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University of Nicosia: Successful Organization of the Webinar on Language Education and AI
NICOSIA, Cyprus, June 15 -- The University of Nicosia issued the following news:
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Successful organization of the webinar on language education and AI
The Department of Languages and Literature of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Nicosia successfully hosted the webinar titled 'Scenarios for the Future of Language Education in the Era of Artificial Intelligence' on 8 June 2026. The event attracted more than 100 participants, including educators, researchers, students, and language professionals from Cyprus and abroad.
Organised by the Distance Learning Master's
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NICOSIA, Cyprus, June 15 -- The University of Nicosia issued the following news:
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Successful organization of the webinar on language education and AI
The Department of Languages and Literature of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Nicosia successfully hosted the webinar titled 'Scenarios for the Future of Language Education in the Era of Artificial Intelligence' on 8 June 2026. The event attracted more than 100 participants, including educators, researchers, students, and language professionals from Cyprus and abroad.
Organised by the Distance Learning Master'sin Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) programme, the webinar explored the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on language education and examined possible future developments through the lens of the multiple futures frameworks.
The webinar was delivered by Dr Georgios P. Georgiou, Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Associate Head of the Department of Languages and Literature at the University of Nicosia. During his presentation, Dr Georgiou outlined five key areas expected to shape the future of language education:
* the automation of educational processes,
* the expansion of self-paced learning environments,
* the potential replacement of certain human functions by AI-powered technologies,
* the implications of AI for language teaching employment, and
* the evolving role of pronunciation teaching and learning.
Participants engaged actively with the presentation and the subsequent discussion, raising important questions about the opportunities and challenges associated with AI integration in educational settings.
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Original text here: https://www.unic.ac.cy/successful-organization-of-the-webinar-on-language-education-and-ai/
University of New South Wales: Handful of Teeth May Rewrite the Story of Marsupial Evolution
SYDNEY, Australia, June 15 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news:
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A handful of teeth may rewrite the story of marsupial evolution
Tom Melville
The discovery of a new branch of the marsupial family tree suggests the story of Australia's unique mammals is more complex and less well-understood than we thought.
In the more than 55 million years since marsupials arrived in Australia they've evolved to fill just about every ecological niche you can think of.
You find them everywhere from the High Country (thumb-sized possums that sleep through the winter), to the
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SYDNEY, Australia, June 15 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news:
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A handful of teeth may rewrite the story of marsupial evolution
Tom Melville
The discovery of a new branch of the marsupial family tree suggests the story of Australia's unique mammals is more complex and less well-understood than we thought.
In the more than 55 million years since marsupials arrived in Australia they've evolved to fill just about every ecological niche you can think of.
You find them everywhere from the High Country (thumb-sized possums that sleep through the winter), to theRed Centre (little moles with pink hair and no eyes that live underground) -- around 160 species in all, each specially adapted to its environment.
Despite that success, it's not clear how marsupials spread through Australia, with gaps in the fossil record rendering tens of millions of years of evolution invisible.
But in a new paper published today in the Journal of Paleontology, a team of UNSW researchers has found three new species, suggesting evidence of a new, ancient order, and offering a glimpse into the earliest stages of marsupial evolution in Australia.
"Not only is it a new order, it could also be the most ancient lineage of all Australian marsupials," says UNSW paleontologist Dr Tim Churchill.
"It may be the early ancestor of all our marsupial carnivores."
Continental drift
The generally accepted story is that marsupials walked to Australia from South America via Antarctica before Gondwana broke apart.
The specifics are murky, but fossils from around 55 million years ago suggest there might be a single lineage of Australian marsupials that split apart into the marsupial orders we see today.
There are five of those orders making up the Australidelphia superorder, which includes all living and extinct Australian marsupials (and one South American).
Dr Churchill is proposing a sixth -- Keeunamorphia -- and says it existed for around 35 million years.
They were likely small (25-200 grams) insect eaters that roamed the forests of what is now north Queensland before dying out about 15 million years ago.
The region is now dry, open country with only coarse grass and a few scrappy trees, but in those days would have been home to a lush, wet rainforest and the ancestors of many species alive today.
"Around 14 million years ago is when the region starts to cool again," Dr Churchill says.
"The dense forest disappears and becomes more open woodland, with more lakes and more grasslands."
When the members of three species of Keeunamorphia Dr Churchill describes died around 18 million years ago, their bodies were submerged inside shallow cave pools and partly preserved in what is now one of the best fossil sites in the world, the Riversleigh World Heritage Area.
Fully preserved skeletons are rare, so Dr Churchill and the team make do with a few teeth and jaw fragments instead, piecing together scraps of evidence to figure out how these creatures are related.
They combine fossil finds with genetic data from living species to build what's known as a phylogenetic tree, a model that shows how things are related and estimates when lineages split in the past.
"We're essentially trying to create a tree that shows both the relationships of all the different species in the tree, while also calculating when those branches probably diverged," Dr Churchill says.
That analysis showed that while these three species lived alongside a range of previously studied marsupials, their teeth were different, and they didn't appear to be closely related to anything else around at the time.
The teeth they found looked a lot like the teeth of another extinct marsupial that lived 35 million years before, Djarthia murgonensis, which is known as the prototypical Australian marsupial.
Dr Churchill says this is evidence of a distinct lineage of marsupials previously unknown to science, one that had branched off early and survived for millions of years.
"Whatever these things were, they seemed to be primitive compared to other marsupials at the time, and they seem to have been doing their own thing and surviving well enough alongside them," says Dr Churchill.
And while phylogenetic trees consistently suggest one early group that spread out into what we see today, the fossils aren't nearly as clear.
Common ancestors?
Dr Churchill says that early members of the Keeunamorphia order lived just after the first marsupials hopped over here from Antarctica around 55 million years ago.
The researchers think this could represent one of the first marsupial orders to branch off from the main trunk all those years ago, and it calls into question the "neat" story of marsupial evolution.
If this primitive, ancestral marsupial did split so early, how can it have persisted so long relatively unchanged?
"Evolutionary history is a lot more complex than just one group leading to all of Australia's marsupials after being left behind when the continent broke off from Antarctica," says Dr Churchill.
"It's more likely that when Australia was part of Gondwana it was swarming with all sorts of bizarre, primitive marsupial-like things, and that several of them survived and led to our modern lineages"
A lot of this diversity is probably hidden from us, lurking somewhere in the nearly 20-million-year blank space in the fossil record.
These different species may well share a common ancestor, but could also be the descendants of several different lineages that were stranded here when the continents broke up.
We will perhaps never know for certain what routes early marsupials took on their evolutionary journey, but with every tooth excavated from Australia's ancient mud, the story gets a little more complicated, and a little richer.
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Original text here: https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2026/06/a-handful-of-teeth-may-rewrite-the-story-of-marsupial-evolution
Penn health economist on shaping Medicare's future
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine posted the following news:
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Penn health economist on shaping Medicare's future
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Medicare now covers more than 67 million people. Enrollment is expected to keep rising as the population ages, increasing both the program's reach and the stakes of the policy choices around it. At the same time, Medicare faces persistent financing pressures; rapid changes in care delivery; and growing debate over how best to pay for care, encourage innovation, and protect beneficiaries.
These are the kinds
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine posted the following news:
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Penn health economist on shaping Medicare's future
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Medicare now covers more than 67 million people. Enrollment is expected to keep rising as the population ages, increasing both the program's reach and the stakes of the policy choices around it. At the same time, Medicare faces persistent financing pressures; rapid changes in care delivery; and growing debate over how best to pay for care, encourage innovation, and protect beneficiaries.
These are the kindsof problems that Amol Navathe, MD, PhD, will tackle as the new chair of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, or MedPAC, the independent congressional agency that advises lawmakers on Medicare payment policy, access to care, quality, and other issues affecting the program. Navathe, a professor of Health Policy and Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine and a senior fellow at Penn's Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, takes on the role at a pivotal moment for Medicare, charged with helping figure out how to sustain the program financially while preserving access and quality for millions of older adults and people with disabilities.
Navathe, a practicing internal medicine physician and nationally recognized health policy researcher, has long focused on improving care delivery and outcomes while making health care more affordable. He previously served as a MedPAC commissioner and vice chair, bringing experience as a clinician, researcher, and policy leader to the role. Here, he shares what the appointment means, why MedPAC's evidence-based work matters, and the challenges and opportunities ahead for Medicare.
What does it mean to be appointed chair of MedPAC, and what responsibilities come with the role?
MedPAC's 17 members bring a wide range of expertise in health care financing and delivery, and I think that diversity of perspective is one of the commission's greatest strengths. As chair, my responsibility is to help keep the commission focused on its core mission: providing Congress with rigorous, independent analysis and advice aimed at improving the Medicare program and the health and welfare of its beneficiaries.
Why is MedPAC's independent, evidence-based analysis especially important right now?
I believe MedPAC serves Congress and the American people best by providing objective, empirically driven analysis and recommendations. At a time when Medicare is facing significant financial pressures and rapid change across the health care system, that kind of nonpartisan, data-driven guidance is essential to helping policymakers make informed decisions for patients and taxpayers.
What interested you most about serving on MedPAC in this capacity?
My earlier service on MedPAC underscored me the important role the commission plays in supporting Congress with independent, nonpartisan analysis. I was drawn to the opportunity to help strengthen the sustainability and efficiency of the Medicare program, and I've also valued the chance to work with and learn from MedPAC's staff and my fellow commissioners.
What do you see as some of the biggest challenges and opportunities for Medicare in the years ahead?
Financial sustainability is top of mind for me, especially as new technologies such as AI-based devices and services continue to emerge. The challenge will be balancing access to promising innovations with financial prudence for beneficiaries and taxpayers, such as AI technologies that autonomously provide health care services like cognitive-behavioral therapy to people with depression.
At the same time, I see an opportunity for Medicare policy to continue evolving in ways that support better care delivery like improving access to behavioral health care, driving improved outcomes, and long-term program sustainability.
How does your background shape the perspective you will bring to the commission?
I've had the opportunity to work in many different parts of U.S. health care-as a researcher studying the Medicare program, through government service, and in roles connected to health plans and care delivery. For example, the work we started at MedPAC while I was vice chair on supporting the safety net broadly is heavily informed by research and operational experience examining how rural populations and beneficiaries in both Medicare and Medicaid seek care.
I hope that broad experience helps me understand the different perspectives commissioners bring to the table, whether they are analyzing policy and data or leading organizations that deliver care. My goal is to bring that perspective to the commission's work in a way that supports thoughtful, balanced recommendations.
Looking ahead, what would success look like for you during your time as chair?
For me, success means continuing to advance MedPAC's mission of delivering high-credibility, trusted analysis that serves Congress well. The commission's value comes from being rigorous, independent, and focused on the long-term health of the Medicare program and the people who rely on it. If we can help policymakers navigate difficult issues with clear, evidence-based recommendations, that will be meaningful progress.
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Six interdisciplinary teams complete Level 1 of UNM's Grand Challenges program
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 14 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news:
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Six interdisciplinary teams complete Level 1 of UNM's Grand Challenges program
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Last year, UNM launched six new Level 1 Grand Challenges teams with the shared goal of improving the lives of all New Mexicans. The teams focused on the challenges of biodiversity change over time, disaster resilience, multilingual education, access to perinatal care in rural New Mexico, traffic and pedestrian safety, and issues surrounding artificial intelligence.
"The Level 1 program aims to support newly formed
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 14 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news:
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Six interdisciplinary teams complete Level 1 of UNM's Grand Challenges program
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Last year, UNM launched six new Level 1 Grand Challenges teams with the shared goal of improving the lives of all New Mexicans. The teams focused on the challenges of biodiversity change over time, disaster resilience, multilingual education, access to perinatal care in rural New Mexico, traffic and pedestrian safety, and issues surrounding artificial intelligence.
"The Level 1 program aims to support newly formedinterdisciplinary research teams in developing the relationships, resources, and shared knowledge necessary to tackling their chosen Grand Challenges," says Grand Challenges Sr Program Manager Tracy Wenzl. "We are pleased with the success our Level 1 teams have achieved across the academic year and look forward to seeing them implement their research plans in the future."
2026 Level 1 Grand Challenges:
* Disaster Resilience
* Multilingualism Matters
* Rural Perinatal Access
* Safer Streets
* Timescales of Biodiversity Change (BioTime)
* Trustworthy AI
Throughout the year, teams attended regular training sessions led by the Faculty Research Development Office and faculty experts from across the university as part of the Grand Challenges program. The program also provided $8,000 per team to further support teambuilding, community engagement, and the development of a structured research plan. Through monthly sessions and two half-day retreats, teams created mission and vision statements, team charters, and shared goals.
"Level 1 united us as a team and encouraged us to expand our boundaries, fostering a more interdisciplinary approach to our work. Mission and vision statements helped us clarify who we are as a team and what our primary focus is," said Naomi Shin, UNM professor and Multilingualism Matters co-convener.
The cohort of innovative teams successfully completed the program and will submit final reports next month. The program has enabled the six teams to connect researchers with shared interests from diverse academic disciplines across UNM campuses.
"Level 1 has provided the Rural Perinatal Access team with a framework for collaboration to address an issue that each of us has been working on, mostly separately, for some time," UNM Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing and Rural Perinatal Access co-convener Abigail Reese said. "The retreat format was especially helpful and allowed us to integrate the training content in the context of a working meeting."
Level 1 teams also presented at Grand Challenges Day, Research & Discovery Week, and UNM Tech days, encouraging faculty, researchers, students, and community partners to share their insights and join their initiatives.
"The momentum cultivated by our Level 1 teams throughout the year is not just promising; it is truly inspiring," UNM VPR Ellen Fisher said. "I've watched these challenges evolve from interesting ideas into robust partnerships and collaborations that actively include our broader community beyond UNM. I have every confidence that these dedicated researchers will relentlessly continue to push the boundaries of innovation and inquiry."
Some of our Level 1 successes include:
1. Disaster Resilience is developing a Community Action Response Team in collaboration with the Church Rock community on the Navajo Nation.
2. Multilingualism Matters is identifying the needs of families and communities and mapping resources for multilingual children in New Mexico.
3. Rural Perinatal Access and the board of Gallup Community Health (GCH) are forming a community-based research partnership.
4. Safer Streets engaged community members in identifying unsafe intersections and other hazards of street travel at ABQ CiQlovia, the city-sponsored version of the global community event that temporarily closes streets to cars and opens them for walking, cycling and skating.
5. BioTime is tracking the temperature and precipitation rates in Bernalillo County over the past twenty years to compare with the past ten thousand.
6. Trustworthy AI team members sit on the steering committee developing AI policy for UNM and are contributing to a National Science Foundation initiative with research institutions across the country that will guide development of a new generation of AI assistants for use in mental and behavioral health.
Level 2 of the Grand Challenges program provides significant funding to jumpstart team implementation plans. Applications for Level 2 funding are currently in review, with final decisions expected sometime this summer.
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Original text here: https://news.unm.edu/news/six-interdisciplinary-teams-complete-level-1-of-unms-grand-challenges-program
Keuka College and W-FL BOCES Forge Shared Pathways to Higher Learning and Career Success
KEUKA PARK, New York, June 14 -- Keuka College issued the following news release:
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Keuka College and W-FL BOCES Forge Shared Pathways to Higher Learning and Career Success
Two new articulation agreements allow qualified high schoolers to earn credits toward bachelor's degrees in design and criminal justice.
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Keuka College has finalized articulation agreements with the Wayne-Finger Lakes Board of Cooperative Educational Services (W-FL BOCES) that will enable area high school students to accelerate progress toward select bachelor's degrees.
Eligible students in W-FL BOCES's two-year
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KEUKA PARK, New York, June 14 -- Keuka College issued the following news release:
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Keuka College and W-FL BOCES Forge Shared Pathways to Higher Learning and Career Success
Two new articulation agreements allow qualified high schoolers to earn credits toward bachelor's degrees in design and criminal justice.
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Keuka College has finalized articulation agreements with the Wayne-Finger Lakes Board of Cooperative Educational Services (W-FL BOCES) that will enable area high school students to accelerate progress toward select bachelor's degrees.
Eligible students in W-FL BOCES's two-yearGraphic Media Production program, offered at the Finger Lakes Technical and Career Center (FLTCC) in Stanley, N.Y., can earn up to six credits toward Keuka College's B.A. in Art and Design or Visual Communication Design. These degree programs prepare students for creative careers in fields ranging from fashion to industrial design to emerging digital media.
Additionally, students who complete W-FL BOCES' Criminal Justice program, either at FLTCC or at the Wayne Technical and Career Center in Williamson, N.Y., now have a streamlined pathway into Keuka College's B.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Students can earn up to 12 college credits, based on their high school grade-point average. Graduates of this program can go on to rewarding work in law, intelligence, public advocacy, and related disciplines.
Dr. Carol Lugg, Keuka College's associate vice president for institutional effectiveness, said that these agreements reflect the two institutions' shared commitment to expanding access to high-quality, career-aligned education across the region.
Brittany Atkinson, principal at FLTCC, added: "These agreements serve as powerful bridges for our students, giving them a head start on continued learning and workforce readiness in competitive fields."
With this partnership, students will be able to continue on a smooth trajectory from practical training to advanced liberal arts coursework and real-world experience through our annual Field Period(R) internship program, Lugg said.
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About W-FL BOCES
The Wayne-Finger Lakes Board of Cooperative Educational Services supports 25 school districts across five counties through collaborative educational programs and services for learners of all ages. Its Career and Technical Education programs help juniors and seniors develop technical, academic, and career skills through industry partnerships, certifications, and state-approved pathways. Students may earn technical endorsements, prepare for college, or enter employment directly through New Vision programs, two-year career programs, and summer opportunities at Wayne Technical and Career Center.
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Original text here: https://www.keuka.edu/blog/keuka-college-and-w-fl-boces-forge-shared-pathways-higher-learning-and-career-success
HKU Engineering pioneers nanorobot navigation with infrared "GPS" for image-guided therapy
HONG KONG, June 14 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release:
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HKU Engineering pioneers nanorobot navigation with infrared "GPS" for image-guided therapy
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Nanorobots have shown great promise in precision medicine over the past few decades. Yet one key challenge remains: how to track and guide these tiny devices in real time as they move through complex physiological environments. Existing imaging approaches often require long exposure times to detect ionising radiation or suffer from blurred images due to strong light scattering in living tissues.
A research team
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HONG KONG, June 14 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release:
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HKU Engineering pioneers nanorobot navigation with infrared "GPS" for image-guided therapy
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Nanorobots have shown great promise in precision medicine over the past few decades. Yet one key challenge remains: how to track and guide these tiny devices in real time as they move through complex physiological environments. Existing imaging approaches often require long exposure times to detect ionising radiation or suffer from blurred images due to strong light scattering in living tissues.
A research teamled by Professor Feifei Wang from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), has developed the first near-infrared II (NIR-II, 1,000-3,000 nm) fluorescence vision platform for magnetic nanorobot navigation. This platform enables clear, real-time visual feedback for guiding nanorobots inside living bodies, opening new possibilities for image-guided precision therapy.
"The key question is how we can monitor nanorobots in the body with high specificity, sensitivity and clarity," said Professor Wang. "NIR-II fluorescence navigation offers superior contrast, resolution and penetration depth because light scattering is reduced and tissue autofluorescence is diminished at wavelengths above 1,000 nm."
The team's platform supports two-plex NIR-II imaging at different wavelengths, creating a "GPS-like map" for nanorobot navigation. This allows researchers to simultaneously visualise both the nanorobots and their target sites in real time, enabling precise in vivo locomotion with high molecular specificity and sensitivity.
"These NIR-II magnetic nanorobots are highly stable, even in the acidic environment of the stomach," said Dr Zideng Dai, first author of the study. "We successfully achieved targeted drug delivery to the gastrointestinal tract for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease."
The NIR-II magnetic nanorobots demonstrated precise locomotion in the peritoneal cavity, hindlimb, liver, spleen and lower gastrointestinal tract in live mouse models. Compared with previous approaches, the platform provided higher-resolution visual feedback, enabled locomotion speeds more than 100 times faster, and achieved approximately 30% higher delivery efficiency.
This NIR-II nanorobot technology offers a promising new strategy for precise, image-guided drug delivery, with potential applications in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, tumours and other conditions requiring targeted therapy.
The research was published in the journal Science Advances, in an article entitled "Real-Time Near-Infrared II Fluorescence Navigation of Magnetic Nanorobots for Image-Guided Therapy".
Link to the paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aea5126
About Professor Feifei Wang
Professor Feifei Wang is currently an assistant professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at HKU. Before joining HKU, he was a postdoctoral scholar at the Department of Chemistry, Stanford University. He obtained his PhD from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shenyang Institute of Automation (SIA), Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research interests involve near-infrared II fluorescence imaging, super-resolution imaging, advanced biomedical imaging, AI4S, technologies have a broad and profound impact on biomedical applications. He recently received the 2025 NSFC Young Scientists Fund-Type B and 2025 Advanced Materials Award recognizing his research contributions. Research team website: https://www.eee.hku.hk/~ffwang/
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Original text here: https://www.hku.hk/press/press-releases/detail/29168.html
Andrew Pyle named associate dean of undergraduate learning at Clemson
CLEMSON, South Carolina, June 14 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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Andrew Pyle named associate dean of undergraduate learning at Clemson
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Clemson University announced today the appointment of Andrew Pyle, Ph.D., as its next associate dean in the Division of Undergraduate Learning. Pyle, a distinguished member of Clemson's faculty since 2014, assumes his new role on July 1.
"I am grateful to the search committee for identifying an exceptional group of finalists from an incredible pool of candidates," says Dean of Undergraduate Learning Sean Brittain. "Andrew brings a
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CLEMSON, South Carolina, June 14 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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Andrew Pyle named associate dean of undergraduate learning at Clemson
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Clemson University announced today the appointment of Andrew Pyle, Ph.D., as its next associate dean in the Division of Undergraduate Learning. Pyle, a distinguished member of Clemson's faculty since 2014, assumes his new role on July 1.
"I am grateful to the search committee for identifying an exceptional group of finalists from an incredible pool of candidates," says Dean of Undergraduate Learning Sean Brittain. "Andrew brings awealth of experience working with undergraduate students through his roles in the Department of Communication and the National Scholars Program. He has demonstrated a strong commitment to experiential learning and has taught across the communication curriculum. His excellence in the classroom was recently recognized when he received the 2026 Alumni Master Teacher Award. Andrew is committed to undergraduate education and his expertise in communication will benefit our University as he articulates the value of the general education curriculum, experiential learning and efforts to amplify student success."
Pyle was honored by the Clemson Alumni Association and Student Alumni Council with the 2026 Master Teacher Award. As an assistant professor and most recently associate professor in the Department of Communication, he has taught courses in public relations, crisis communication and intercultural communication. Pyle has been the department's undergraduate coordinator since 2024. He has also taught several courses in the Clemson University Honors College and served as faculty fellow and review committee member in the National Scholars Program.
From 2019-22, Pyle served on Faculty Senate. His first year, he was named Senator of the Year. He went on to chair the finance and infrastructure committee and welfare committee over his final two years as a faculty senator. Pyle also served for several years as a member of Clemson's Emergency Management Council and as Faculty in Residence at Mickel Hall on main campus.
"I became a professor because I love working with students and seeing them grow, develop and succeed," Pyle says. "Joining Undergraduate Learning affords me the opportunity to explore how best to foster undergraduate student success across the entire campus. I look forward to working with such a great team to help our students achieve excellence in their academic pursuits."
Prior to his time at Clemson, Pyle began his teaching career as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock from 2009-11. He then taught several courses in communication at George Mason University. In his final year, 2013-14, he was recipient of the George Mason Department of Communication Leadership Award.
Pyle earned bachelor's degrees in speech communication and Russian from Ouachita Baptist University in 2009. He added a master's degree in applied communication studies from Little Rock in 2011 and a Ph.D. in communication from George Mason in 2014.
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Original text here: https://news.clemson.edu/andrew-pyle-named-associate-dean-of-undergraduate-learning-at-clemson/
