AI University News

The University of Nevada, Reno is promoting Open Educational Resources (OER) adoption among faculty through multiple initiatives including a professional development grant program ($1,500-$4,500), a new AI-powered discovery tool called Sylla, and a statewide symposium. These efforts aim to reduce...

Researchers at Washington University developed a computer vision and machine learning approach to reveal that male fruit flies use specific visual cues—particularly the female's eyes—to determine body orientation and precisely direct courtship behaviors. This challenges the previous assumption that...

Harvard researchers are systematically identifying enslaved people connected to Harvard's leadership and faculty through historical records analysis, having identified 1,314 formerly enslaved individuals and 601 living descendants to date. The project uses traditional archival research combined...

University of Alabama at Birmingham has joined the National Kidney Registry, enabling access to advanced matching technology that facilitates living donor kidney transplants across the United States. The NKR's sophisticated matching algorithms improve donor-recipient compatibility, resulting in...

Steven R. White, a leading condensed matter physicist and inventor of the Density Matrix Renormalization Group (DMRG), will deliver a lecture on combining Monte Carlo simulations and tensor networks to overcome computational challenges in quantum systems. His work focuses on computational...

This article discusses Professor Roberto Perdisci's research at the intersection of machine learning/AI and cybersecurity, focusing primarily on using AI as a defensive tool to improve web security rather than studying AI system vulnerabilities. His NSF-funded project demonstrates integrating AI...

Jeremy Van Hof, director of Michigan State University's Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation, represented the U.S. at the ASEAN AI Malaysia Summit 2025, where he led workshops and panels on AI governance, ethics, and policy in higher education. The summit revealed that Southeast Asian...

Purdue University is relocating a Presidential Lecture Series event featuring AMD CEO Lisa Su due to high demand, moving it from Fowler Hall to the larger Loeb Playhouse. The March 2 event will feature a conversation between Su and Purdue President Mung Chiang on the topic of university-industry...

Arizona State University President Michael Crow announced the launch of a new medical school and several educational initiatives designed to expand access and improve outcomes. The university is implementing programs including a technology-focused medical school, an online law degree program, and...

Indiana University approved a new Master of Science in Leadership and Organizational Systems degree launching at IU Indianapolis in fall 2026, designed to prepare managers and leaders with skills needed across public, private, and nonprofit sectors. The program includes training in systems-level...

University of Alabama at Birmingham has expanded its academic offerings with new degree programs and certificates across multiple disciplines. The expansion includes programs in medical laboratory science, exercise physiology, psychology, public health, physics, and notably, new certificates in...

Case Western Reserve University's fall 2025 Intersections symposium showcased undergraduate research across multiple disciplines, with several projects incorporating AI and machine learning technologies. Three AI-related projects received recognition, including an AI-powered memory support system...

This article profiles Stephanie Forrest, a computer scientist at Arizona State University who has pioneered the field of computational biology by applying biological principles to computer science problems, particularly in cybersecurity and immunological modeling. She has been named a 2026 Regents...

The University of Arkansas is hosting a two-day "Curiosity at Work: AI Series" workshop on March 3-4 featuring Microsoft experts demonstrating practical applications of Microsoft Copilot for faculty and staff. The sessions cover topics ranging from beginner prompting techniques to advanced uses...

Dr. Alice Smith, a newly appointed Endowed Shelby Distinguished Professor at UA, advocates for creative, multifaceted approaches to solving complex computational problems by combining emerging methods inspired by natural systems with traditional computational techniques. Her research spans...

This research addresses power efficiency in data centers by developing a High-Efficiency 380V-to-48V LLC Converter using high-Q planar transformers to reduce energy losses during voltage conversion. The work targets the emerging 48V bus architecture in data centers, which is critical for supporting...

A UConn panel discussion examined the question "Will AI Replace Us?" by bringing together legal, political, and IT perspectives on AI's impact on employment. The speakers highlighted emerging state-level regulations protecting workers from AI displacement, concerns about discriminatory AI use in...

Berkeley Lab researchers are developing digital twins—dynamic virtual replicas of complex physical systems that use real-time data and AI to enable accurate predictions and autonomous optimization. These digital twins combine advanced simulations, sensors, and machine learning to accelerate...

The MELA documentary follows a research project studying blackbuck mating behavior in India, demonstrating how collaboration with artists and local communities can enhance scientific communication and research impact. The project combines behavioral ecology research with drone footage analysis and...

Researchers at the University of South Carolina are using artificial intelligence and data science to analyze decades of medical records to identify existing medications that could be repurposed to treat neurocognitive diseases like Alzheimer's. By developing algorithms to extract insights from...

Theoretical physicists at Harvard, working with OpenAI researchers, used an advanced version of ChatGPT ("Super Chat") to solve a previously intractable problem in theoretical physics regarding gluon amplitudes, resulting in a published discovery. This represents the first significant theoretical...

Researchers at Oklahoma State University developed Adaptive Fourier Mamba Operators (AFMO), a novel machine learning framework for efficiently solving partial differential equations that govern complex natural and engineering phenomena. The work was accepted to ICLR 2026, one of the world's top AI...

This article provides guidance on identifying misinformation on social media by recognizing warning signs such as emotional manipulation, lack of credible sourcing, and urgency tactics. As generative AI makes creating convincing fake content easier and more scalable, the responsibility increasingly...

The University at Buffalo launched seven new interdisciplinary AI degrees through its newly created Department of AI and Society, attracting nearly 200 admitted students for fall enrollment. The "AI+X" model combines artificial intelligence with traditional academic disciplines such as policy...

Johns Hopkins University will host the Data Science for Social Good Fellowship, a 10-week summer program that trains graduate students to apply generative AI and machine learning to solve urban social challenges. The fellowship, managed by the Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence (GovEx),...

A study of over 10,000 U.S. voters found that targeted social media ads designed to suppress voting reduced turnout by 1.9% among exposed individuals, with minority voters receiving vote-suppression messages up to 10 times more frequently than white voters. The research, which matched ad exposure...

Researchers at the University of Florida have developed a new method called Head-Masked Nullspace Steering (HMNS) to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in large language models by examining their internal decision pathways rather than just external prompts. This "red teaming" approach helps...

Florida State University students participated in a 24-hour design sprint called "Hack the Job Market" in partnership with Amazon Web Services to develop AI-powered tools for connecting students with internships and early career opportunities. Ten interdisciplinary teams used AWS's "Working...

UC Santa Cruz researchers successfully trained lab-grown brain organoids to solve the cart-pole balancing problem, demonstrating that neural tissue can learn and adapt to goal-directed tasks in real time. Using electrical signals for feedback, they improved the organoids' success rate from 4.5% to...

Danielle McNamara, a cognitive scientist at Arizona State University, has pioneered educational technologies over 30 years to help students improve reading comprehension and writing skills by teaching strategic learning approaches rather than basic literacy. Her work has resulted in 10 educational...

This article is a UCLA news roundup covering multiple policy and political topics, including Democratic coalition building, environmental regulations, election security, and AI governance. Only one section directly addresses AI, where UCLA law professor Julia Powles argues that AI is advancing...

This article highlights multiple AI and technology research initiatives at UCF, including Professor Shruti Vyas' AI model for molecular visualization to accelerate drug discovery, and Yu Tian's AI and Imaging in Medicine lab focused on extending healthspan. The piece showcases a university-wide...

Researchers at Georgia Tech developed a real-time planning and control framework that enables bipedal robots to maintain stability and autonomously recover from unexpected disturbances while traversing challenging terrain. The framework increases the robot Cassie's recovery ability by 81% and...

Lynn Kamerlin, a computational biophysicist at Georgia Tech, has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, the highest membership level awarded by the society. Her research focuses on using computational tools, machine learning, and large language models to design enzymes and predict protein...

This is a collection of business news briefs from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee rather than a single research article. While several items mention AI (chatbots, AI outsourcing, and a student paper on AI's business impact), the content is primarily a curated digest of university business...

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory used machine learning and AI to decode nuclear forces by analyzing astrophysical data from neutron star mergers and X-ray emissions. Their framework successfully connects macroscopic astrophysical observations with microscopic quantum-level interactions...

This article is a collection of health and medicine news items from UCF, highlighting various initiatives including AI applications in medical imaging through the AIM lab, nursing education funding, and student projects combining computer science with medical education. While several items mention...

Mala Murthy and Sebastian Seung, along with John White and Gerald Rubin, have been awarded the Wiley Prize for their pioneering work in connectome mapping—reconstructing the neural wiring diagrams of nervous systems. Their achievements include mapping the C. elegans worm (302 neurons) and...

Michael Goldberg and Alvisa Krasniqi discuss how AI is fundamentally disrupting traditional career paths, making it impossible for students to rely on single fixed professions. They argue that adaptability, creativity, and entrepreneurial thinking are becoming more valuable than technical skill...

Florida Atlantic University's Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology announced winners of its second annual Biotech Bridge Hackathon, where 60 interdisciplinary students developed innovative solutions to healthcare problems in under 48 hours. Winning projects included a quantum...

Two Northeastern University professors, Soheil Behnezhad and Mona Minkara, have received prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Foundation fellowships for early-career research. Behnezhad works on large-scale algorithms for processing massive datasets (with applications to social networks and biological...

Harvard educators discuss how to integrate generative AI into learning environments without compromising critical thinking and cognitive development. The consensus emphasizes that AI should enhance rather than replace human learning, requiring educators to carefully distinguish which tasks benefit...

University of Wyoming researchers are leading a pilot project that combines Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) technology with AI-based computer vision to monitor traffic and weather conditions on Wyoming highways in real-time. The system leverages existing fiber-optic cables as vibration sensors...

The University of South Florida is expanding its role in space research by joining the Florida University Space Research Consortium and launching a new aerospace engineering program. The institution is investing in spacecraft autonomy research that uses AI and machine learning to enable safer, more...

UMass Amherst's Information Technology Program celebrated its 25th anniversary, highlighting how it has trained over 2,300 students across 35+ academic departments to integrate digital skills with their primary majors. The program emphasizes interdisciplinary tech literacy and computational...

Researchers argue that mandatory reminders that chatbots are not human—implemented in policies across New York and California—may be ineffective or counterproductive, potentially exacerbating mental distress in isolated users. The study challenges the assumption that such reminders reduce emotional...

The article discusses Tuck School of Business's initiatives to prepare leaders for the artificial intelligence era, including curriculum development and conferences exploring AI's future. The school is integrating AI education across business leadership programs and convening industry leaders to...

UC Santa Cruz has launched secure, campus-licensed access to Google Gemini Chat and Google NotebookLM for all staff, positioning these tools as safer alternatives to public AI platforms. The initiative emphasizes responsible AI use with guidelines on data protection, output verification, and...

UMass Amherst will host engineering education scholar Idalis Villanueva Alarcón for two seminars examining how students learn and develop as engineers. Her research integrates artificial intelligence, sensing technologies, and multimodal learning methods to understand student motivation and...

Michigan State University is using artificial intelligence to optimize the growth of high-quality laboratory diamonds for semiconductor manufacturing, receiving a $3 million NSF grant. AI analyzes multi-camera imaging data to detect defects during the diamond growth process layer-by-layer, enabling...

This article is a collection of news briefs from UW-Milwaukee's Computer Science & Technology archives highlighting various educational programs, student achievements, and faculty initiatives. While several stories mention AI and related technologies, the content primarily focuses on institutional...

This article is a compilation of engineering news from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee covering various faculty research and student initiatives. While several projects involve AI and computational technologies, the collection primarily highlights engineering achievements across robotics,...

The Connecticut Transportation Institute received $16.5 million in grants to advance traffic safety research and develop the Connecticut Roadway Safety Management System (CRSMS). The funding will enable integration of modern AI technologies—including computer vision, machine learning, deep...

This article is a compilation of public health news and initiatives from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, with only one substantive AI application mentioned. The primary AI-related work involves researcher Jake Luo using artificial intelligence to analyze health records datasets to identify...

Michigan State University's Arts Power Up Residency program is hosting two internationally renowned artists—electronic music pioneer Carl Craig and AI artist Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm—to explore intersections between art and science. While Carl Craig collaborates with rare isotope researchers to...

This appears to be a news aggregation page from UCSF featuring multiple unrelated health and medical stories rather than a single research article. The content covers diverse topics including learning and reward prediction with potential AI applications, dementia care models, kidney transplants,...

This study demonstrates that AI-based tools significantly improve the clinical management of incidentally detected lung nodules by increasing guideline-concordant follow-up rates from 34% to 94% and reducing median time to NSCLC diagnosis from 129 days to 25 days. The research provides evidence...

Two Boston University bioengineers, Brian DePasquale and Michael Economo, have won prestigious 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships for their cutting-edge work in computational neuroscience and brain signal interpretation. DePasquale develops mathematical models and AI models to understand how neurons...

Seven Princeton faculty members have been awarded 2024 Sloan Research Fellowships, with three from Computer Science focusing on AI and networked systems. The fellowships recognize promising early-career researchers and come with $75,000 awards. Two of the three CS recipients are conducting...

Texas A&M's Institute for Healthcare Access is examining how AI's integration into medicine affects patient outcomes, trust, and equity. While AI offers efficiency gains in clinical decision-making and documentation, the research highlights critical concerns about algorithmic bias, legal...

The University of Rhode Island will host Hack@URI 2026, a two-day hackathon on February 21-22 featuring teams from over 60 universities competing to develop innovative solutions across six themed tracks. One of the tracks, "Neural Tide," specifically focuses on AI-powered startups and technical...

Virginia Tech's Manning School of Business launched the Manning Career Closet, a donor-funded program that provides free professional attire to business students for interviews, conferences, and career events. The program partners with MyCareerCloset and uses AI body-scanning technology to...

This is a university news feed from the University of South Florida featuring multiple announcements from February 2026. While most items cover general university news, one article highlights USF researchers developing an AI framework that enables systems to hold beliefs and debate opposing...

The University of South Florida has made significant research advances across multiple domains, including developing an AI system for air traffic control monitoring, creating a framework to train AI systems to reason and debate like humans, and engineering light-activated materials to combat red...

A Vatican-affiliated research group led by Notre Dame theologian Paul Scherz has published a book arguing that while AI promises to enhance human agency by automating mundane tasks, technology companies' manipulative practices actually undermine human freedom and decision-making. The research...

UC San Francisco researchers discovered that associative learning depends more on the timing between reward-cue pairings than on repetition frequency, overturning a century-old assumption based on Pavlov's work. Mice that received rewards spaced far apart learned associations as quickly as those...

Gruber argues that language's fundamental instability—its simultaneous representation and distortion of reality—creates an insurmountable problem for AI systems seeking to establish fixed meaning and truth. He positions AI as a contemporary secular substitute for divine authority that promises...

Isaac Kim, an assistant professor of Computer Science, has received a 2026 Sloan Research Fellowship to advance his work on quantum entanglement through his "entanglement bootstrap program." His research focuses on developing new methods to understand many-particle quantum systems, which is...

Digital twins are virtual, physics-based models that remain synchronized with real-world systems by integrating real-time sensor data, historical information, and AI to enable predictive simulation and optimization. Researchers at Berkeley Lab are leveraging this technology across multiple...

Berkeley Lab scientists developed Digital Twin for Chemical Science (DTCS), an AI-powered platform that compresses chemical discovery timelines from months to minutes by enabling real-time analysis and hypothesis validation during experiments. DTCS creates a digital replica of X-ray photoelectron...

Mason Korea has established a partnership with Korean defense organizations to develop advanced defense information and communications technology (ICT) and C5I systems, with a specific focus on artificial intelligence applications. The collaboration aims to support Korea's national objective of...

George Mason University is leading a statewide research initiative funded by SCHEV to study the ethical integration of generative AI in higher education classrooms across five Virginia institutions. The project involves designing and testing onboarding activities to promote responsible AI use among...

Northeastern University professors are designing curricula to help creative writing students navigate AI's role in artistic creation, exploring both its capabilities and limitations. The courses examine fundamental questions about artistic agency, authorship, and whether AI tools can genuinely...

Assistant Professor Ashesh Chattopadhyay has won a prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship to develop AI models that can accurately project extreme Earth-system events while addressing critical limitations in current AI weather and climate modeling. His approach integrates deep learning with...

Researchers at UAlbany and UConn are developing an AI-powered forecasting model called the North American Forecasting Weather, Outage, Load & Damage Initiative to predict storm-related power outages and improve electric grid resilience across the US and Canada. The initiative combines advanced...

Arizona State University launched a new Indigenous placekeeping and design master's program that teaches students to integrate traditional Indigenous knowledge and ecological systems into architectural design. Students apply these principles to real-world projects, such as sustainable housing and...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh evaluated Google's NotebookLM tool for converting research papers into AI-generated podcasts, finding that while the tool produces engaging, accessible summaries with accurate analogies, it is prone to errors—particularly unjustified extrapolations and...