NEWARK, Delaware, May 16 -- The American Philosophical Association issued the following news: * * * APA announces Spring 2025 prize winners The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce the following seven prizes for the first half of 2025. APA prizes recognize many areas of philosophy research by philosophers at various career stages, as well as the teaching of philosophy and public philosophy. For more details about the winners and prizes, please visit the 2025 APA Prizes: S  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 16 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Big AI for Small Devices at the Inaugural Athena Summit The NSF- and DHS-funded institute attracted visitors from industry and government to showcase Duke's leadership in artificial intelligence and edge computing. Industry, government and academic leaders came together to share the latest developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and edge computing at the inaugural summit of the  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 16 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Teaching Theory of Mind to Robots to Enhance Collaboration Duke roboticists present HUMAC, a new framework that enables robots to collaborate like humans with just 40 minutes of simple coaching. Nature is brimming with animals that collaborate in large numbers. Bees stake out the best feeding spots and let others know where they are. Ants construct complex hierarchical homes built f  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * North Carolina Senate-Approved Budget Is Net Win For Taxpayers Raleigh-based WRAL News published an article on May 12 highlighting ATR's criticism of a single provision in the new state budget approved by the North Carolina Senate in April. While WRAL wrote a whole article on that one complaint, what that article didn't mention is that, despite that gripe, if that Senate budget proposal  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, May 16 -- The University of North Carolina-Asheville issued the following news: * * * UNC Asheville Launches Landmark $100 million Centennial Campaign On Thursday, April 24, 2025, the University of North Carolina Asheville officially launched the public phase of its Centennial Campaign, aiming to raise $100 million in philanthropic support by the University's 100th anniversary in 2027. The campaign began in November 2018, when the UNC Asheville Board of Trustees ap  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 15 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Wake Forest University awarded 'American Passport Project' grant Wake Forest University has been selected by the Institute of International Education (IIE) to receive an IIE American Passport Project grant. The funds enable up to 25 Wake Forest students to obtain their first U.S. passport, opening the pathway to study abroad. The American Passport Project represents IIE's commitment to promoting  more