Tag: higher_education

• Columbia President Mnookin Announces New Interdisciplinary Colloquium Series

  21 Oct 2026 3:00 p.m. · Source: Columbia University

  Columbia University President Jennifer L. Mnookin announces the Columbia Colloquium, a year-long interdisciplinary series of faculty-led conversations, with the first event on Oct. 28 exploring the purpose of a research university.

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• Rice University Expands AI Push With 75 Faculty Hires and New Master's Degree

  21 Oct 2026 2:43 p.m.

  Rice University is expanding its artificial intelligence focus with 75 faculty hires, a new master's degree and a dedicated industry collaboration space in Houston's Ion District.

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• Seven Penn Faculty Elected to National Academy of Medicine

  21 Oct 2026 2:24 a.m.

  Seven University of Pennsylvania researchers have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine for leadership in genetics, anesthesiology, veterinary medicine and reproductive health, among 100 new members.

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• Yale Researchers Find Brain's Face-Processing Network Emerges Before Birth

  20 Oct 2026 8:31 a.m. · Source: Yale University: Yale Today

  Yale study shows the brain network behind recognizing smiles, speech and eye contact develops as early as the third trimester, helping explain newborns' natural draw to adult faces.

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• Kennedy School 'Pre-Mortem' Warns Firms Must Act Now on AI-Enabled Terror Risk

  20 Oct 2026 7:01 a.m.

  A Harvard Kennedy School "pre-mortem" lays out the threats, vulnerabilities and possible steps around AI-enabled terror, warning that firms must act now rather than wait.

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• Dartmouth's Roy Herbst Elected to National Academy of Medicine

  20 Oct 2026 4:34 a.m. · Source: Dartmouth College

  Dartmouth announces Roy Herbst's election to the National Academy of Medicine, a geography professor's case for slowing down, and a visiting professor's take on cultural Zionism.

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• Dartmouth Government Professor Mia Costa Wins 2026 Edwards Book Award

  19 Oct 2026 4:32 a.m. · Source: Dartmouth College

  Dartmouth associate professor of government Mia Costa, author of How Politicians Polarize, has won the 2026 Edwards Book Award, the college has announced.

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• Columbia's Michael Woodford Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

  15 Oct 2026 3:01 p.m.

  Woodford shares the Sveriges Riksbank Prize with Stanford's Robert E. Hall, becoming Columbia's 16th economics laureate and 89th Nobel laureate.

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• Rice University Launches Universitywide AI Initiative With 75 Faculty Hires and New Master's Degree

  16 Oct 2026 1:27 p.m.

  The hiring effort spans disciplines, and the university will open a dedicated industry collaboration space in Houston's Ion District alongside expanded AI courses and degrees.

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• Spanberger Congratulates Dr. Richard Linton on Virginia Tech Presidency

  14 Oct 2026 2:18 p.m. · Source: Office of Virginia Governor

  Governor Abigail Spanberger welcomed Dr. Richard Linton as Virginia Tech's 17th president, praising his food science career and thanking outgoing President Tim Sands for his service.

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• Columbia's Hartley Hall Set for Major Renovation, Reopening Fall 2027

  9 Oct 2026 3:01 p.m. · Source: Columbia University

  Columbia University is renovating the 120-year-old Hartley Hall, upgrading rooms, systems and accessibility while targeting LEED Gold certification, with the residence hall set to reopen for Fall 2027.

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• George Mason Approves New Cybersecurity PhD as Board Backs Six-Year Operating Plan

  8 Oct 2026 6:30 a.m. · Source: George Mason University News

  George Mason University will launch a new PhD in Cybersecurity after state approval, while its Board of Visitors approved a six-year operating plan and the A-10 released its women's basketball schedule.

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• Rice Launches One Giant Leap Ventures to Back Promising Startups Across University Ecosystem

  7 Oct 2026 3:35 p.m.

  Rice University launches One Giant Leap Ventures Fund I, an early-stage institutional venture fund for spinouts and alumni startups, holding its first close in August and investing first in Motif Neurotech.

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• Dartmouth Launches New Master of Science in Biotechnology

  2 Oct 2026 4:32 a.m. · Source: Dartmouth College

  Dartmouth College introduces a Master of Science in Biotechnology, while earth scientist Sarah Slotznick earns an early career award and Yankees star Ben Rice '22 is profiled.

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• Rice Conference Gathers 400 Experts to Tackle AI Ethics in Health Care

  30 Sep 2026 4:15 p.m.

  More than 400 experts met at Rice University to explore how artificial intelligence can reshape health care and medical research responsibly, with a focus on ethics, transparency and trust.

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• Rice University to Launch Master of Artificial Intelligence Degree in Fall 2027

  30 Sep 2026 1:04 p.m.

  Rice University will offer a Master of Artificial Intelligence degree starting fall 2027, with applications opening this year, as its faculty appear in national coverage on AI, energy and politics.

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• Rosenthal Named Yale's Next University Secretary

  29 Sep 2026 8:31 a.m. · Source: Yale University: Yale Today

  Lesley Rosenthal of The Juilliard School will become Yale's next university secretary on Dec. 1, President Maurie McInnis announced, bringing extensive nonprofit governance experience to the role.

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• Harvard Launches $150 Million Research Initiative

  29 Sep 2026 7:09 a.m.

  Harvard University announces a $150 million research initiative spanning basic and applied sciences, with awards planned to meet what it calls a moment of remarkable opportunity.

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• Rice University to Launch Master of Artificial Intelligence Degree in Fall 2027

  25 Sep 2026 12:38 p.m.

  Rice University will offer a Master of Artificial Intelligence degree starting fall 2027, with applications opening this year, as its researchers and fellows appear in national and international news.

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• Yale's Tobin Center Marks Eight Years of Connecting Economic Research to Policy

  25 Sep 2026 8:31 a.m. · Source: Yale University: Yale Today

  A new report documents how Yale's hub for economic policy has linked faculty with local, state, and national policymakers since 2018, closing the gap between research and policy.

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• Dartmouth's Guarini School Welcomes New Dean, New PhD Program and 200 Graduate Students

  23 Sep 2026 4:32 a.m. · Source: Dartmouth College

  Dartmouth's Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies opens the academic year with a new dean, a new PhD program and 200 incoming graduate students.

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• Media Monitor: Cornell Chronicle Highlights Agritourism Growth, Higher Education Trust, Ebola Test

  21 Sep 2026 4:01 p.m. · Source: Cornell Chronicle

  The Cornell Chronicle reports New York agritourism has nearly doubled in farms and tripled in revenue since 2007, plus research on a portable Ebola and Lassa test and higher education's mission.

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• Whitmer Signs Eight Bipartisan Bills to Fund University Projects, Balance FY27 Budget

  21 Sep 2026 2:33 p.m. · Source: Office of Michigan Governor

  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed eight bipartisan bills authorizing $1.3 billion in capital outlay for 27 higher education institutions and closing budget gaps without raising taxes.

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• Columbia Survey Finds Student Belonging Up, Acceptance for Race and Ethnicity Down

  18 Sep 2026 3:00 p.m. · Source: Columbia University

  Columbia's 2025 HEALS survey shows belonging rose to 57 percent from 50 percent, while agreement that students felt accepted for their race or ethnicity fell to 65 percent from 71 percent.

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• Columbia Roundup: Emmys, Bielefeld Science Prize and More Accolades for Columbians

  17 Sep 2026 3:00 p.m. · Source: Columbia University

  Columbia News monthly roundup covers awards and milestones from Aug. 26 to Sept. 17, 2026, including Primetime Emmys for two alumni and a €25,000 science prize.

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• Rice Business Opens $54.5M Virani Hall, Adding 112,000 Square Feet

  16 Sep 2026 5:35 p.m.

  Rice University celebrated the opening of Asha and Farid Virani Hall with a ribbon-cutting, adding 112,000 square feet to Rice Business alongside McNair Hall to support its growing community.

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• Rice University's 'Twilight Epiphany' Skyspace Reopens After 28-Month Closure

  16 Sep 2026 1:10 p.m.

  James Turrell's 'Twilight Epiphany' Skyspace at Rice University has reopened following a 28-month closure, drawing coverage from Houston outlets and highlighting the university's week in the news.

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• Tech Insiders Call for Humanist-Scientist Discourse Amid AI's 'Copernican Moment'

  16 Sep 2026 7:08 a.m.

  Harvard Gazette newsletter highlights tech insiders urging humanist-scientist dialogue in the AI age, plus stories on scandal prevention, a quiz, new faculty, and featured campus events.

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• Columbia Fundraising Chief Susan Feagin to Step Back as Three GS Alums Hold Senior Roles

  10 Sep 2026 3:00 p.m. · Source: Columbia University

  Susan Feagin, a 1974 School of General Studies graduate and Columbia’s interim development chief, will step back this month as three GS alumni hold senior leadership roles.

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• George Mason researcher wins $640,000 NSF CAREER award for robot learning

  10 Sep 2026 6:30 a.m. · Source: George Mason University News

  George Mason researcher Xuan Wang wins a $640,000 NSF CAREER award for robot learning, as an AI literacy program expands and Mason Korea welcomes students from nine countries.

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