BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 13 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * A conversation with Northeastern's President Joseph E. Aoun * As commencement season approaches, the university's president discusses academic achievement and the future of Northeastern. by Northeastern Global News April 13, 2026 Commencement is a few weeks away. This includes 37 ceremonies across all of Northeastern's colleges and campuses. What does commencement mean to you? It's the culminat  more

AALTO, Finland, April 13 (TNSjou) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Tired of swiping? Now an AI simulation helps us understand why Screen logging tells us where smart phone users tap and swipe, but now researchers have developed a musculoskeletal model that helps understand the physical effort that goes into these motions * Prolonged scrolling is bad for your well-being, but is it also physically tiring? Until now, we haven't really been able to say. This is why   more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 13 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * AI spots hidden behavior patterns in self-organizing bacteria * Life moves in mysterious ways and perhaps especially so for organisms that undergo dramatic shifts in levels of self-organization, such as Myxococcus xanthus. A custom-built artificial intelligence system developed by Rice University researchers helped uncover how bacterial communities organize themselves, showing that the earliest moments of   more

TEMPE, Arizona, April 14 -- Arizona State University issued the following news: * * * New AI-enabled platform to help learners navigate career transitions in a rapidly changing world ASU for Life to support continuous career readiness as industries, work and skills evolve By Carrie Peterson As careers shift and industries evolve, most professionals will navigate multiple career transitions over their lifetime, often without clear pathways to move forward. To help individuals build skills,  more

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio, April 14 -- Bowling Green State University issued the following news: * * * BGSU earns Advanced Curriculum status for actuarial science degree Only five other Ohio universities hold the designation from the Society of Actuaries By Branden Ferguson The actuarial science program at Bowling Green State University recently received "Advanced Curriculum" designation from the Society of Actuaries, a distinction that further prepares graduates to meet the growing demand for ri  more

BROOKLYN, New York, April 14 -- Brooklyn Law School issued the following news: * * * Health and Family Law Fellows Take Center Stage Fellows discuss their work in panels and then field questions from the audience in a Q&A format. Eight students who are Brooklyn Law School Health Law & Family Law Fellows presented their work on Friday, April 10, sharing the findings from legal research projects that delve deeply into a wide range of fascinating topics. The presentations and the luncheon tha  more

LONG BEACH, California, April 14 -- California State University issued the following news: * * * CSU Advances AI Strategy Through Faculty Learning By Alex Beall From micro-credentials to conferences, the CSU is helping faculty use AI effectively and introduce the technology into the classroom. Since launching its systemwide AI strategy to become the largest AI-empowered university, the California State University has been committed to providing faculty, staff and students with the training,  more

PERTH, Australia, April 13 -- Murdoch University posted the following news: * * * Can hyper-real virtual worlds make us feel better? * Virtual reality tools have untapped potential to elicit positive emotions for use in education, healthcare, architecture and psychological therapy, according to new research. The recent study from Murdoch University looked at four core visual factors and associated sub-factors and how they contribute to realism and emotional engagement in virtual reality en  more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 13 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * Co-designing the smart African city * Smart cities depend on more than technology to serve communities. While President Ramaphosa might have grandiose ideas for building the first new city in democratic South Africa, the Lanseria Airport City Mega project, which he first mentioned in his 2020 State of the Nation Address, one Wits professor and a PhD student have a more modest, human  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 13 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Drivers of Change: Seven Bascom Palmer Physicians Named to The Ophthalmologist Power List 2026 * Seven Bascom Palmer Eye Institute physicians have been recognized among The Ophthalmologist Power List 2026 honorees for leadership shaping the future of ophthalmology through clinical innovation, research and global impact. Seven ophthalmologists from Bascom Palmer Eye Institute have   more

ANGOLA, Indiana, April 13 -- Trine University posted the following commentary by President Earl D. Brooks II: * * * Focus, flexibility propel Trine to a successful year and bright future * By Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D. I arrived at Trine University 26 years ago as the youngest college president in the state of Indiana. Bill Clinton was wrapping up his presidency. Amazon had yet to post a profit. Facebook, Tesla and AirBnB didn't exist. How things have changed. Nowhere has change had a   more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 14 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * From smartwatches to emojis--RIT graduate researchers explore uses of popular technology Making the most of your smartwatch in the future could start with a flick of the wrist or a subtle tap to the forearm to navigate the controls. RIT graduate student Sidney Grabosky's thesis research for his human-computer interaction MS degree looks to extend the smartwatch interface to one's skin   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 13 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU achieves historic milestone: Four students named 2026 Goldwater Scholars * Four Florida State University students have been awarded the 2026 Barry Goldwater Scholarship, a national honor recognizing outstanding sophomores and juniors pursuing research careers in the sciences, engineering and mathematics. The winners are Alexander DeLise, a junior from Tampa; Shiv Patel, a sophomore from Tallahas  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 13 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU's Three Minute Thesis competition highlights graduate research across disciplines, sharpens communication skills * Fourteen Florida State University graduate students distilled years of research into just three minutes at the annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT(tm)) competition on April 8 in the College of Medicine Peaden Auditorium. Developed at the University of Queensland in Australia, 3MT is a r  more

HONG KONG, April 13 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Department of Mechanical Engineering Inaugurates X-Dimension: Frontiers in Engineering Science Forum * In light of accelerating technological integration worldwide, the Department of Mechanical Engineering under the Faculty of Engineering of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) organised the X-Dimension: Frontiers in Engineering Science Forum on April 12-13. The event aimed to address the engineering  more

HONG KONG, April 13 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU-incubated AilsynBio signs collaboration agreement with Dong-E E-Jiao * AilsynBio, a drug discovery startup incubated from The University of Hong Kong (HKU), announced an innovative project cooperation agreement with Dong-E-E-Jiao Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Resources Pharmaceutical Group. This partnership aims to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) with traditional medicine technologies to  more

HEMPSTEAD, New York, April 14 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Stessin Prizes Recognize Achievement in Faculty Publication Ginny Greenberg Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Charles G. Riordan has announced the 2025-2026 recipients of Hofstra's Lawrence A. Stessin Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Publication, established to reward the scholarly efforts of early career faculty. Last year, Hofstra earned the distinction of a High Research Spending and   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 13 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * How 'The Pitt' lands with a Penn emergency department nurse * Season two of the HBO Max medical drama "The Pitt" finds the emergency department at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center working a Fourth of July shift. Penn Today spoke with emergency department nurse Bobbie Poller, 41, who has worked at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center for about 12 years, including three as an RN   more

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, April 13 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * How AI's language barrier limits climate disaster responses * A message appears online during heavy flooding: "This rain no be small o, everywhere don red." Someone unfamiliar with the phrasing might hesitate. But for people in Nigeria, this message is immediate and clear: the flooding is severe and worsening. Moments like this happen all the time on digital platforms. People don't write in p  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 13 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * How Syracuse Law's Innovation Law Center Preps Patent Attorneys The center's new patent law program gives students with science and engineering backgrounds a competitive edge before they ever sit for the state bar. Caroline K. Reff In 2025, Samsung Electronics had 7,054 patent grants in the U.S. alone. Apple Inc. had 2,277, and Google/Alphabet, Inc., received 1,782. And, it is estimated that more than 152,0  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 13 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Intersection of humanities and quantum physics discussed during URI's World Quantum Day * KINGSTON, R.I. - April 13, 2026 - Elected officials and prominent technology leaders shared their knowledge about how quantum computing impacts society and announced a new quantum-humanities mini-grant program for students, during the University of Rhode Island's fifth annual World Quantum Day event on th  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 13 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * ISU Names 2026 Distinguished Faculty Award Winners * The 2026 Idaho State University Distinguished Teacher, Distinguished Researcher and Distinguished Service awardees have been chosen. Dr. Kendra Murray has been honored with the 2026 Distinguished Teacher award. Dr. Donna Delparte is the 2026 Distinguished Researcher, and the 2026 Distinguished Service honor was awarded to Dr. Deanna Dye. Murray is an   more

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 13 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * ISU to Offer Bachelor's in Artificial Intelligence Sciences Starting Fall 2026 * Shared between the Departments of Mathematics & Statistics and Computer Science, the new degree will help address the growing demand for AI professionals. Employment in the field is projected to grow by 34 percent by 2034, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. "This program reflects the strong collaboration betwee  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, April 13 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Journalism Dean Works to Help Newsrooms Spot AI-Generated Fakes * OXFORD, Miss. - As artificial intelligence-generated images, audio and video reshape the information landscape, newsrooms and classrooms must add "fake-checking" to their daily toolkit, a University of Mississippi journalism educator advises. Andrea Hickerson, dean of the School of Journalism and New Media, working with co-authors  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, April 13 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Leading tech-industry pioneer, investor to headline upcoming Presidential Lecture on April 30 * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -Leading tech-industry investor, engineer and digital multimedia pioneer Bruce Leak, the co-founder of Silicon Valley venture capital firm Playground Global, will join Purdue University President Mung Chiang on April 30 as part of the university's Presidential Lecture Series. The   more

RUSTON, Louisiana, April 14 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: * * * Louisiana Tech faculty honored for excellence in research Louisiana Tech University's Division of Research hosted the Research and Scholarship Awards on April 9. These awards are given to Louisiana Tech faculty who drive innovation through research and practice, leading to discoveries that expand the boundaries of knowledge. "Louisiana Tech's longstanding reputation for research and innovation attracts   more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, April 13 -- Roger Williams University posted the following news: * * * Mentorship Lab at Roger Williams University Connects Business Students with Industry Leaders * At Roger Williams University, students in the Mario J. Gabelli School of Business are gaining more than classroom knowledge - they are building direct relationships with industry leaders through the Mentorship Lab, an experiential learning program designed to accelerate career readiness. Launched in Fall  more

ANDERSON, South Carolina, April 14 -- Anderson University Kim S. Miller Family Enterprise Institute of South Carolina issued the following news release: * * * Merit Technologies Joins the Kim S. Miller Family Enterprise Institute of South Carolina The Kim S. Miller Family Enterprise Institute of South Carolina (FEISC) at Anderson University is pleased to welcome Merit Technologies as its newest member, further strengthening a growing community of family-owned and closely held businesses commi  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 13 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Researchers receive grant to study AI, digital marketing in plant sales * Researchers in Michigan State University's Department of Advertising and Public Relations have received a $35,000 grant to examine whether emerging advertising strategies, including the use of artificial intelligence, can improve digital marketing for horticultural businesses. Horticultural Research Institute awarded the gr  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 13 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * New AI Approach Reveals Ocean Currents in Unprecedented Detail * The Gulf Stream is full of interleaving temperature gradient structures that hint at complex underlying current dynamics. GOES-East satellite observations and machine learning have, for the first time, connected this observed structure to the much more difficult problem of observing ocean currents. V Scientists have  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, April 13 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news: * * * One student. One research project. Three minutes. * Does a fungus hold the key to growing food on the Moon? That's a question Laura Lee, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, asked herself as she rotated through different specialties in her department. Her research, for which she received a Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP) from the National Science Foundation, foc  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 14 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Engineering students dive into projects to learn about naval ship technologies Engineering program provides opportunities to develop underwater vessel sensing, robotics and maintenance systems * With wheels that can attach to the bottom of a ship and high-tech sensors, a group of undergraduate engineering students built a robot prototype that may one day clean and inspect the outer hu  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 13 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Student entrepreneurs take the stage in 2026 New Venture Challenge * At Central Michigan University's College of Business Administration, innovation meets opportunity in moments that bring ideas to life. The 2026 New Venture Challenge, held March 27 in Grawn Atrium, showcased exactly that student creativity, entrepreneurial drive and a commitment to real-world impact. Now in its 16th year, th  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 14 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Student investors grow RIT's portfolio RIT's Financial Management Association gives students a hands-on education in investing--along with a $450,000 portfolio * Shane Girolamo had an idea for a stock to pitch. The second-year finance and computer science student built a presentation, ran the numbers through a discounted cash flow model, pulled data from Bloomberg terminals, and laid   more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 13 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Student Discovers Key Security Vulnerability in Commonly Used Operating System Shivam Kumar recently identified the vulnerability in a key component of countless computing systems and the largest open-source project in existence. Alex Dunbar Shivam Kumar, a first-year Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Assistant Professor Endadul Hoque's research group, recently identified a securi  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 13 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Texas Medical Center and Rice collaboration funds second round of new projects to advance cancer detection technologies * By Ebony Thornton and Carrie Noxon The Center for Innovation and Translation of Point-of-Care Technologies for Expanded Cancer Care Access (CITEC), a Rice University-led collaboration of partners from three continents and based in the Texas Medical Center, has announced its second roun  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 13 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Think Fast and Build Things: How to Innovate for Sustainability * The Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at USC Viterbi is associated with a culture of entrepreneurship - the Innovate x LA: Das Family Student Competition (30 April, 2026) has become a staple of the USC calendar, challenging student teams to develop startup concepts  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 13 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Two Yale student scientists named Goldwater Scholars Two Yale juniors have received the prestigious Goldwater scholarship, which supports students interested in research careers in the fields of natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics. * Two Yale juniors -- Dana Feldman and Usmaan Siddiqi -- are among the 454 U.S. college students awarded Goldwater Scholarships for the 2026-27 academic year. The sch  more

MACAU, China, April 13 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * UM, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion of CAS establish Joint Laboratory of Digital and Intelligent Energy Systems * The University of Macau (UM) and the Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion (GIEC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have jointly established the Joint Laboratory of Digital and Intelligent Energy Systems. The aim is to drive innovation in low-carbon energy in the Guangdong-Hong K  more

MACAU, China, April 13 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * UM, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology jointly organise symposium on Chinese medicine and synthetic biology * The University of Macau (UM) and the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences jointly organised a symposium on Chinese medicine and synthetic biology, as well as the 2026 academic meeting of the UM-TIB Joint Laboratory for Synthetic Biology and C  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 14 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * UC celebrates partnership with Thales Research + Innovation Week kicks off with Digital Futures' first industrial partner By Emily Glass, glassei@ucmail.uc.edu UC's annual Research + Innovation Week, highlighting faculty- and student-led research, is launching with a bang. April 13 marked the unveiling of a new collaborative workspace in UC's interdisciplinary research facility Digital Futures for   more

STORRS, Connecticut, April 13 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Are You Fooled by Disinformation? * Even though a timely discussion on fact-checking and AI was held in Wilbur Cross on April 1, the widespread dissemination of disinformation is no joke. Disinformation is inundating our media diet. With artificial intelligence becoming extremely difficult to recognize at first glance, distinguishing fact from fiction is a skill that everyone needs to develop.   more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, April 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Nuanced data needed to achieve digital health care for all SPH researcher breaks down barriers to equitable access to digital health tools * Whether renewing prescriptions online, booking a doctor's appointment or receiving test results in a health app, most people these days get at least some of their health needs met by using digital health platforms. While smar  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 14 -- The University of Rochester issued the following news: * * * Simon Business School expands pathway to accelerated master's degree through new college partnerships Students at partner institutions can earn their MS from Simon in one year. David Andreatta, Media Relations Specialist The University of Rochester's Simon Business School has forged partnerships with five colleges and universities enabling students at those institutions to earn a master's degree in  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, April 13 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * UofG researchers set to make their mark at international conference * Researchers from the University of Glasgow's School of Computing Science will present their work and play key roles at a major international conference this week. Representatives from the Glasgow Interactive Systems Group (GIST) will attend ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Barcelona, Spain, between April 13 th and 17 th. GIS  more

COLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania, April 13 -- Ursinus College issued the following news: * * * Ursinus signs agreement with Simon Business School at the University of Rochester for Business Master's Pathway Ursinus College has signed a new affiliation agreement with Simon Business School at the University of Rochester in Rochester, N.Y. The five-year Business Master's Pathway program offers students a streamlined route into one of Simon's five full-time master's programs -accounting, finance, busin  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, April 13 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * Vector Photonics celebrates milestone demonstration of its laser technology * A champion spin-out company from the University of Glasgow has successfully demonstrated leading-edge laser technology outside the laboratory for the first time. Vector Photonics, which is pioneering the use of photonic crystal surface emitting lasers (PCSEL) in secure communications, successfully transmitted data across the  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, April 14 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Yang 'Cindy' Yi and students lay foundation for future of chip design A new state-of-the-art lab is the centerpiece of the computer systems area of study at the Institute for Advanced Computing. By Noah Frank Whether or not you have a technical background, you've probably become accustomed to Moore's Law, the observation that computing power doubles every two years. That expansion of computing ability has led   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 14 -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The Whole System: How an NJIT Engineer Built a Career on Seeing Every Part of the Picture When Chris Wunderlich was finishing his final semester at New Jersey Institute of Technology, he had two job offers sitting in front of him. One was from Picatinny Arsenal, the U.S. Army's premier research and manufacturing hub for weapons systems, where he would have gone deep into warhead design. The  more

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, April 13 -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news: * * * Why is CO2 capture only now becoming a part of everyday life? * A new chapter in Denmark's climate efforts will begin when the Danish energy company Orsted switches on the country's first large-scale CO2 capture plants at two locations. Learn more about the technology and its importance in our efforts to aid the climate. Miriam Meister Researchers at DTU, led by Professor Philip Fosb  more