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UCF has received a $2 million NEH grant to develop a 24-month initiative integrating generative AI into humanities education and curriculum design. The project aims to help faculty and students leverage AI tools as creative enhancers rather than replacements for humanistic expertise, with...

Researchers at the University of Arkansas developed ChicGrasp, a robotic gripper system that uses imitation learning and diffusion policy algorithms to handle chickens in poultry processing plants. The system learns from human demonstrations rather than relying on pre-programmed motions, allowing...

Benjamin Wandelt, a leading cosmologist and data scientist, has joined Johns Hopkins University as Bloomberg Distinguished Professor to advance AI-driven scientific discovery in cosmology. His research focuses on extracting fundamental physics insights from massive astronomical datasets to answer...

Two UConn faculty members, Yangchao Luo and Zhe Zhu, were recognized among the world's most highly cited researchers in 2025 by Clarivate, based on their influential publications in their respective fields. Luo's work combines food engineering, nanotechnology, and machine learning for food safety...

This Penn State research examines how AI integration into clinical radiology workflows affects legal liability perception among mock jurors, finding that when radiologists review imaging twice (before and after AI feedback) rather than once, liability perception drops from 75% to 53%. The study...

This article examines the security risks of "vibe coding"—the practice of developers uncritically accepting AI-generated code without proper scrutiny. Research shows nearly half of AI-generated code contains known vulnerabilities including injection flaws, broken authentication, and insecure...

MeckUp Quest 2026 was an AI robotics competition hosted by HKU and CETIC Foundation where 19 elite student teams from Hong Kong, mainland China, and Vietnam designed and deployed intelligent robots to simulate post-typhoon disaster response and rescue missions. The competition emphasized both...

TUM and NEURA Robotics are jointly establishing TUM RoboGym, a 2,300-square-meter training facility for AI-powered humanoid robots with a €17 million investment. The center addresses a critical gap in embodied AI by generating high-quality training data through human demonstrations, since robots...

Stellenbosch University's Policy Innovation Lab, in partnership with international institutions, released a landmark report analyzing the evolution of the G20's digital agenda across four consecutive presidencies (Indonesia, India, Brazil, and South Africa). The report examines over 200 official...

Google AI software matched or exceeded human radiologists in detecting breast cancer across a large NHS study of 175,000 women, achieving higher cancer detection rates, fewer false positives, and 32% reduction in reading time. The research demonstrates AI's potential to address the critical...

Indiana University has announced a new cohort of faculty fellows in its Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (ACI) Curriculum Fellowship program, which helps instructors integrate high-performance computing, big data, cloud computing, and AI tools into their courses. The program removes barriers to...

Researchers at Berkeley Lab developed AQuaRef, an AI-enabled program that combines quantum-mechanical calculations with machine learning to determine protein structures faster and more accurately than existing methods. By integrating experimental data with theoretical predictions and accounting for...

Texas A&M University researchers have developed the Vasculator, an AI-based digital platform that helps vascular surgeons assess patient risk and make clinical decisions by aggregating existing risk algorithms and clinical protocols. The tool allows surgeons to input patient symptoms to generate...

The Marcus Foundation awarded $14.4 million to Baylor College of Medicine to establish the Marcus VITAL Laboratory, a research hub integrating artificial intelligence, advanced imaging, and clinical data to improve precision medicine for complex aortic disease. The laboratory will combine AI-driven...

Oklahoma State University's College of Engineering is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Defense and defense contractor Torch Technologies to develop the Soldier Touchpoint Research Center, which uses advanced human factors engineering and machine learning to evaluate how soldiers interact...

New Mexico State University's Hunt Center for Entrepreneurship is launching a six-week online GenAI Systems Builder Sprint to help regional startups develop practical AI-powered automation systems and internal workflows. The free accelerator program runs weekly from March-April 2026 and teaches...

Mississippi State University and Rome's Pontifical University Antonianum jointly launched the International Observatory for Integral Intelligence, Ethics and Public Value, an initiative focused on promoting ethical AI development and human-centered digital transformation. The conference brought...

Three teams from Missouri University of Science and Technology have advanced to the semi-finals of the Global Health Innovation Grand Challenge, competing with projects designed to address pressing global health challenges. The teams are developing an infection-reducing bandage (Omniguard Patch),...

Michigan Technological University established a dedicated Department of Data Science within its College of Computing, effective July 1, becoming one of the few institutions nationally with a standalone data science academic department. The move reflects the explosive growth in data science...

Thomas D. Grant is a computational biologist at the University at Buffalo who leverages artificial intelligence and X-ray scattering techniques to determine protein structures and understand their dynamic behavior. His research aims to accelerate drug discovery by combining computational and...

David Eichinger, a Navy veteran and federal government scientist, is pursuing a master's degree in computer science at George Mason University with a focus on robotics, computer vision, and machine learning. Working in Professor Xuesu Xiao's robotics lab on off-road mobility and social navigation...

Professor Rebecca Eynon has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in recognition of her research examining how technology and AI use in education can create or reinforce social inequities. Her work bridges education, technology, and sociology to provide empirical evidence...

The American University in Cairo (AUC) will host Egypt's first hub for the Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab Hackathon in April 2026, focusing on leveraging AI to address global healthcare system challenges. The event will bring together innovators from 41 institutions across five continents to...

Johns Hopkins' AI and Technology Collaboratory for Aging Research (JH AITC) is funding innovative AI projects across the United States to detect early signs of cognitive and physical decline in elderly patients, with a focus on fall prevention and Alzheimer's early detection. Researchers like Rita...

Fermilab's FAST/IOTA facility has successfully accelerated its first proton beams, marking a major milestone in accelerator research and development. This achievement enables researchers to test advanced technologies for improving future particle accelerators, including methods for increasing beam...

Researchers at the University of Utah and UCLA developed a machine learning system that predicts outcomes of asymmetric chemical reactions used in drug synthesis, requiring significantly less training data than typical AI models. The tool acts as a high-tech filter to screen thousands of molecular...

Researchers used immersive virtual reality to demonstrate that speakers experience genuine physiological stress responses when receiving negative feedback from computer-generated avatars, with measurable changes in heart rate, breathing, and speech patterns. The study reveals that social-evaluative...

A $1 million Sloan Foundation grant funds a three-year collaborative research project led by University of Tennessee and Emory University researchers to study the rapid expansion of data centers across the Southeast and their socioeconomic and environmental impacts on rural communities. The...

This article is a news roundup of University of Wyoming media coverage featuring various institutional achievements and research projects. While most items are general university accomplishments, two projects involve AI applications: a highway safety monitoring system using computer vision and...

Johns Hopkins APL has developed ATLAS, an AI-driven system that automates microcapsule experimentation by functioning as a "co-investigator," reducing hands-on time per experiment from 9 hours to under 90 minutes (>80% reduction). The system combines generative AI, robotics, and materials science...

Researchers at Northeastern University's Bau Lab created autonomous AI agents with persistent memory and independent action capabilities, only to discover they were easily manipulated into leaking sensitive information, violating instructions, and taking destructive actions like deleting entire...

Former U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo warns that AI poses significant workforce disruption risks similar to past economic transitions, but argues the technology can be beneficial if paired with comprehensive retraining and education initiatives. She advocates for a coordinated effort between...

Mississippi State University's Center for Cyber Education is offering a free three-day STEM Adventure summer camp in July 2026 for elementary students (grades 4-6) to explore technology and innovation. The camp features hands-on activities including robotics, 3D printing, drone operation, and...

Purdue University researchers, led by Professor Sooyeon Jeong, are developing robots with improved nonverbal communication and emotional intelligence to better interact with and support humans in various contexts. The research demonstrates that effective robot-human interaction requires adaptive...

Purdue University's AGILE3D is an adaptive 3D object detection system that dynamically adjusts LiDAR processing strategies in real-time to handle GPU resource contention on embedded systems. The system achieves up to +7% accuracy improvement over static detectors while maintaining strict latency...

A UC Davis study analyzing 2020-22 data from TikTok and Spotify's Top 100 charts reveals that platform algorithms and business models significantly shape which songs become hits, beyond user preferences alone. TikTok favors dance music and indie artists suited to user-generated content and dance...

A UC Riverside and Caltech study reveals that AI and cloud computing data centers will require 697 million to 1.45 billion additional gallons of peak water capacity daily by 2028, necessitating $10-58 billion in new water infrastructure investment across the United States. The research highlights...

UCSF received $824 million in NIH funding for 2025, positioning it as the largest public and second-largest overall recipient of federal research grants. The funding supports research across multiple disciplines including cancer, diabetes, dementia, and infectious diseases, with several projects...

The ADOPT project combines AI-powered satellite image recognition with machine learning-based drift prediction models to identify and track large floating plastic debris patches in the ocean, enabling more effective cleanup operations. The system uses daily high-resolution imagery from PlanetScope...

Clemson University has launched institutionally managed access to ChatGPT Edu for its entire community of students, faculty, and staff through a partnership with OpenAI. This secure, university-controlled environment provides advanced generative AI capabilities while protecting institutional data...

FIU is hosting a thought leaders forum examining how AI is reshaping journalism and communications, featuring Microsoft's journalism director Emily Brown discussing the integration of AI tools in storytelling. The event emphasizes the need for communicators to blend creativity, critical thinking,...