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South African researchers from multiple universities are collaborating to develop AI language models for African languages like isiXhosa, isiZulu, and Sepedi, addressing the significant data scarcity and linguistic complexity challenges that have left these languages underrepresented in AI systems....

The Miami HEAT and FIU have established a collaboration using the Break Through Tech Sprinternship program to rapidly develop tech talent for 601 Analytics, the HEAT's data and analytics division. This partnership addresses the growing need for AI-ready engineers who can immediately contribute to...

Case Western Reserve University's Interactive Commons is leveraging extended reality (XR) technology to transform student learning by converting complex 2D concepts into interactive 3D experiences. The initiative demonstrates that XR-based learning produces significantly faster comprehension and...

The University of Rhode Island is hosting its 38th annual Labor and Employment Law Conference on March 27, 2026, bringing together professionals from various sectors to discuss legislative trends and emerging workplace issues. One notable session will address the implications of rapid artificial...

HKUST's Hong Kong Space Robotics and Energy Centre has signed a strategic partnership MoU with Southeast University to collaborate on space robotics, deep space energy systems, and embodied intelligence research. The collaboration aims to support China's national aerospace ambitions and advance...

Dartmouth University is launching expanded AI education programs across multiple schools (Engineering, Business, Medicine, and Arts & Sciences) that emphasize both technical expertise and critical, ethical use of AI technology. The initiative builds on Dartmouth's historical role as the birthplace...

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...

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,...

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...

Professor John Ball from Mississippi State University's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has been honored with the 2026 SEC Faculty Achievement Award for his contributions to research, teaching, and service. His work focuses on advanced driver-assistance systems, deep learning,...

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...

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...

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...

Virginia Tech researchers have developed MARIO (Multi-Agent Robotic System for Inspection On Site), a coordinated team of humanoid, quadruped, and aerial robots equipped with AI sensing and computer vision to enable real-time monitoring of construction sites. The system addresses critical industry...

Graduate student Shehryar Khan is applying machine learning methods to patent data to identify innovation trends and assess novelty in patent submissions. His research explores how large language models like ChatGPT can generate genuinely novel patent ideas while avoiding existing concepts,...

NCSA implemented Open OnDemand, a browser-based interface, to democratize access to high-performance computing resources for researchers without extensive command-line expertise. The platform significantly lowered barriers for interdisciplinary researchers in machine learning and data-driven fields...

Berkeley Lab has received the Cech Early Access System (EAS), a pilot supercomputer that serves as a testing ground for the full-scale Doudna supercomputer arriving in late 2026. The EAS enables NERSC and Dell Technologies to refine deployment, installation, and software integration processes...

Berkeley Lab has received the Cech Early Access System (EAS), a pilot supercomputer that serves as a testing ground for the full-scale NERSC-10 "Doudna" supercomputer arriving in late 2026. The EAS enables NERSC staff and Dell Technologies to refine deployment processes, software integration, and...

The University of Houston has partnered with Google to deploy Gemini for Education and NotebookLM across its institution, creating a secure, data-sovereign AI infrastructure for research and education. This initiative aims to protect intellectual property while ensuring all students graduate with...

UNC Charlotte's Charlotte AI Institute for Research (CLTAI2) is partnering with AI//Forward to host an inaugural "ThinkAI Research and Innovation" symposium on May 14, 2026, bringing together regional AI thought leaders, researchers, and industry experts. The event aims to explore cutting-edge AI...

Missouri S&T computer science students won multiple hackathon competitions over six months, including first place at the Midwest Blockathon for an AI-powered immigration legal assistance platform and honors at Stanford's extended reality hackathon. The students demonstrated competitive capability...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Researchers at UCSF developed a multiview deep neural network architecture that analyzes multiple echocardiogram views simultaneously to improve cardiac disease detection, rather than analyzing single views independently. The multiview DNN demonstrated superior diagnostic accuracy for detecting...

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...

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...

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...