SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, April 7 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Bryant announces new major in Applied Artificial Intelligence * SMITHFIELD, RI-Beginning in the fall of 2026, Bryant University will offer a new Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) major for its Bachelor of Science degree. The interdisciplinary program will provide students with a foundation in AI concepts, methods, and tools, followed by applied study within a specific professional context through a sel  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on April 7, 2026, by senior resident fellow Elly Rostoum: * * * The Battle Over AI Warfare and Surveillance Anthropic's clash with the Pentagon underlines how artificial intelligence is transforming surveillance and national security. * When frontier AI company Anthropic refused to allow the Pentagon to use its software to conduct mass surveillance or to power autonomous weapons, the government d  more

BREMERHAVEN, Germany, April 8 (TNSrpt) -- The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research issued the following news release: * * * Human greenhouse gas emissions drive compound hot-dry extremes and enforce climate risks for low-income countries New study shows that the combination of heat and drought events will further increase and affect especially those countries that contribute less to climate change Human-induced greenhouse gas emissions are amplifying climat  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 7 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Real-world experience that builds confident business leaders * Jeffrey Hoyle didn't originally see himself in the classroom, but he found his way there through experience. "When I came out as an undergrad, I was just adamant," he said. "I said, I am never going to be one of those people." Those people, he added with a laugh, "are what I am now as the professor." Today, Hoyle serves as market  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, April 8 -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: * * * Spring 2026 Commencement Speakers Announced Sam Houston State University's Spring 2026 commencement ceremonies will take place from Thursday, May 7, to Saturday, May 9, at Johnson Coliseum. Degree candidates and guests attending ceremonies will hear from Welcome Wilson Jr., Daryl Howard, Kelton Jeffrey, Adam Dietrich, Misti Jeter and Mary Vitek. Ceremonies will be held at 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. each d  more

MUNICH, Germany, April 7 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * "Better design instead of blanket bans" * Digital safety for children and youths US courts have ruled against platform providers for failing to protect children, and the debate over age restrictions for social media has gained momentum. An international group of experts from academia, children's rights organizations and non-profit institutions is convinced that bans would be the wrong approach.   more

IRVINE, California, April 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Mapping urban heat from space reveals dangerous inequities in LA public parks UC Irvine study finds those in underserved communities can reach burn-risk temps * More than a third of parks and recreational spaces in South Los Angeles hit or exceeded the human thermal pain threshold, while no parks in West Los Angeles did. * Researchers determined that South Los Angeles   more

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 7 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Wild Cam: Conserving mangy camelids in the Andes High in Peru's southern Andes, Alynn Martin was up early in the morning with the locals to round up vicunas from the surrounding arid plateau for haircuts. With a cup of tea made from coca leaves - the same plant used to produce cocaine--to treat altitude sickness, Martin watched the locals spread out in a line that stretc  more