STORRS, Connecticut, June 8 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * $1.5M Gift Establishes the Chase-Bear-Dyer Advanced Triage Unit at UConn Health and the Chase-Bear-Dyer Family Classroom at the UConn School of Law * Cheryl A. Chase '78 JD, Stuart Bear, and their family have committed $1.5 million to support the UConn Health emergency department and School of Law classroom technology. In recognition of this gift, UConn Health will create the Chase-Bear-Dyer Advance  more

GOLDEN, Colorado, June 8 -- Colorado School of Mines posted the following news: * * * $4.5M endowed chair gift will drive leadership of Mines' new School of Minerals and Subsurface Energy * As Colorado School of Mines advances Earth 2.0 -a university-wide initiative to reposition its earth-science and engineering expertise and programs to continue to meet the needs of industry, government, society and the future interests of students -Rob McKee '68 and his wife, Ann, have made a transformati  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, June 8 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * AI, virtual reality give students a taste of study abroad experiences * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -In an innovative food science course at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, students wandered through street markets in Veracruz, Mexico, and Taipei, Taiwan ; and toured a coffee plantation and artisanal chocolate factory in a mountain village -all without leaving the Illinois campu  more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, June 8 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Associate Dean Daryl Lim invited by Korea High IP High Court to discuss global IP litigation * CARLISLE, PA- Daryl Lim, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law and associate dean for research and strategic partnerships, will participate as the special guest in the IP High Court of Korea's International Intellectual Property Law Research Center 2026 Special Seminar on June 18,   more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, June 8 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Associate Dean Daryl Lim presents at LG AI Research-Yulchon Seminar * CARLISLE, PA-H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law and Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Partnerships Daryl Lim will present "The Hidden Copyright Risk in AI Training" at the LG AI Research | Yulchon LLC Joint Seminar, "The Hidden Legal Risks of AI Training Data: Strategies for Licensing, Copyright  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, June 8 -- Kennesaw State University posted the following news release: * * * Associate professor earns Associated Schools of Construction regional educator award * Kennesaw State University associate professor Minsoo Baek has earned the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Regional Outstanding Educator Award, recognizing his excellence in teaching, mentorship, and service to the construction education profession. Presented at the 62nd Annual ASC International Conferen  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 9 -- Bennett College issued the following news: * * * Bennett Belle April Dawson '88 Leads at the Intersection of AI and Law As artificial intelligence transforms industries around the world, Bennett College alumna April Dawson '88 is helping shape how the legal profession responds. A nationally recognized leader in legal technology and innovation, Dawson serves as Associate Dean of Technology and Innovation and Professor of Law at North Carolina Central Univ  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, June 8 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Binghamton University student team scores high in global cybersecurity competition School of Computing undergraduates, graduate students rank #13 among 114 competitors By Chris Kocher Learning about cybersecurity is a critical part of any computer science curriculum -- but fighting off real-time cyber-attacks puts those skills to the test. For the MITRE Embedded Capture the Flag Competition students from  more

GAINESVILLE, Florida, June 8 -- The University of Florida posted the following news: * * * Breaking barriers, building careers: UF is training autistic adults for semiconductor careers * In a collaboration linking academia, tech firms, autism advocates and a significantly underemployed population, the University of Florida is establishing a new pipeline of semiconductor workers perfect for the job. Preparing for its second class, the program educates and prepares autistic students -people   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 8 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Cancer pathology AI company takes first at 2026 Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge * Judges and investors awarded a total of $2.1 million to 10 finalists at the 30th annual Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge on June 4. This year's winner, Slideflow Labs, was awarded the Rattan L. Khosa First Place Prize of $575,000. The competition is hosted by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 9 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * CWRU startup success Path Robotics featured in The New York Times Path Robotics--an AI and robotics company co-founded by Case Western Reserve University alumni brothers Alex (CWR '09; GRS '12, mechanical engineering) and Andy Lonsberry (GRS '21, mechanical engineering)--was featured this week in The New York Times in a story about Ohio's rise in advanced manufacturing. The piece highlights Path's aut  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * Even AI won't tolerate a ruthless negotiator * CAMBRIDGE, MA, June 8, 2026 - AI agents are increasingly negotiating on behalf of major corporations -Walmart, Maersk, and Vodafone already use them to handle supplier deals at scale -yet the computer science driving these agents and the nearly 70 years of social science research on what makes negotiat  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 8 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU alumni launch AI startup to make legislation more accessible * Florida State University alumni are using artificial intelligence to help make legislation easier to understand. Their startup, Delilah, is an AI-powered platform that summarizes complex bills and allows users to ask questions about proposed laws through a conversational interface. Founded by recent FSU graduates with experience in gov  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 9 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy Internet Governance Project issued the following commentary: * * * Anthropic Tries to Revive the "AI Pause" By Milton Mueller Back in 2023, the Future of Life Institute issued a open letter calling to "pause giant AI experiments" before runaway AI destroyed humanity. Three years later, machine learning applications have expanded in use and capability, yet humans are still around. Most AI doomers have re  more

HEMPSTEAD, New York, June 9 -- Hofstra University issued the following commentary on June 8, 2026, by Sina Rabbany, professor of engineering and dean of the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science: * * * SEAS Dean Blog: The Cooperation Engine: How Technology Has Always Made Us Better Together If you are a student deciding what to study, or a parent thinking about your student's future, here is something I hope you will carry with you: Engineering is not just about building t  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 8 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Inside the 100-Day Agentic AI Challenge Transforming Pathology at the Miller School * Faculty and trainees at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine are building real-world AI agents that automate clinical and administrative workflows, marking a shift from conversational AI to practical health care innovation. Building an AI agent may seem the province of hard-core softwa  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, June 9 -- Lamar University issued the following news: * * * SURF Kickoff Day launches summer of undergraduate research By April Thompson Eighteen Lamar University students shared the goals of their summer research projects during the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (S.U.R.F.) Kickoff Day, marking the start of a program that will engage students in faculty-mentored research across a wide range of disciplines. Hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Research, the even  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: * * * Pharmacy simulation education jumps to the next level Since 2023, Sarah Uroza has been part of an innovative group of faculty working to make sure health science faculty maximize new technology as a valuable learning tool. By Janel Shoun-Smith, 615-335-6273 With the advent of AI and an ever-changing healthcare system, the world of health science simulation for student learning is changing fast. Since 2023,  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 8 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Materials lab in national program to develop wearable eye health system * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has awarded up to $75.8 million to four research teams through its Ocular Laboratory for Analysis of Biomarkers ( OCULAB ) program. Researchers from Penn State will  more

GOLDEN, Colorado, June 8 -- Colorado School of Mines posted the following news: * * * Mines' top-ranked mining engineering program is growing to meet workforce demand * By Jenn Fields, Special to Mines Newsroom The demand for new mining engineers in the U.S. has hovered near 600 engineers every year for the past few years. But at the 14 accredited mining programs across the nation, only about 300 graduate annually. Closing the workforce gap has been a target for faculty and industry advi  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, June 8 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Next-Gen AI Can Learn Continuously While Consuming a Fraction of the Computing Energy Required by Today's AI Systems * As artificial intelligence systems grow larger and more powerful, their energy demands are rising dramatically. But recent research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst published Monday in Nature Communications (link is external) suggests that advanced AI capabilities m  more

HONG KONG, June 8 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * PolyU Design Show 2026: Empowering design with AI and emerging technologies, showcasing students' innovative solutions to diverse social challenges * The Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design (PolyU Design) is hosting the "PolyU Design Show 2026" from 5 June to 7 August, presenting design works by nearly 400 students from its Bachelor's and Master's programmes. Exploring diverse per  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 8 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * Reading manuscripts in the digital space with handwritten text recognition * When a scholar visits an archive or a rare book library, they might come into contact with hundreds of pages of manuscripts, letters, and ephemera that were written by hand. Depending on the time and place the historical documents come from, the handwriting may be highly stylized, difficult to read, and challenging   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 8 -- Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute posted the following news: * * * SEI and Accenture Release AI Adoption Maturity Model to Help Organizations Scale AI with Predictable Outcomes * PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 8, 2026- The Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and Accenture today released the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Adoption Maturity Model, an empirically validated framework designed to help organizations mov  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 8 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Should hitters change their swing based on the count? Rice study weighs in * When baseball fans watch a batter strike out with runners in scoring position, the reaction is often immediate. Shorten the swing. Put the ball in play. Stop swinging for the fences, they lament. But new research suggests the answer may not be that simple. A newly published study co-authored by Scott Powers, assistant professor   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 9 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * New workshop tackles AI's lab-to-industry divide A Texas A&M Initiative for Connected Intelligence (TICI) workshop is helping close the gap between academia and industry by enabling cross-field collaboration and innovation. By Amy Leifeste, Contributor As connected intelligence advances in engineering, new challenges arise for academia and industry to stay informed about break  more

BROOKLYN, New York, June 8 -- Pratt Institute, a private university that says it educate artists and professionals to be contributors to society, posted the following news: * * * These Entrepreneurs Jumpstarted Successful Careers at Pratt * Pratt graduates are using skills learned in the Entrepreneurship Minor to build ventures throughout New York City and beyond, from Kickstarter-funded creative projects to self-directed galleries and large-scale businesses. They are raising venture capital  more

DAVIS, California, June 8 -- The University of California Davis posted the following news: * * * To Be or Not To Be... in Virtual Reality * William Shakespeare wrote, "All the world's a stage." But what would the late-16th-century playwright's work look like in the virtual world? A collaboration at the University of California, Davis, among the DataLab, the ModLab and the Department of English is giving undergraduate students the chance to find out. In Professor Gina Bloom's spring cours  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 8 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * To the Classroom and Beyond: USC Viterbi Students Develop Highly Accurate Spinal Disc Teaching Models * Studying the human body is an ever-evolving process. As we continue to advance our understanding of how the body functions, a group of students at the Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering has develope  more

BUFFALO, New York, June 8 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * UB launches Center for Translational AI and Digital Health * UB researchers are developing an AI-powered imaging system to monitor wounds and other skin conditions. Credit: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki, University at Buffalo. Researchers have received $8.3 million in federal grants to use AI and digital technologies to improve health care and accessibility By Cory N  more

DAVIS, California, June 7 -- The University of California Davis posted the following news: * * * Decoding Dementia * The path to a world without dementia starts with a brain tissue sample. Researchers at the University of California, Davis are developing AI-driven tools to analyze vast digital archives of brain tissue scans -work that cannot be done at scale by humans alone -to better understand dementia and improve diagnosis and treatment. The multi-year initiative, called AggieBrain: AI   more

MANCHESTER, England, June 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Multinex: An ultra lightweight AI model advancing low light image enhancement A University of Manchester student has developed a powerful new ultra lightweight tool that can turn dark, noisy footage into clear, detailed and usable images. Multinex, a new model for low light image enhancement (LLIE), was created by Computer Science undergraduate Alexandru Brateanu during his third-yea  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 9 -- The University of Nebraska Omaha Campus issued the following news: * * * UNO AI-CCORE Opens, Kicks Off with Inaugural Mav AI Day The public forum answered questions about artificial intelligence and its applications, and officially opened AI-CCORE's permanent AI center. - What happened: The College of Information & Technology's Artificial Intelligence Center of Collaborative Outreach, Research and Education (AI-CCORE) hosted its first annual Mav AI Day, a public f  more

DETROIT, Michigan, June 8 -- Wayne State University issued the following news: * * * Wayne State students explore AI's impact on journalism, public relations, and media careers Wayne State University students this spring and summer have an opportunity to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the communication professions through a new hybrid course taught by Dr. Rahul Mitra, director of graduate studies and associate professor of organizational communication. "Artificial Int  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, June 8 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * William & Mary wins in D.C. * The following story originally appeared as an online exclusive for the W&M Alumni Magazine. - Ed. The Alma Mater of the Nation shone brightly in the nation's capital May 28-31, with more than 1,000 alumni and friends attending 50+ events across the city. From the first moment to the last, W&M Weekend showcased the exceptional W&M people who are making an impact -whether they ar  more