KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 18 -- The University of Tennessee posted the following news: * * * 'It Takes a Volunteer': UT Chancellor Shares Bold Vision, Announces $3.5B Campaign * University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Chancellor Donde Plowman announced the launch of the transformational "It Takes a Volunteer" fundraising campaign as part of her eighth annual Flagship Address Sept. 18, inviting the Volunteer community to invest in the future of the university and state. Plowman also highlighted the university's remarkable momentum and her vis more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 18 -- Spelman College posted the following news: * * * 'It's UATL' Podcast: Spelman College's New President Opens Up * Spelman College President Dr. Ayanna Howard recently joined the It's UATL podcast to discuss her vision for the future of the HBCU, the role of AI in education, and the importance of Black women finding their voices As Spelman's 12th president, Dr. Howard brings in a unique background of expertise as a nationally recognized expert in robotics, artificial intelligence and human-centered technology. W more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 18 -- Spelman College posted the following news: * * * 2026 COE-BWS Summit Brings HBCUs Together to Build STEM Ecosystems for Black Women * The Center of Excellence for Black Women in STEM at Spelman College brought together STEM leaders and researchers from HBCUs and other institutions for its third annual summit on Friday, Sept. 11, at The Georgian Terrace in Midtown Atlanta. Under the theme "Building from the Center. Designing HBCU-Led Ecosystems for Black Women in STEM," the summit focused on strengthening the pe more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A new chapter for MIT Reads * As it marks its 10-year anniversary, MIT Reads is being reimagined for the age of artificial intelligence. Recognizing the need to foster social connection and a sense of our shared humanity, the popular MIT Libraries' program will turn its focus to fiction and memoir, and to the particular power of stories to help us understand ourselves and our place in the world. "At MIT, we spend a great deal more PR

GARDEN CITY, New York, Sept. 19 -- Adelphi University issued the following news: * * * Adelphi University Welcomes New Faculty for 2026-2027 September 18, 2026 - by Laura Mroz, director of academic communications Adelphi University enters the 2026-2027 academic year with a wave of new faculty joining its colleges and schools, bringing decades of combined experience in health education, the arts, nursing, environmental policy, physician assistant studies and creative writing. Below is an introduction to this year's class of new professors a more PR

KYOTO, Japan, Sept. 18 -- Ritsumeikan University posted the following news: * * * AIR, a Team of Alumni of the Ritsumeikan Moriyama High School Sci-tech Club, Wins RoboCup J... * On Friday, September 4, AIR, a team of alumni from Ritsumeikan Moriyama High School's Sci-tech Club, met with Chancellor Yoshio Nakatani to report their individual first place victory at the RoboCup Junior 2026 World Championships in Incheon, South Korea. RoboCup Junior is an autonomous robot competition designed to help children and young people learn about roboti more PR

PRETORIA, South Africa, Sept. 18 -- Tshwane University of Technology posted the following news: * * * All Roads Lead to TUT's 5th Annual Future of Work Dialogue * The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)'s Institute for the Future of Work (IFOW) has officially announced its 5th Annual Future of Work Dialogue. The high-profile event will take place from 30 September to 01 October 2026 at The Maslow Hotel, Time Square, Menlyn Maine. The theme of the 5th Annual Future of Work dialogue is: "Turning the Developmental Tide: Advancing Africa's  more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept. 18 -- The University of Iowa College of Education posted the following news: * * * Alumni Class Notes 2025-2026 * #1980s Chief Warrant Officer 2 Greg Clark (MA '85) received a 2025 Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Award from the University of Iowa. The award, established in 2015, honors members of the armed forces with a strong UI connection who demonstrated exceptional service to the United States military, their communities, and the university. Their leadership, service, and continued impact exemplify the Hawkeye spi more PR

CAMBRIDGE, England, Sept. 18 -- Anglia Ruskin University posted the following news: * * * ARU library assistant stamps his mark with award * Left to right: Lydia Collins (A&O Shearman's Library Manager), Ambrose Hall (Senior Library Assistant at ARU) and Jonathan Jackson (Global Head of Research and Library at A&O Shearman) A senior library assistant at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has been recognised for exceptional academic achievement by global law firm A&O Shearman after achieving the highest marks on a professionally accredited post more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 18 -- Baruch College posted the following news: * * * Baruch Students Publish AI-Informed Diabetes Study in Healthcare Journal * Left to right: Executive MBA Healthcare Administration students Amanda Wong, Milagros Ramos, Tanzina Khan, Melissa Florus, Miguel Rodriguez. Amid all the doom and gloom about AI, one of the many upsides is its potential to improve healthcare. For example, AI can help medical researchers and healthcare providers analyze vast amounts of data quickly and use the information to provide real-world bene more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Sept. 19 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Binghamton researchers receive SUNY funding to advance technologies that could improve patient care Technology Accelerator Fund provides seed funding to move cancer diagnostic and drug delivery toward commercialization By Chris Kocher September 18, 2026 Two Binghamton University faculty members will receive seed funding through the SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF), which provides grants to faculty inventors and scientists. The projects both add more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Sept. 19 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Discovering a lost WWII battlefield in the Solomon Islands Research project seeks to aid the recovery of 23 servicemen who never made it home By Jennifer Micale September 18, 2026 Under the verdant and steamy jungle canopy lie the remnants of a nearly forgotten battle and, somewhere, 23 U.S. servicemen who never made it home. Binghamton University Anthropology Professor Carl Lipo and Geography Professor Thomas Pingel are doing the groundwork to find  more PR

OLIVET, Michigan, Sept. 18 -- The University of Olivet posted the following news: * * * Brad Gronke Named Director of Insurance and Risk Management * The University of Olivet has named Brad Gronke, Ed.D., CPCU, as director of its Insurance and Risk Management program. Dr. Gronke also serves as an associate professor and advisor for the University's Alpha Alpha Chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma, the international fraternity for students pursuing careers in insurance and risk management. Dr. Gronke brings more than 20 years of experience in the in more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 18 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Building Virtual Tumors to Crack Cancer's Resistance to Immunotherapy * At the Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering's 50th anniversary symposium Sept. 3, Stacey Finley delivered the keynote address for the computational research session by tracing her work back to a founding tradition, a department built on the idea that mathematics could explain the body, and then showing exactly how far t more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 18 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Carl Kesselman Wins 2026 HPDC Achievement Award * Carl Kesselman, one of the architects of grid computing, has received the 2026 Achievement Award in High Performance Distributed Computing, a career honor from a community that helped make today's data-driven science possible. The award recognizes "his contributions to high-performance distributed computing in the areas of grid computing architecture and  more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 19 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * Case Western Reserve University offers new concentrations, majors, minors and degree programs Several new programs will offer perspectives on artificial intelligence September 18, 2026 Case Western Reserve University offers a wide breadth of academic programs at all levels to propel our students forward and prepare them for ever-evolving career fields. Since January 2025, the university has approved a number of new concentrations, minors and deg more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 19 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * Computer and data sciences' Vipin Chaudhary receives NSF award September 18, 2026 Vipin Chaudhary, PhD, chair of the Department of Computer and Data Sciences at Case School of Engineering, received a $600,000 National Science Foundation award for the project "Elements: ForteFAI - Trustworthy AI Cyberinfrastructure for Guardrailing Multimodal Foundation Models and Cyberinfrastructure." Chaudhary is the principal investigator on the project, which f more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 19 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * Turning the pages on art, history and the craft of bookmaking New College of Arts and Sciences courses introduces students to the intricacies of the printed word September 18, 2026 | Story by: Vida Barzdukas Editor's note: This story was written by Vida Barzdukas (CWR '26), a student worker in the College of Arts and Sciences's Office of the Dean who collaborated on projects with University Marketing and Communications for two years. They graduate more PR

ALFRED, New York, Sept. 17 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: * * * Chandan Kumar, computer science faculty, advances access to AI computing resources * Artificial intelligence research that once required access to expensive, specialized hardware is becoming much more accessible to Alfred University students and faculty. That opportunity comes through Alfred University's new access to the National Research Platform, a shared national computing resource designed to support artificial intelligence and data-intensive resea more PR

POMONA, California, Sept. 17 -- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona posted the following news: * * * CPP Faculty Receive Inaugural CSU LIFT Awards to Advance Career-Ready Learning * Two Cal Poly Pomona faculty members among the inaugural recipients of the California State University's Learning Innovation for Future-Forward Teaching (LIFT) awards. They will use their funds to translate classroom lessons into real-world career skills for students. Ellips Masehian, associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturi more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 18 -- The University of North Carolina Charlotte campus posted the following news release: * * * Daniel Mendoza carries Reed Parlier's legacy forward * For Daniel Mendoza, a junior studying computer science and artificial intelligence at UNC Charlotte, receiving the Reed Parlier Memorial Scholarship is both an honor and a responsibility. In many ways, Mendoza is following in Parlier's footsteps. Both students attended Monroe's Central Academy of Technology & Arts and found a love for using technology to bu more PR

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, Sept. 18 -- Furman University posted the following news: * * * Danielle Vinson talks about AI and the campaign trail * As AI models become more sophisticated, politicians and lawmakers are increasingly using the technology in their campaigns from ads to analysis and strategy to graphic design and more. Furman University's Danielle Vinson '89, a professor of politics and international affairs, says candidates only need a laptop and a human to churn out content. But since there are currently no sweeping laws on th more PR

OLIVET, Michigan, Sept. 18 -- The University of Olivet posted the following news: * * * Don't Just Look for Inspiration. Choose to Become It. * What does it really mean to inspire someone? At Olivet's Opening Convocation, one student speaker looked beyond the textbook definition of inspire to consider the feelings behind it-hope when we feel hopeless, courage when we are afraid, determination when we want to give up and belonging when we feel like we don't have a place. Drawing on the people who have inspired them at Olivet, the student c more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, Sept. 19 -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FAU CA-AI Hovering Owls Excel at DARPA Lift Challenge By Gisele Galoustian | 9/18/2026 Florida Atlantic University's Center for Connected Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence (CA-AI), within the College of Engineering and Computer Science, achieved a 2.16-1 payload-to-weight ratio at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Lift Challenge, making the FAU CA-AI Hovering Owls one of more PR

CLAREMONT, California, Sept. 18 -- Pomona College posted the following news: * * * From National Parks to National Labs, Pomona Internship Program Expands Opportunities * This summer, close to 100 Pomona students and their respective workplaces were beneficiaries of the Pomona College Internship Program (PCIP). A win-win situation for everyone involved, PCIP funding allows students to take on unpaid or low-paid opportunities while organizations gain interns eager to contribute and learn. Malu Estoducto '27, Freddie Ambrose '27, Ashley Dang more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 18 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: * * * Generative AI and Online Student Success * Peer-reviewed research challenges assumptions that students primarily use generative AI to compensate for academic difficulty or time pressure. University of Phoenix scholars have published new peer-reviewed research examining how non-traditional undergraduate students use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in online higher education. The study found that more frequent GenAI use was significan more PR

GOLD COAST, Australia, Sept. 18 -- Griffith University issued the following news: * * * 16 September 2026 Griffith graduate named new University Vice Chancellor Today, Griffith University Chancellor the Hon. Andrew Fraser announced the appointment of Professor Jessica Vanderlelie as its next Vice Chancellor and President. Mr Fraser said the appointment marked the first time a graduate of the University would serve as Vice Chancellor. "Professor Vanderlelie is an outstanding educational leader and is passionate about the opportunity for ed more PR

AIKEN, South Carolina, Sept. 18 -- The University of South Carolina Aiken Campus issued the following news: * * * Growth and Momentum Take Center Stage in State of the University Address September 18, 2026 Sixty-five years after the University of South Carolina Aiken began with a promise to provide educational opportunities that would serve students and strengthen the region, that promise is taking shape on a much larger scale. As USCA celebrates its 65th year, record enrollment, expanded academic programs, significant research investments more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * Harvard Business School Rock Center for Entrepreneurship announces 2026-2027 Entrepreneurs-in-Residence * The Harvard Business School (HBS) Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship has announced its 2026-2027 Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIRs), Venture Builders, Venture Capital Advisors (VCAs), and Legal Specialists (LSs), further strengthening one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurship expert networks in higher education. Together, these accomplish more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 19 -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news: * * * During the 'Best and Worst of Times,' HMS Remains Resilient, Daley Says School maintains focus on education, research, clinical care amid external pressures By Laura Castanon September 18, 2026 The past year has been one of contradictions for Harvard Medical School and for academic medicine in general. Therapeutic breakthroughs are transforming the lives of patients and next-generation technologies are accelerating biomedical science, even as disrupt more PR

KOWLOON, Hong Kong, Sept. 18 -- The Hong Kong Baptist University issued the following news release: * * * HKBU welcomes Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan and the 2026 Policy Address, dedicated to developing Hong Kong into an international hub for high-calibre talent 16 September 2026 In the opening year of the National 15th Five-Year Plan, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) welcomes and thanks the Chief Executive for outlining Hong Kong's strategic directions in The First Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the Hong Kong S more PR

COVENTRY, England, Sept. 17 -- The University of Warwick Business School posted the following news: * * * How to find meaning in unskilled work * The UK is not short of menial jobs. Government statistics show that, by 2027, more than 10 per cent of the workforce is likely to have low-level qualifications or no formal qualifications at all. As automation and artificial intelligence reshape the job market, many more roles could be reclassified as 'low-skilled'. When you think of these jobs, what comes to mind? Many of us imagine monotonous  more PR

BERKELEY, California, Sept. 18 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: University of California Board of Regents announce 2026 UC Regents Innovation Awards recipients * At a ceremony on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, the University of California Board of Regents held its inaugural Innovation Awards. The awards honored 23 exceptional UC innovators across five categories, chosen from a group of nominees that represented all 10 UC campuses and three affiliated national laboratories. The inaugural winner more PR

HARRISONBURG, Virginia, Sept. 19 -- James Madison University issued the following news: * * * Board of Visitors summary of actions and discussions The James Madison University Board of Visitors met Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in the Festival Conference and Student Center. The following is a summary of actions taken by the Board and key areas of discussion at the Board meeting: The consent agenda was approved, which included the minutes of April 24, 2026, June 18, 2026, and Aug. 26, 2026. Accepted committee reports from Academic and Research E more PR

HELSINKI, Finland, Sept. 18 -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: * * * Jeffrey Barrett develops ways to detect disease earlier and more precisely * Jeffrey Barrett, the new Professor of Computational Predictive Medicine at the University of Helsinki and ELLIS Institute Finland, has a career spanning genomics, public health and industry. He uses AI methods and large-scale health data to identify practical and clinically relevant biomarkers. For Barrett, the professorship represents a return to academia after sev more PR

KARLSRUHE, Germany, Sept. 18 -- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Karlsruhe Researchers Nominated for Deutscher Zukunftspreis KIT and Two of its Spin-offs Among the Final Three Nominees - Photonic Microchips and Optical Bridges Open Up New Possibilities for Data Transmission - Artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalization are driving rapidly growing demand for ever-faster and more powerful data connections. Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a 3D printing process more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of London - London School of Economics and Political Science issued the following news release: * * * Hateful comments, losing control over AI and data privacy: Major new report highlights children's online concerns across Europe 16 September 2026 Children across Europe are embracing digital technology but are concerned about the risks that come with it, including online hate, privacy invasions and what future technology could mean for the planet and human autonomy. These are some of the more PR

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Sept. 18 -- Marshall University posted the following news release: * * * Marshall University to host 5th International Conference on Statistical Distributions and Applications * Marshall University's Department of Mathematics and Physics will host the fifth International Conference on Statistical Distributions and Applications (ICOSDA 2026) Oct. 8-10 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in downtown Huntington. ICOSDA 2026 will bring together statisticians, data scientists, mathematicians and researchers from around  more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Sept. 18 -- The George Mason University College of Public Health posted the following news: * * * Meet the postdocs driving the future of public health * Postdoctoral researchers are a backbone of public health innovation, driving advanced research and development while bridging the gap between doctoral training and professional expertise. Postdocs are temporary positions for people who have recently completed their doctorate, helping them build advanced research experience and a publication record. In celebration of Nati more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * MIT Lincoln Laboratory Joins iCons Industry Consortium * The Integrated Concentration in STEM (iCons) Program has announced that MIT Lincoln Laboratory, a federally funded research center that builds advanced technology, has joined the iCons Industry Consortium. The partnership, which began in spring 2025, connects Lincoln Laboratory with the 14-year-old consortium that brings top-notch student talent from UMass Amherst to its members. "Our more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT researchers are mapping extreme weather risks -- and building tools to act on them The Climate Grand Challenges "New World of Weather" project shows how modeling, planning tools, and infrastructure analysis are translating research into real-world resilience. - Warming temperatures are fueling more extreme weather-related events -catastrophic floods, severe hurricanes and cyclones, and wildfires exacerbated by drought. But  more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept. 19 -- The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business issued the following news: * * * More space on the way for Tippie students Groundbreaking kicks off renovation, connection of Pappajohn Business Building and Gilmore Hall September 18, 2026 Highlights * The new complex will join Pappajohn Business Building and historic Gilmore Hall to add more than 70,000 square feet of space to the Tippie College of Business * The new business campus will put student success services front and center * It will also provide e more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Sept. 19 -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * D'Angelo Named Interim President of the New Jersey Innovation Institute September 18, 2026 Jennifer D'Angelo has been named interim president of the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), a subsidiary of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), effective Sept. 21, 2026. D'Angelo brings to the role more than 25 years of executive leadership experience across healthcare, technology, operations, cybersecurity, government partnerships and  more PR

COVENTRY, England, Sept. 18 -- The University of Warwick Business School posted the following news: * * * New upgraded AI start-up simulation launched for students worldwide * Warwick Business School Professor Ammon Salter has unveiled a major upgrade to The Slingshot, a free open-source simulation that allows students to build and run virtual AI start-ups in a risk-free environment. The launch comes as the UK AI sector generates PS23.9 billion in revenue and supports an estimated 6,000 companies, with employers increasingly seeking gradua more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 19 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Northwestern law expert on new developments in NYT v. OpenAI case September 18, 2026 CHICAGO -- Newly unsealed court documents were made available today in the NYT v. Open AI case. The documents showed that Microsoft and OpenAI employees were alarmed over the use of millions of news articles to train its artificial intelligence systems. They were also concerned that ChatGPT could lead people away from reading actual news articles. The New York  more PR

MILTON KEYNES, England, Sept. 18 -- Open University issued the following news: * * * New national event to unlock the UK's untapped maternal talent pool 17 September 2026 Beyondtheschoolrun and The Open University (OU) are to launch a national flagship event to redefine motherhood, potential and the future of work. For generations, the conversation around motherhood and work has focused on what women "return" to: returning to work; returning to confidence; returning to careers; returning to who they were before. Now a new national event i more PR

SHARON, Pennsylvania, Sept. 19 -- Pennsylvania State University's Shenango Campus issued the following news: * * * 2026 Faculty Engagement Award recipients to explore AI-enabled smart glasses September 17, 2026 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT), part of Penn State University Libraries, has named 21 recipients of the 2026 Faculty Engagement Awards with this year's theme, "Teaching with AI Glasses: Augmented Reality for Real-Time Learning." Award recipients will collaborate with TLT to explore the affordance more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 18 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Political science professor brings fun, games to classroom * Games and simulations are a tradition in the courses taught by Phoebe Moon, Ph.D. A longtime lover of video and board games, the political science assistant professor helps her students better understand complex topics and keeps them engaged through unique activities. Moon first started incorporating these types of learning exercises as a teaching assistant for various political science courses at Un more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 19 -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University posted the following news: * * * Researchers Develop First High-Resolution Map of Groundwater Across Brazil * Princeton researchers used machine learning to construct a map of groundwater levels across the entire 3.29-million-square-mile (8.5 million km2) expanse of Brazil, from its rainforests to its alternately dry and rainy savanna. It is the first national-scale high resolution overview of groundwater depth and could help scientists study more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 17 -- Belmont University posted the following news: * * * Samantha McCaleb Has Found Her Voice in Law * Alumna returns to Nashville after prestigious Supreme Court fellowship Before Samantha McCaleb (J.D. '24) was studying how federal judges approach artificial intelligence, she was singing opera. At first glance, the leap from opera to law might not seem feasible, but McCaleb saw it differently. "If I can sing in Russian and have people understand what I'm saying, I can definitely speak to you in English and more PR

BRIGHTON, England, Sept. 18 -- The University of Sussex Business School posted the following news: * * * Science Policy Research Unit hosts international summer programmes with South Korean universities on innovation * The University of Sussex Business School's Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) delivered two successful international summer programmes with four leading South Korean partner universities in July-August 2026. Undergraduate students from Seoul National University (SNU), and a group of postgraduate students drawn from Hanyang U more PR

CARBONDALE, Illinois, Sept. 19 -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * September 18, 2026 SIU professor: Diesel fuel, heating oil prices could continue climb without geopolitical changes CARBONDALE, Ill. -- While gasoline prices might experience the seasonal fall drop, the prices paid at the pump for diesel fuel and home heating oil could continue to climb if there are no geopolitical changes, said Gregory D. DeYong, an associate professor of operations management in SIU Carbondale's College of Business and  more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 18 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * Solving real-world challenges with data, AI and machine learning * From identifying the dangers of emerging street drugs to helping retailers unlock new business insights using artificial intelligence, UT San Antonio graduate students are helping industry and community partners turn complex challenges into practical solutions. Through the Headache Cure Board, which connects graduate student teams with industry and community partners seeking more PR

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 18 -- Stockholm University issued the following news: * * * Human dimension important when IT systems to make government decisions Without being able to program, can administrators or lawyers at an authority check that the decision logic in an IT system actually corresponds to the legal text? The question interested Victor Olsson before he would write his degree project on the Master's programme in open e-government at DSV. The results have now also been published in a scientific journal. Victor Olsson's essay was b more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 18 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Stuckeman School to host interdisciplinary symposium on AI use in arts, design * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -The Stuckeman School in the Penn State College of Arts and Architecture is hosting an interdisciplinary symposium on artificial intelligence (AI) use in the arts and design fields March 26-27, 2027, at the Nittany Lion Inn. Titled "AI Ecologies and the Future of Art and Design," the two-day hybrid symposium aims to examine how AI is  more PR

MIDDLESBROUGH, England, Sept. 18 -- Teesside University issued the following news release: * * * High demand as first firms land Investment Zone Innovation Vouchers 18 September 2026 A first wave of innovative businesses is primed to benefit from a new programme supported by Teesside University which is helping Tees Valley firms to expand and develop new projects. The Tees Valley Investment Zone Innovation Voucher will see pound sterling1.5m invested to help our region's digital and creative businesses test, build, pilot and scale up proje more PR

LUBBOCK, Texas, Sept. 18 -- Texas Tech University posted the following news: * * * Texas Tech Researchers Will Use Emerging Technologies to Enhance Learning * Multidisciplinary team looks to use extended reality to bring nature to life for middle school and high school students. Texas Tech University researchers are exploring how emerging technologies such as extended reality (XR) can enhance learning about nature in urban environments by making the invisible, visible. Muntazar Monsur, associate professor in the Department of Landscape A more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, Sept. 18 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * The UAB and the Government of Catalonia launch new Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurotechnology at the Bellaterra campus * The Government of Catalonia will invest 20 million euros between 2026 and 2029 to drive the construction of the new Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurotechnology at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (CENIT-UAB). The new scientific facility will be built on the Bellaterra campus in Cerdanyola del more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 18 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Toward physical AI: When the hardware becomes the neural network * Key takeaways * UCLA helped launch a complementary approach to computing in which richly connected, self-organized networks of nanowires or nanoparticles act as hardware-based neural networks. * Inspired by the brain, this approach is well-suited for processing complex data quickly and energy-efficiently. * A forward-looking article in Nature Reviews Physics explo more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 18 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Alumnus David Dunavant Finds His Path Through Music * When David Dunavant arrived at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, he didn't have a career plan. He wasn't even sure college was part of his future. The Little Rock native graduated from high school in 1996 with little interest in continuing his education, but after encouragement from his family, Dunavant eventually enrolled at UA Little Rock, where he  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 18 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * UB engineers teach local teens about emerging STEM technologies * * * * * * * Twenty-five high school students tried out new and emerging technologies during a six-week free summer program hosting by the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Share This Full ScreenPrevious 1/5 Next Photos: Douglas Levere Students learn about cybersecurity, drone technology, AI and more during NSF-funded summer pr more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 18 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * UC San Diego Engineering Graduate Students Named Siebel Scholars * Three engineering graduate students at the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering have been named 2027 Siebel Scholars. The Siebel Scholars program recognizes the most talented students in the world's leading graduate schools of business, computer science, bioengineering and energy science. Each scholar receives a $35,000 award toward thei more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Sept. 18 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * UK researchers study AI's potential to strengthen math teaching * Helping students learn math requires teachers to tell students more than whether an answer is right or wrong. They need to be able to notice how students are thinking about the math problem. A new collaborative project between the University of Kentucky's College of Education and Rowan University's College of Education aims to strengthen teachers' development of that skill, with the p more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Sept. 18 -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health posted the following news: * * * UNC Nutrition Obesity Research Center awarded $5.8M NIH renewal through 2031 * The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health has been awarded $5.8 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support a competitive renewal of Carolina's Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC). This award is the sixth time the NIH has provided funding for the center, allowing for continuous work in th more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 19 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * AI Helps Arkansas Researchers Target Bacteria Behind Premature Beef Browning Sep. 18, 2026 One of the beef industry's most costly challenges is invisible to the human eye but costs billions of dollars each year. Every year, the U.S. beef industry loses an estimated $3.7 billion from beef that is discounted or discarded because it turns brown before its sell-by date, even though the product is likely to still provide a good eating experience, ac more PR

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Sept. 18 -- The University of Auckland issued the following news: * * * 19-year-old founder tackles online crime 16 September 2026 A teenage entrepreneur is turning years spent online gaming into a mission to change how investigators fight cybercrime. Caden Scott grew up creating and playing games on Roblox. He also loved Minecraft and Halo. But when a friend was groomed and exploited online, he began to see the darker side of the games he had spent years using. Now 19, Caden is co-founder of Azonic, a start-up deve more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 19 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * How phone scammers use your own voice against you UC research cited in deep dive on AI as a scamming tool By Emily Glass, glassei@ucmail.uc.edu September 18, 2026 Gone are the days of robotic spam calls. These days, scammers are using more sophisticated methods to trick people: Sounding just like you. The Wall Street Journal recently did a deep dive on how artificial intelligence is making scamming people over the phone much easier. Kimberly Hyu more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 18 -- The University of Dayton issued the following UD in the News wrap up for Sept. 12-18: * * * UD in the News Sept. 12-18 * WDTN-TV highlighted the University's remembrance of 9/11. The Academic Minute, AFP in France, Our Sunday Visitor News, Vox, Statehouse News Services, Spectrum News 1 Ohio and Catholic World Report also tapped faculty expertise. Campus tradition honors lives lost on 9/11 WDTN-TV Gabrielle Davis, student government association Why deleting cookies doesn't end online tracking The Academic M more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Sept. 18 -- The University of Montreal (Universite de Montreal, or UdeM) issued the following news: * * * Laurence Deschamps-Laporte named to Canada's 'Top 40 under 40' By Martine Letarte Sep 16th, 2026 Laurence Deschamps-Laporte, a professor, researcher and scientific director of Universite de Montreal's Centre for International Studies (CERIUM), has been named to the 2026 'Top 40 Under 40' list compiled by the Toronto-based executive search firm Caldwell. At 38, Deschamps-Laporte has worn many hats. After earning an M. more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 19 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * September 18, 2026 Nebraskans wary of risks surrounding artificial intelligence By Deann Gayman, University Communication and Marketing Americans are grappling with artificial intelligence -- from its lightning-fast development to the construction of data centers to support it -- and becoming more skeptical of its benefits. Nebraskans are leery, too. According to the new Nebraska Snapshot, most Nebraskans -- nearly three in four -- rated the risks more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 19 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * September 18, 2026 Nebraska Digital Ag Hub to develop solutions for state's ag producers By Cara Pesek, IANR Communications The University of Nebraska-Lincoln launched on Sept. 15 a new initiative aimed at helping producers make better use of digital agriculture technologies -- from developing new decision-support tools to improving existing technologies and training the next generation of innovators. The Nebraska Digital Ag Hub, announced during H more PR

RICHARDSON, Texas, Sept. 19 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: * * * Comet Gains Fame for Outwitting AI's Hacking Attempt By Kim Horner | Sept. 18, 2026 Sinan Can Demir was on an online platform for developing software when he noticed an attempt to insert malicious code into another user's project. The University of Texas at Dallas computer science junior posted a warning. Then, two other users tried to convince him that the code was harmless. Demir double-checked with Claude, an artificial intelligence cha more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Sept. 18 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * UNSW technology to turn regional hotel into a community power plant A new $4 million UNSW-led project is transforming a hotel into a community power plant, combining solar, battery storage and AI. A regional hotel in Bowral will become a test site for a new model of community energy, using rooftop solar, battery storage and AI to support the hotel, strengthen local energy resilience and share surplus clean energy with the surrounding community. more PR

PRETORIA, South Africa, Sept. 18 -- The University of Pretoria issued the following news: * * * UP hosts WIPO director-general for high-level engagement on intellectual property, AI and Africa's innovation economy September 17, 2026 UP recently hosted World Intellectual Property Organization Director-General Daren Tang for a high-level engagement on how intellectual property can help unlock Africa's innovation and creative economy. The University of Pretoria (UP) recently hosted Daren Tang, Director-General of the World Intellectual Proper more PR

WAUSAU, Wisconsin, Sept. 18 -- The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point posted the following news release: * * * UW-Stevens Point sees growth in graduate student, main campus enrollment * The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point welcomed its second-largest first-year class in 40 years as well as saw increases in graduate and main campus enrollment, according to official 10th-day census data for the 2026-27 academic year. This fall saw a first-year class of 1,905 and a growth of 5% in graduate students. At the main Stevens Point campus, t more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 18 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news: * * * Vanderbilt AI Law Lab Announces Programming Updates, New Appointment for 2026-27 Academic Year * Heading into its third academic year, the Vanderbilt AI Law Lab (VAILL) has announced several updates to its student-facing programming, as well as the appointment of Emily Pavuluri to the role of Associate Director. GenAI Bootcamps for first-year law students VAILL is partnering with the Legal Research and Writing program to deliver a series of GenAI boot more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 19 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Sept. 18, 2026 What to know about Anthropic's new watermarking on AI text Text and files generated by Anthropic's Claude now will bear a watermark. In an interview, VCU cybersecurity expert Hong-Sheng Zhou, Ph.D., explains what this means and why it's happening. By David Pulgar, VCU College of Engineering Anthropic, the company behind the large language model Claude, is rolling out a new method of watermarking AI-generated text. The process i more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 18 -- London Business School posted the following news: * * * When markets lose the plot: Professor Alex Edmans launches The Madness of Markets * Against a backdrop of a sharp sell-off in AI stocks, 150 guests gathered at London Business School on 16 September for the launch of Professor of Finance Alex Edmans latest book, The Madness of Markets. Published by Penguin Life, the book explores why markets behave irrationally, examining how narratives, emotions and social contagion can influence even seasoned retail and  more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Sept. 18 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * WKU Geoscience Grad Student Presents AI Weather Research in the UK * While exploring graduate programs in his home country of Nepal, Somnath Luitel, a WKU graduate student pursuing an M.S. in Geoscience, had a single conversation that changed his academic trajectory. Luitel spoke with Dr. Manmeet Singh, an Assistant Professor in the WKU Department of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences (EEAS), discussing developing AI models that c more PR