AALTO, Finland, June 1 -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Aalto University involved in four research projects selected for funding in Business Finland's major call The Rise to Challenge projects will develop AI-powered decision-making in healthcare, signal technology to scale up quantum information processing, higher-precision imaging technology and quantum computing applied to bio and DNA data. - Aalto University is involved in four research projects that have bee  more

BRISBANE, Australia, May 29 -- The Australian Catholic University issued the following news: * * * ACU launches landmark book exploring Pope Leo XIV's reflections on education and AI Australian Catholic University (ACU) has published a collection of Pope Leo XIV's reflections on education and artificial intelligence, days after the release of his historic first encyclical. Key points: * Maps of Hope draws on Pope Leo's speeches, homilies and messages from the first months of his pontificate  more

STANFORD, California, June 2 -- Stanford University Law School issued the following news: * * * AI Outperforms Law Professors in Stanford Law Study In a rigorous blind study, law professors overwhelmingly preferred AI-generated answers to student legal questions over answers written by fellow law professors--and flagged the AI answers as potentially misleading or harmful far less often By Stephanie Ashe A groundbreaking study led by Stanford Law School Professor Julian Nyarko reveals that   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 1 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * An AI tool to speed antibiotic discovery * Researchers at Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed ApexGO, a novel, AI-powered method for turning promising but imperfect antibiotic candidates into more potent ones. Unlike many existing AI approaches to antibiotic discovery, which screen large databases for molecules that might work, ApexGO starts with a small number   more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, June 1 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU's Ghosh Selected for Statewide Research Program * Dr. Robin Ghosh, Arkansas Tech University assistant professor of computer and information science, has been selected to the AR-NETWORK Emerging Research Leaders Program. According to information on the organization's website, the AR-NETWORK Emerging Research Leaders Program is designed to support researchers who are early in their career or mid-c  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, May 28 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * New endowed professorship at Watson College to focus on artificial intelligence Subhachandra, MS '95, and Nandita Chandra want to encourage AI integration into other disciplines By Chris Kocher A transformative gift from a Binghamton University alumnus and his wife will establish an endowed professorship focused on artificial intelligence at the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science.  more

ITHACA, New York, June 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Brooks senior develops national index tracking AI healthcare policy * As artificial intelligence rapidly enters healthcare, policymakers and health systems are struggling to keep pace with the implications for how the technology should be governed to ensure patient safety, provider accountability and overall equity. To help address that gap, Brooks senior Will Moss '26 developed the Health and AI Policy Index (  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, June 1 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Celebrating the Humanities at UC Santa Cruz * The annual Celebrating the Humanities gathering was more than just a way to recognize excellence across the division. This event, which filled the Merrill Cultural Center, was also a strong reminder of the relevance and career power of humanistic studies in an era of artificial intelligence. "You may have noticed some big names in b  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, June 1 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson doctoral student recognized by ASCE for research in stormwater prediction, AI * College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences Clemson University doctoral student Nima Zafarmomen is using artificial intelligence to tackle one of engineering's growing challenges: predicting and managing stormwater risks. His innovative research in hydroinformatics and urban water systems has earned him the J  more

ITHACA, New York, June 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell engineers use tiny vibrating beams to rethink AI hardware * Cornell researchers have developed a new type of computing device that stores information electrically but reads it through tiny mechanical motion, an unusual approach that could open a path toward more energy-efficient hardware for artificial intelligence and scientific computing. The device, described in the journal Nano Letters in April, com  more

LEICESTER, England, May 29 -- De Montfort University issued the following news: * * * DMU researchers join international quantum and AI initiative Researchers from De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) are contributing their expertise to an international initiative exploring the future of quantum computing, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. The Quantum Think Centre Colombia (QTC-CO) was launched in Bogota at an event hosted at the British Embassy, bringing together representatives   more

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 28 -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * Fintechs offered Aston University PhD researchers to boost their expertise * The University has partnered with SuperTechWM to provide research support and industry engagement * The partnership will allow 10 doctoral researchers to be available to selected regional businesses * The initiative is part of Aston's PhD+ scheme. - Financial technology innovators are being offered the opportunity for an Aston Univer  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 2 -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FIU researcher discovers how to turn a computer's storage chip into a cybersecurity shield By David Drucker Hackers are ruthless. They can take control of your computer, delete files and disappear without a trace. FIU cybersecurity researcher Weidong Zhu has discovered a way to transform a computer's storage chip into an additional tool for cyb  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 1 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * From Classroom to Crisis Solution: Uplift Microhome Wins 2026 MIT $100K Competition * CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 1, 2026 - The MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition hosted its 2026 Launch finale this month where innovative student founders from MIT and the Greater Boston area competed for $160,000 in prize funding. The MIT $100K is a student-run start  more

HAMILTON, New York, June 1 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * From William James to TikTok: Alumnae Join Attention Seminar to Discuss AI and the Modern Workplace * In April, Lindsey Glass '19 and Brooke Sweeney '19 returned to campus to join Doug Johnson, dean of academic and curricular affairs and William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of psychological and brain sciences, for a conversation with students in his seminar, Attention: William James to TikTok, on psychology, the rise  more

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, June 1 -- Radboud University posted the following news: * * * Getty Huisman-de Waal appointed Professor of Appropriate surgical care * Researcher Getty Huisman-de Waal has been appointed Professor of Appropriate surgical care at Radboud university medical center / Radboud University. Central to her work is the question: which care is truly necessary, and which is not? She also examines how data and technological innovations can contribute to better and more sustain  more

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, June 2 -- Grambling State University issued the following news: * * * GSU President Dr. Martin Lemelle, Jr. talks about continuing, strengthening momentum during Bloomberg Businessweek appearance Grambling State University President Dr. Martin Lemelle, Jr. recently joined Bloomberg Businessweek for a national conversation on higher education leadership, institutional strategy, and Grambling State's continued momentum during its 125th anniversary year. The interview high  more

LONDON, England, May 29 -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Imperial and Thomson Reuters mark launch of five-year Frontier AI partnership By Tashiana Langley Imperial College London and Thomson Reuters have formally launched a new Frontier AI Research Lab, a five-year partnership focused on foundational AI research spanning safety, reliability and societal impact. The Thomson Reuters-Imperial Frontier AI Research Lab is the first strategic partnership within Imperial  more

ITHACA, New York, June 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Investment of up to $7.25M will advance Engineering Innovations in Medicine * The Cornell Duffield College of Engineering will accelerate its Engineering Innovations in Medicine initiative - which aims to revolutionize how biomedical data is acquired, computed, and translated into impact - with an investment of up to $7.25 million over the next three years. The support comes from the Duffield Launch Fund, which  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 29 -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news: * * * Johns Hopkins announces funding for Washington, D.C.-based projects and research The Nexus Awards Program supports a diverse range of programming, research, and teaching activities at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center - Twenty-eight convening, research, and teaching endeavors based at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., have been selected to receive funding from the university'  more

NEW YORK, June 1 -- The City University of New York Graduate Center posted the following news: * * * Just Joshing: June 2026 * Dear colleagues, If you are reading this message the day it's sent out, then Commencement is tomorrow. Every year, I eagerly anticipate this truly joyous occasion. Each student who walks across the stage and becomes a graduate has persevered through rigorous coursework and research to generate new knowledge. Along the way, they gained important skills that they   more

LONDON, Canada, May 28 -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Landmark gift at Western will accelerate discoveries in brain health Frank and Janice Lochan support new chair in neuroimaging research to improve future treatment of neurodegenerative disease By Colleen MacDonald For Frank and Janice Lochan, investing in neuroimaging research at Western is a way to turn their personal grief into hope. Janice knows the devastating toll of neurodegenerative conditions firsthand  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, June 1 -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: * * * New BioMedics Department Positions SHSU-COM for Growth in Medical AI and Healthcare Innovation * Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (SHSU-COM) has received approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to establish a new academic department to advance the future of healthcare innovation, medical education and applied research. The Department of Biomedical & Dig  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, June 1 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * Nguyen receives teaching honor * Phuong Nguyen, an assistant professor in the construction and concrete industry management program at South Dakota State University, has been honored by his educational peers. On April 16, he received the Associated Schools of Construction Region 4 Teaching Award at the 62 nd annual ASC International Conference in Shell Beach, California. This award is given   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 29 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: * * * ECE professor aids in development of neuromorphic computing devices Artificial intelligence is developing at a rapid pace, necessitating that researchers discover innovative ways to improve the efficiency of computing power. This includes research aimed at developing computer chips that behave like biological neurons. This would result in more efficient computing mechanisms and a better ability for AI   more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, June 1 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Penn State Dickinson Law Dean and AALS President Danielle M. Conway releases President's Message * CARLISLE, PA-Penn State Dickinson Law and School of International Affairs Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway recently released a President's Message in her capacity as president of the Association of American Law Schools. You can read the full messa  more

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, May 29 -- Pennsylvania State University Great Valley campus issued the following news: * * * Great Valley launches MBA in artificial intelligence Interdisciplinary program will prepare students to build AI-powered enterprises By Allison S. Duncan Penn State Great Valley will offer a master of business administration in artificial intelligence (AI) beginning in fall 2026. This 33-credit interdisciplinary program is designed to meet the growing need for business leader  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 1 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * Prof. Sheehan: AI is Reshaping Work, Not Destroying It * 'we need aggressive reskilling infrastructure to help workers transition' Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan, interim dean of The University of Baltimore's College of Public Affairs and a widely recognized expert in international affairs, writes in Newsmax that "a familiar doom loop" is driving public discussion about the rise of artificial intelligence   more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, June 1 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Purdue-affiliated startup launching educational D-Day simulation * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -A startup founded by Purdue University faculty and alumni is releasing a virtual simulation of D-Day operations through the online gaming platform Steam. The launch and demonstration of this learning tool, called Virtual D-Day, will take place Tuesday (June 2) at the Purdue@DC offices. Virtual D-Day, developed  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, June 1 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Raman confirmed as U.S. undersecretary of commerce for standards and technology; Lundstrom appointed dean of engineering * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -Arvind Raman, the John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering at Purdue University, on May 18 was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as undersecretary of commerce for standards and technology and also will serve as director of the National Institute of S  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, June 1 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Researchers advance first-of-its-kind AI tool for translating life-saving weather warnings across the US * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -Nearly 69 million people in the United States speak a language other than English at home, yet weather warnings have long been issued almost exclusively in English. A new study documents how the National Weather Service is using artificial intelligence to c  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, June 1 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * Siobahn Grady Joins IBM Think 2026 Mainstage Panel on AI Governance * Siobahn Grady, Ph.D., director of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Research (IAIER) at North Carolina Central University (NCCU), joined a mainstage panel at IBM Think 2026 in Boston for a session focused on artificial intelligence governance, trust and organizational impact. IBM Think 2026 was held M  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 2 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Capstone teams drive engineering innovation Nearly two thousand students presented their senior capstone projects to industry judges and competed for awards recognizing their solutions and presentation skills at the 2026 Engineering Project Showcase. By David Cook, Contributor The 2026 Engineering Project Showcase featured the best of what Texas A&M Engineering students have t  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, June 1 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * The future of agriculture * How South Dakota State University researchers are using cutting-edge technologies to move the agricultural industry forward. Editor's note: This article was featured in SDSU's research magazine, STATE of Discovery. It's a mild early spring morning at the historic Cottonwood Field Station in western South Dakota, and a herd of 150 Angus steers are scheduled to move  more

IRVINE, California, June 2 -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * UC Irvine-led research team to develop evaluation protocols, tools for city chatbots Community-facing project will focus on accuracy, use and impacts of AI on residents' civic understanding, engagement and inclusion - From Ask Sammy in Santa Clarita to Rivy, the City of Riverside's online chatbot, AI is increasingly being tapped to deliver public service information to residents  more

IRVINE, California, June 2 -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Engineering students win NASA Blue Skies Award Team honored for Air SHIELD, an autonomous structural health monitoring system - A team of UC Irvine engineering students won honors from NASA for creating an innovative system for aircraft maintenance in NASA's Gateway to Blue Skies Competition. The team won the Best Infographic Award for their excellent presentation and were one   more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, June 2 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * UMass Chan Class of 2026 graduates encouraged to pursue 'inspired altruism' in careers By Pat Sargent On Sunday, May 31, in front of a capacity crowd on the campus green of UMass Chan Medical School, 270 degrees were conferred to graduates of the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing and Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. C  more

LIVERPOOL, England, June 1 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * University awarded over PS23M to turbocharge regional economic growth * The University of Liverpool is leading two high growth projects- AIM-HI and NBIC-LIVE- selected by Liverpool City Region (LCR) under the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Local Innovation Partnership Fund (LIPF), with new funding exceeding PS23.7M. The funding was announced today by the Department for Science, Innovation   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 29 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Jones named Fulbright Specialist at University of Agder in Norway By Kait Van Loon, Journalism and Mass Communications Valerie Jones likes a challenge. When she received a Fulbright Scholar Award in 2022, people told her it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and she thought, "Is it?" Jones, who is the interim associate dean for research and faculty affairs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Col  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: * * * University of New Orleans Researchers Achieve #1 Ranking in International AI Challenge Researchers from the University of New Orleans earned the #1 ranking in the segmentation task of the NTIRE 2026 Rip Current Detection and Segmentation Challenge, an international competition held in conjunction with CVPR 2026, one of the world's leading conferences in computer vision and artific  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 1 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * USC @ ICRA 2026 * USC researchers will present 32 papers at the 2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), with research spanning dexterous manipulation, safe autonomous navigation, vision-language models for robot learning, robots in space and bio-inspired robots.  Held June 1-5 in Vienna, Austria, ICRA is one of the world's lea  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, June 2 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: * * * Van Andel Institute and GVSU partner to advance AI-driven biomedical research through newly launched Ph.D. in Computing Van Andel Institute and Grand Valley State University are partnering to advance artificial intelligence-driven biomedical research as part of GVSU's recently approved Ph.D. in Computing. The collaboration and its specialized focus on Integrative AI for Life Sciences are designed t  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 29 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * VCU hosts high-profile research and innovation forums to drive regional collaboration Three events at VCU in May offered a rich environment for higher education research leaders to tackle the most critical issues in the field, ranging from AI to federal funding. By Emily Komornik, Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation Virginia Commonwealth University recently served as a hub fo  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 29 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Immersive display returns to National D-Day Memorial for America 250 The shows on June 5-6 will not only include the original retelling of the efforts leading up to and including the Normandy invasion, but a new prelude connecting those events to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence's signing. By Travis Williams A lingering question emerged following the National D-Day Memorial Foundation's d  more

LONDON, Canada, May 29 -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Western helps shape what AI means for universities - and puts learnings into practice COU's Artificial Intelligence Task Force, co-led by chief AI officer Mark Daley, highlights universities' role in AI-enabled society By Crystal Mackay Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has already changed our day-to-day lives, from popping up in our Google searches to curating our camera roll to assisting with everyday task  more