BETHLEHEM, Pennsylania, May 24 -- Lehigh University issued the following news: * * * Barriers to Breakthroughs: How Mathematics Innovation is Redefining Student Success at Lehigh Mathematics department faculty are infusing innovative teaching strategies and initiatives that are reshaping the student experience and outcomes, with fewer students receiving a grade of D or F, or withdrawing from mathematics courses. Story by Lauren Thein From guiding the hands-on development of self-balancing r  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 24 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown confers honorary doctorates on six accomplished leaders * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -At its 258th Commencement on Sunday, May 24, Brown University conferred honorary doctorates on six candidates who have achieved great distinction in a variety of fields. The recipients were: * Joseph F. Dunford Jr. -Military and national security leader * Richard A. Friedman and Susan Pilch Friedman (j  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 19 -- The University of Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Cynthia Carnes named University of Minnesota Vice President for Research and Innovation Nationally recognized leader to advance University's $1.4 billion research enterprise and drive next phase of innovation * Dr. Cynthia Carnes, a nationally recognized research leader and university administrator, has been named the University of Minnesota's vice president for research and innovation  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, May 18 -- Hudson County Community College issued the following news: * * * Hudson County Community College Recognized as a 'Top College for Innovation' by Insight Into Academia Magazine Hudson County Community College (HCCC) has received the 2026 "Top Colleges for Innovation" Award from Insight Into Academia Magazine, the nation's longest-running publication advancing best practices in higher education. "We thank Insight Into Academia for this honor, and we celebrate  more

NEW YORK, May 24 -- Hunter College, a constituent college of the City University of New York, issued the following news: * * * Hunter Panel Asks About the Future of AI, Education, and Work As artificial intelligence quickens changes across industries, one question looms large for students, educators, and employers alike: How do institutions prepare graduates for jobs that may not exist yet? That question anchored "AI at Hunter: The Future of Work," a panel discussion held April 21 at the Ro  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, May 22 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Megalibraries in pole position for autonomous discovery over self-driving labs High-speed materials platform could generate massive data to fuel AI-driven discovery * Megalibrary platform rapidly discovers promising new materials * Platform marks a shift from trial-and-error materials discovery toward intentional design * Team used the system to identify a new piezoelectric material and   more

CARBONDALE, Illinois, May 24 -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * SIU's Pontikes Center is unique analytics and AI training ground helping students, industry By Christi Mathis The world today is full of information - immense data sets - but the tricky part is figuring out what the wealth of facts and figures means and how to apply it. At Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Pontikes Center for Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, students   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 20 -- Texas A&M University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * School of Public Health joins $4.1 million project to create AI-powered communication device Phase I goal is to enhance communication among healthcare providers, families and children with autism * The Texas A&M University School of Public Health is one of three organizations awarded funding from the congressionally funded Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to c  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 20 -- The University of Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * University of Minnesota launches new center to advance microelectronics and semiconductor industries The University of Minnesota Twin Cities, in collaboration with Polar Semiconductor and Honeywell Aerospace, is establishing a first-of-its-kind academic-industry Spin Technology Center to advance the state's growing microelectronics and semiconductor industry. The $5.7 million project has be  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 20 (TNSxrep) -- Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science issued the following news: * * * Vanderbilt Poll: Tennesseans continue to express anxiety about the economy Growing concerns over the cost of living are driving down Trump's approval ratings and fueling pessimism about the nation's direction. * Widespread economic anxiety is driving national pessimism. Eighty-eight percent of Tennesseans characterize the cost of living as expensive, and 58 percent be  more