AI University News

A University of Tennessee survey of business leaders reveals that 63% of Tennessee employers use AI to complement rather than replace workers, with only 10% reporting workforce reductions due to AI adoption. While tariff impacts persist, most employers remain optimistic about Tennessee's economic...

The University of Arkansas World Languages and Digital Humanities Studio is hosting its fourth Innovative Pedagogy Expo on March 19, featuring educational technology tools for classroom integration. The event showcases four presentations including AI applications for language learning and case...

Two newly named Regents' Professors at the University of Georgia—Elena Karahanna and J. Marshall Shepherd—will deliver the 2026 Charter Lecture, discussing digital technology's human impact and climate resilience respectively. Karahanna is recognized as one of the world's most cited information...

Case Western Reserve University is accepting applications for the Freedman Faculty Fellowship program, which provides funding for faculty and researchers to advance digital research and technology-enabled teaching. The program has distributed over $290,000 and is particularly interested in projects...

The Technical University of Munich launched the TUM Security and Defense Alliance to pool expertise across aerospace, land, naval, and cyber domains to strengthen European security capabilities. The alliance highlights the startup TYTAN Technologies, founded by TUM graduates, which develops...

Researchers monitoring the 2026 Dutch municipal election campaign found that 192 AI-generated posts were shared across social media platforms, with 90% lacking any disclosure or labeling. The CampAIgn Tracker reveals that AI-generated campaign content is widely distributed across municipalities,...

This article describes a faculty workshop at Fulbright College that explored active learning techniques as a response to AI's capability to complete traditional assignments. The workshop used experiential learning methods to help instructors understand and implement engagement strategies that...

Michigan State University researchers developed a hybrid machine learning and ecosystem modeling system that predicts nitrous oxide emissions from U.S. croplands with over 80% accuracy, compared to conventional methods achieving only ~20%. The system was trained on 12,000+ measurements across 17...

UB researchers have developed the first AI detection system specifically designed to identify AI-generated radiology reports versus those written by human radiologists, achieving 92-100% accuracy using a BERT-Mamba-based model. The team created a novel dataset of 14,000 paired human and...

University of Florida's RoboPI Laboratory, led by Dr. Md Jahidul Islam, is developing autonomous marine robots to safely explore ocean environments and protect critical underwater infrastructure, including subsea data centers. The research addresses the unique challenges of underwater...

Tevfik Kosar is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at University at Buffalo specializing in sustainable and efficient computing infrastructure. His research focuses on optimizing energy consumption in data centers, cloud computing systems, and AI applications through software platforms...

Iowa State University researchers are developing the BRIDGE app, an AI-powered tool that helps farmers identify crop pests, weeds, and diseases through photo analysis and provides management recommendations. The project, funded by a $400,000 NSF grant as part of the international AI-ENGAGE...

George Mason University established the C5I Center Korea in Incheon to advance AI-driven defense transformation for South Korea through a strategic U.S.-Korea partnership. The center leverages George Mason's three-decade legacy in command, control, communications, computing, cyber, and intelligence...

Peking University researchers developed "cf-EpiTracing," a machine learning-powered diagnostic platform that detects diseases from minimal blood samples (50 μl) by analyzing epigenomic features in cell-free chromatin. The platform achieved 92.2% accuracy in validating colorectal cancer detection...

Professor Johanna Pirker at TUM combines artificial intelligence, immersive technologies, and human-computer interaction to create intelligent virtual environments for education and industry applications. Her research addresses how gaming and computer science can make learning more accessible and...

StreamCI is an NSF-funded, AI-ready streaming data platform designed to lower barriers for domain scientists to manage sensor data and develop ML/AI models. This workshop brings together researchers and cyberinfrastructure partners to explore StreamCI's capabilities through live demonstrations and...

Researchers from Brown University and Mass General Brigham have demonstrated an implantable brain-computer interface (iBCI) that enables rapid text communication for paralyzed patients by decoding motor cortex signals into QWERTY keyboard inputs. Two clinical trial participants achieved typing...

This article profiles Izabella Hedjazi, a University of Nevada, Reno student who shifted her academic focus to explore AI ethics and governance after recognizing the need for responsible AI integration in education. She founded Wolf Pack AI Collective, a student club designed to foster balanced...

The Gulf Coast Business Council and University of Southern Mississippi launched a nine-month executive leadership academy to prepare senior leaders for responsible AI integration across their organizations. The inaugural cohort includes 18 organizations spanning healthcare, finance, government, and...

Researchers at the University of Florida discovered three previously unknown vulnerabilities in thermal cameras used by autonomous drones and robots that allow them to be fooled into missing real obstacles or detecting phantom ones through environmental heat sources, without requiring hacking or...

HKUST won 62 awards at the Geneva Inventions Expo, with over 60% of projects leveraging AI across healthcare, manufacturing, and energy sectors. The achievement demonstrates the university's strength in "AI + X" interdisciplinary innovation and its commitment to translating research into real-world...

The University of Hong Kong achieved record-breaking success at the 51st International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva in March 2026, securing 46 awards across multiple faculties and research centers. The awards recognized innovations spanning biomedical engineering, immunization methods, cancer...

Researchers from Tokyo Institute of Science used machine learning interatomic potential (MLIP) calculations to computationally screen and identify suitable dopants for orthorhombic tin oxide (o-Sn3O4), a promising photocatalyst for hydrogen production. Aluminum-doped samples achieved 16 times...

A University of Cambridge study examining generative AI toys' effects on children under five found that these toys frequently misread emotions, struggle with social and pretend play, and can foster unhealthy parasocial relationships. The research calls for stricter regulation, transparent privacy...

HKU's School of Future Media will host AI & Filmmaking Week 2026 (March 17-20), a four-day international programme exploring how artificial intelligence is transforming cinema across storytelling, production, ethics, and governance. The event will feature the Asian premiere of South Korea's first...

Brown University researchers developed a robot planning system that combines human language and gesture recognition to improve object retrieval in cluttered environments, achieving 89% success rates. The approach uses a POMDP (partially observable Markov decision process) framework enhanced with...

This article discusses why scams are increasingly effective, featuring communication expert Mark Frank's insights on how scammers exploit human psychology and desire for good deals. Frank highlights that social media and AI have significantly amplified scamming tactics by enabling scammers to...

This article highlights how mathematics underpins everyday technologies and phenomena, featuring insights from Clemson University professors on applications ranging from data security and AI to medical imaging and navigation systems. The piece emphasizes that mathematics is foundational to modern...

Karen Hao, author of "Empire of AI," presented a critical examination of generative AI's ethical and environmental costs, arguing that Silicon Valley's "scale-at-all-costs" approach exploits workers, raises copyright concerns, and damages the environment. She advocates for shifting focus toward...

Distinguished Professor Bruce Bassett, a cosmologist and AI researcher, has joined Wits University to lead work at the newly established MIND (Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery) Institute. He is applying artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques—developed through his...

SAP has donated one million euros to the TUM University Foundation to support the Technical University of Munich's research and education initiatives. This donation reinforces a two-decade partnership between SAP and TUM, culminating in the 2024 opening of SAP Labs Munich, a €100 million research...

The University of Utah announced five faculty members as 2026-27 Presidential Societal Impact Scholars for their exemplary public engagement and addressing major societal challenges. Among the awardees is Kensaku Kawamoto, a leading figure in clinical AI and health IT interoperability who directs...

Penn State is reorganizing its innovation infrastructure in western Pennsylvania by consolidating the Digital Foundry and New Kensington LaunchBox under its Office of the Senior Vice President for Research to enhance regional economic development. The initiative aims to strengthen manufacturing...

The University of Arkansas School of Art has awarded four faculty fellowships focused on creativity and wellness initiatives across campus. One notable project involves developing a biometric-adaptive VR art environment for emotional regulation, while another creates a toolkit to help faculty...

Cancer vaccine development is rapidly advancing with over 400 trials globally, driven by mRNA technology and AI-enabled antigen discovery. A Moderna-Merck melanoma vaccine demonstrated a 50% reduction in death or recurrence risk over five years, exemplifying the potential of personalized...

Case Western Reserve University's School of Law has become the first law school to require all first-year students to build a legal tech solution as part of a new AI curriculum. The initiative, led by Dean Paul Rose and Associate Professor Matt Salerno, emphasizes both practical application and...

"The Agentic AI Book" addresses a critical knowledge gap in AI development by providing practical, accessible training on how LLMs and AI agents actually work. The book introduces a spectrum-based framework for understanding agent "agency" (levels 0-5) and emphasizes the importance of properly...

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen will deliver a Presidential Lecture at Purdue University on March 25, 2025, discussing "AI's Next Wave: Delivering Intelligence Inside Software." The lecture is part of Purdue's Presidential Lecture Series and will feature a conversation between Narayen and Purdue...

San Diego State University and Samsung Heavy Industries have established the SHI-SDSU Advanced Maritime Center (SSAM) to collaborate on shipbuilding and offshore engineering innovations. The partnership focuses on workforce development, advanced manufacturing, AI and autonomous systems, and...

Sergei Kalinin at the University of Tennessee has received a prestigious SEC Faculty Achievement Award for pioneering work at the intersection of AI and materials science. His research focuses on developing fully autonomous experimental platforms—including scanning probe and electron...

The article examines a dispute between the Pentagon and Anthropic over the use of AI technology, revealing fundamental tensions between government funding demands and corporate safety commitments. Syracuse University professor Hamid Ekbia argues that the situation demonstrates the limits of...

The Modelling-Informed Medicine Centre (MiMeC), a collaboration between GSK, Imperial College London, and the University of Oxford, will create open-source digital twins of organs (lungs, liver, kidneys) to accelerate drug discovery and enable personalized medicine. The centre uses AI and...