally and abroad. The honor continues a Worcester tradition that began in 1924 under more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 27 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU Transportation Center keeps Kansans connected * LAWRENCE -In hundreds of Kansas towns, the distance between neighbors is growing -not just in miles, but in access to the things that make community life possible. As more families consider moving to urban centers, communities across the state face a new question: How do you ensure people can reach work, healthcare and everything they need when the roads between them feel longer and the resources to main more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 27 -- La Trobe University issued the following news release: * * * AI Engineering degree to build smart workforce Australia is fast producing world-class AI research in areas such as medical therapies and advanced manufacturing, but do we have the capability to transform that research into world-leading services, products and systems that deliver impact and ensure sovereign capability? - To help meet that challenge, La Trobe University has launched Australia's first Bachelor of AI Engineering (Honours); a new ind more PR

TUEN MUN, Hong Kong, Aug. 27 -- Lingnan University posted the following news release: * * * Lingnan University Postgraduate Orientation: Record 50 programmes include new courses in AI, data analytics, and smart manufacturing * Lingnan University hosted the "Empower Your Future: Lingnan Postgraduate Orientation 2026" on campus today, 27 August, welcoming about 3,200 new taught postgraduate/doctoral degree and MPhil/PhD programme students for the 2026/27 academic year. To meet the growing demand for professionals in artificial intelligence (A more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 26 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * Maroon Alert Test and Fall Emergency Preparedness Training * Mississippi State University will conduct a campuswide test of the Maroon Alert emergency notification system Friday, Aug. 28, at noon. The Meridian Campus will conduct an additional test at 1 p.m. Maroon Alert is used to provide timely information and instructions during emergencies or situations that could affect university operations and campus safety. During the test, you may re more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: OpenAI Wants Stronger AI Safeguards But Can Technical Safety Measures Actually Build Public Trust? * OpenAI is calling on California lawmakers to strengthen SB 53, the state's landmark AI safety law, urging requirements to monitor frontier models during training and evaluation for potentially serious incidents and to strengthen cybersecurity protections throughout the AI development lifecycle. The company's position is particularly notable more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Meta settles social media addiction lawsuit: U-M experts available to comment University of Michigan experts are available to provide analyses of proposed changes from the agreement involving tech giant Meta and 47 states and the District of Columbia. Meta agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion to the states and D.C. to compensate for what plaintiffs described as social media addiction in children. The company also agreed to redesign products to protect c more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 26 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * MSU receives $30M NSF grant to establish turbulence research center * Turbulence is all around us -in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the storms moving across the atmosphere and the plasmas inside experimental fusion devices. It's the chaotic swirling motion of air, water, plasma and other fluids that plays an essential role in how energy moves, how pollutants and heat spread through the ocean and atmosphere, how fluids move through chemica more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- Wayne State University issued the following news: * * * National appointment for Wayne State University vice president for research & innovation Dr. Ezemenari M. Obasi, vice president for research & innovation and professor of family medicine and public health sciences at Wayne State University, has been appointed to the National Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities, a part of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 27 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news: * * * Navigating the AI Era with a CMU Focus on Critical Thinking * Carnegie Mellon University is weaving AI into coursework across campus to ignite student curiosity, creativity and critical rigor. Whether exploring the ethics of algorithmic decision-making or debating the societal impact of new technology, CMU faculty are equipping students with the agency to define and shape the AI of tomorrow, not just master the AI of today. "At CMU, we train st more PR

BAVARIA, Germany, Aug. 27 -- The Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat posted the following news release: * * * Networking: Siemens Tech Minds with the CEOs from Siemens and Festo * Exclusive event with approximately 180 guests from research and industry on October 8 at Siemens Campus Erlangen. Roland Busch (CEO of Siemens AG) talks with Thomas Bock, CEO of Festo, on the topic "The AI revolution in production," moderated by Astrid Frohloff. A great networking opportunity: 10 students from FAU are able to attend! * October 8, 2026 * Doors ope more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 26 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * New approach cuts sepsis diagnosis from days to hours, researchers report * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Sepsis, a life-threatening condition that stems from the body trying to fight off an infection, plagues over 1.5 million patients a year in the U.S. alone, with one in three deaths recorded in the hospital attributed in part to sepsis. Despite the severity of the condition, which can kill in as little as 12 hours, it takes between two and se more PR

MISENHEIMER, North Carolina, Aug. 27 -- Pfeiffer University posted the following news: * * * New Director of Nursing Outlines Program Vision * This past July, Pfeiffer University announced that 100 percent of its Class of 2026 Nursing graduates had passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) on their first attempt. The NCLEX is the national licensing exam required to become a registered nurse. This perfect first-time pass rate, coupled with the fact that all members of the graduating class are working at hospitals and healthc more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Aug. 27 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * New Health Sciences Academic Building provides state-of-the-art space to 2 CLAS programs * Three of the University of Iowa's top-ranked and most popular programs will share a state-of-the-art building as they continue to grow and find more ways to serve residents of Iowa and beyond. Health Sciences Academic Building dedication The University of Iowa will host a ceremony at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the Health Scien more PR

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, Aug. 26 -- Niagara University posted the following news: * * * Niagara University Launches School of Cybersecurity * As cybersecurity threats and artificial intelligence continue to reshape the way organizations operate, Niagara University is bringing business, technology, and ethics together through the launch of its new School of Cybersecurity within the Holzschuh College of Business Administration. The new school incorporates Niagara's Department of Cybersecurity and Operations into the Holzschuh College, creati more PR

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, Aug. 27 -- Nova Southeastern University issued the following news release: * * * Nova Southeastern University Accelerates Global Ocean Strategy with Appointment of Jason Box and Refitting of a Global Research Vessel Jason Box, Ph.D., an internationally renowned climate scientist and Arctic expert, has been appointed vice president for ocean intelligence and global exploration and professor of climatology and oceanography in the Halmos College of Arts & Sciences at Nova Southeastern University. Box will provide stra more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- George Mason University issued the following news: * * * Planting fake customer reviews hurts businesses big time * The capital of any business comes in (at least) two categories. There's the kind that has a price-land, cash holdings, etc.-and a less tangible, priceless kind. Reputational capital falls squarely into the latter category. Try as they might, companies cannot buy positive public opinion, even with the largest of marketing budgets. But that doesn't prevent some from engaging in dark marketing tact more PR

KOWLOON, Hong Kong, Aug. 27 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * PolyU and the University of Oxford forge strategic partnerships to advance global research and academic collaboration The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the University of Oxford signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the University of Oxford on 23 July to foster pioneering academic and research collaboration. The MoU was signed by Prof. LI Xiangdong, Dean of the Faculty of Construction and Environment and Chair Pr more PR

HONG KONG, Aug. 27 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * PolyU and the University of Oxford forge strategic partnerships to advance global research and academic collaboration * The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the University of Oxford signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the University of Oxford on 23 July to foster pioneering academic and research collaboration. The MoU was signed by Prof. LI Xiangdong, Dean of the Faculty of Construction and Environment and Chair Professo more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 26 -- Michigan State University College of Natural Science posted the following news: * * * Preparing future health professionals for an AI world * For the next generation of doctors, physician assistants and other health professionals, the question isn't whether they'll encounter artificial intelligence. It's whether they'll know how - and when - to use it. That's the idea behind HBIO 300, a new Michigan State University human biology course examining artificial intelligence in health care. "Either our studen more PR

COMMERCE, Texas, Aug. 27 -- East Texas A&M University (formerly the Texas A&M University Commerce campus) issued the following news release: * * * Psychology Professor Secures $581K in Research Excellence Fund Grants * East Texas A&M University psychology professor Curt Carlson has secured three competitive Research Excellence Fund (REF) grants totaling more than $581,000, bringing new opportunities, technology and research support to psychology students at ETAMU. The grants, awarded through The Texas A&M University System, include $381,58 more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 27 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Purdue launches new online dual degree combining Master of Science in engineering with Master of Business and Technology * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -Purdue University's College of Engineering and Mitch Daniels School of Business are partnering to launch a new online master's program, the dual Master of Science in engineering (MS) and Master of Business and Technology (MBT). Benefiting from the combined expertise of both academic units, the program pre more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 27 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Purdue researchers study cancer in canines to help advance treatments for humans * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -Studying canine cancer -including personalizing treatments, honing protocols and exploring new drugs, all of which will shed light on human cancer care -is the focus of veterinary researchers at a specialized center at Purdue's College of Veterinary Medicine. The researchers, including Deborah Knapp, distinguished professor of comparative onco more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Aug. 27 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * RIT researchers study teamwork skills in engineering education NSF-funded research explores how engineering faculty help prepare students for today's workforce - When Kriz George began his academic career in mechanical engineering, he was among a generation of engineering students being prepared to take on the identity of an engineer as a technical problem-solver. Today, the doctoral student in physics is part of a research team at R more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 28 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Calling the Poison Center Could Prevent Many ER Visits For Young Kids By Andrew Smith About 65% of young children brought to New Jersey emergency departments for suspected poisoning probably didn't need emergency care and could have stayed home if their families had called poison control before rushing to the hospital, according to Rutgers researchers. Their study in Clinical Toxicology reviewed 348 cases involving children younger than 6 who more PR

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Aug. 27 -- Saint Peter's University posted the following news release: * * * Saint Peter's University Leads with Purpose in Launching School of Global Innovation and AI * JERSEY CITY, N.J. - August 27, 2026 - Saint Peter's University has announced the evolution and relaunch of its School of Professional Studies as the School of Global Innovation and AI (GIAI), marking a significant expansion of the University's commitment to artificial intelligence, data science, cybersecurity, computational sciences and workforce-f more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 26 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * School of Business Announces Faculty Professorships and Chairs * #Celebrating Excellence The Merrick School of Business opened the new academic year by honoring 12 faculty members whose scholarship, teaching and service exemplify the highest standards of academic excellence. At the semester kickoff, Interim Dean Dan Gerlowski presented prestigious endowed chairs and professorships to faculty whose work is shaping their fields, transforming student  more PR

AUGUSTA, Georgia, Aug. 27 -- Augusta University posted the following news release: * * * School of Public Health receives $2.5M to address research reproducibility * Biomedical research is facing a reproducibility crisis, with major scientific journals estimating more than 80% of published biomedical research is negatively impacted by various defects causing results that are non-reproducible and useless. Funded by a new $2.5 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health, a study out of the School of Public Health at Augusta Univ more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 27 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * SK hynix breaks ground on $4 billion advanced packaging production facility in Purdue Research Park * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -SK hynix Inc. held a ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday (Aug. 27) for its advanced packaging fabrication and R&D facility for AI memory in the Purdue Research Park. The event featured remarks from Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, U.S. Sen. Todd Young, Purdue University interim President Mitch Daniels, SK hynix CEO Kwak Noh-Jung and  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 28 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: * * * New guideline aims to protect long-term health of cardiac sonographers Despite improvements in technology and awareness, work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) remain one of the greatest threats to the longevity of a cardiac sonographer's career. A new guideline published by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) provides evidence-based recommendations to reduce the risk of WRMSDs and strengthen  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 27 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences research earns national honors * The American Society of Agronomy, ASA, Crop Science Society of America, CSSA, and Soil Science Society of America, SSSA, will recognize eight Texas A&M AgriLife faculty and administrators at ceremonies held during CANVAS 2026 set for Nov. 1-4 in Portland, Oregon. Five faculty members will be awarded  more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 28 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Making a case for connection Engineering faculty member Dr. Noemi Mendoza Diaz aims to improve college student mental health by bringing The Connection Project to Texas A&M. By Alyssa Schaechinger, Engineering News Staff College can be a challenging time for students due to stress from academics, extracurriculars and being away from home - researchers at Texas A&M are working to help. At Texas A&M University's College of Eng more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 27 -- Portland State University posted the following news release: * * * Turning Research Into Jobs, Startups and Industry Partnerships: New NSF Grant Powers up Portland State * Portland State University has been awarded a $5.9 million National Science Foundation Accelerating Research Translation (ART) grant to accelerate the translation of PSU research from the lab into companies, products and partnerships that strengthen the Portland-metro and Oregon economies. The three-year award -PSU's largest NSF grant to date more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 27 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * UB symposium to explore how social media and AI persuade * By Bert Gambini BUFFALO, N.Y. - Four leading communication experts from across the country will be at the University at Buffalo for a one-day symposium to explore urgent questions about social media, artificial intelligence, and how these technologies shape users' beliefs and decisions. "Rethinking Persuasion: From Social Media to AI" will be held Friday, more PR

IRVINE, California, Aug. 28 -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * New data infrastructure award to help scientific communities build domain-specific platforms for collaborative data science and AI UC Irvine's Chen Li to help lead NSF-funded national effort - Researchers at UC Irvine, UCLA and the University of Michigan have received nearly $9 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation to establish a new data infrastructure capability that will help scientific communities across the na more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Autism Decoded: New Science Is Opening Paths to Better Treatments UCSF research published in Science maps more than 1,800 protein interactions across 100 autism risk genes, revealing how diverse genetic mutations converge and providing a blueprint for translating genetic insights into new therapies. - In the past few decades, researchers have identified hundreds of genes that increase the risk of autism  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 27 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * UCLA launches nation's first digital humanities department * Key takeaways * First in its field. UCLA is the first U.S. university to establish an independent digital humanities department and will offer the first bachelor's degree in the field. * Interdisciplinary approach. The department brings the humanities together with technology, data science and other disciplines to examine how digital tools are changing society and scholars more PR

MACAU, China, Aug. 27 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * UM holds Bank of China Trophy UltiMater Entrepreneur Competition * The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at the University of Macau (UM) held the final round and awards ceremony of the 2026 Bank of China Trophy UltiMater Entrepreneur Competition on 26 August. This year's competition attracted nearly 100 teams from leading institutions across the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, and overseas, with nearly 250 participants, an increase of more t more PR

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota, Aug. 27 -- The University of North Dakota posted the following news release: * * * UND Law professor named among Top 50 Legal Innovators in Academia * August 27, 2026 A UND School of Law professor has been named one of the nation's Top 50 Legal Innovators in Academia for her work exploring how generative artificial intelligence is reshaping legal education and the practice of law. Carolyn Williams was recently selected for the inaugural Top 50 Legal Innovators in Academia list, a national recognition presented b more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 27 -- California State University San Francisco State University posted the following news: * * * University names Ines C. Barbosa assistant vice president for workforce partnerships * SAN FRANCISCO -Aug. 27, 2026 -SAN FRANCISCO -San Francisco State University (SFSU) has appointed Ines C. Barbosa as assistant vice president for workforce partnerships, a new leadership role focused on expanding career pathways and strengthening connections between SFSU and employers across the Bay Area. Barbosa brings more t more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Aug. 27 -- The University of Copenhagen posted the following news: * * * A new deputy prorector and DKK 110 million are to prepare the University for a new reality * Artificial intelligence is already changing how students learn, the way researchers work and how administrative tasks are performed. In response, the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) is organising a number of AI activities under two strategic missions: AI at UCPH and UCPH with AI. With a total investment of DKK 110 million, the missions are to ensure that U more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Aug. 27 -- The University of Montreal (Universite de Montreal, or UdeM) issued the following news: * * * Veracity: a transparent fact-checker The innovative AI tool is now available to the public--and Canada's Senate is already using it. By Christine Charest A headline, an excerpt, a single sentence: feed any of those into the fact-checking tool Veracity, and its artificial intelligence will provide not only a reliability score but also a plain-language explanation and full list of sources. This transparency is what set more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Aug. 27 (TNSrep) -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * A media literacy initiative in the West Bank advances critical thinking for an AI world * For young people growing up amid war in the West Bank, learning to question a viral image or a trending influencer is not a classroom exercise. It can be a matter of safety. That is the central finding of "Media Literacy: Critical Thinking for an AI World," a new report from the Media Education Lab at the University of Rhode Island documenting a  more PR

GREATER MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 27 -- The University of Salford issued the following news: * * * Expert comment: Meta legal decision and changes to Facebook and Instagram usage Meta, owner of Facebook, has settled a lawsuit in the US over claims that it harmed children. As part of the settlement, the social media giant has agreed to make a number of changes to the way Instagram and Facebook operate for its youngest users. The new safety measure include a two-hour time limit across both Facebook and Instagram, among other changes. Profes more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 28 -- The University of Texas issued the following news: * * * UT To Lead NSF Center That Will Study How Robots and People Learn To Live and Work Together A 5-Year Collaboration Between 6 Universities and Industry Partners Will Place Assistive Robots in Everyday Human Environments. - The University of Texas at Austin will lead a new National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center to study what happens when assistive robots leave the lab and move into the real world to live and work alongside humans. The fo more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 28 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * VCU honors seven with 2026 Distinguished Faculty Awards Their work touches on medicine, the humanities, public service and education. - Virginia Commonwealth University has announced seven recipients of the annual Distinguished Faculty Awards, which recognize achievement in teaching, scholarship, service and overall excellence. "This year's Distinguished Faculty Award winners have not just distinguished themselves in teaching, scholarship and  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- Washtenaw Community College posted the following news: * * * WCC expands microelectronics and semiconductor workforce training with new classroom, NSF grant * A new Washtenaw Community College clean room environment set to open this fall, along with training through a National Science Foundation project, will help prepare students for careers in Michigan's growing microelectronics sector, including semiconductor-related fields. To support WCC's related certificate and associate degree programs launched last  more PR

LAUREL, Maryland, Aug. 27 -- Capitol Technology College posted the following news: * * * Welcome Back: An Exciting New Year in Store at Capitol Tech * It is always a thrill to welcome Capitol Tech students to a new academic year. We're especially excited to see our largest undergraduate class in recent memory join us on campus. At Capitol Tech, your education is designed to extend beyond the classroom. Our expert faculty bring real-world experience to their curriculum and are here to help you learn, build, and succeed. Take advantage of la more PR