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27-Jan-2026

Grant to expand self-cloning crop technology for Indian farmers

University of California - Davis
Grant and Award Announcement

Venkatesan Sundaresan, a Distinguished Professor of plant biology and plant sciences at UC Davis, has been awarded a Gates Foundation grant to develop self-cloning crops for Indian farmers. The five-year, $4.9 million project is a collaboration with researchers Myeong-Je Cho at UC Berkeley’s Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI), Viswanathan Chinnusamy at the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), New Delhi and Ravi Maruthachalam at the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER-Thiruvananthapuram). The project aims to sustainably improve agricultural productivity by producing high-yielding crops that clone themselves, allowing farmers to save their superior seeds from one season to the next.

Funder: Gates Foundation

27-Jan-2026

FAU leaps ahead as state’s first university to host an onsite quantum computer

Florida Atlantic University
Business Announcement

FAU will become Florida’s first university to publicly host a large, onsite quantum computer. Through a partnership with D-Wave, FAU will install the advanced Advantage2 system on its Boca Raton campus, accelerating breakthrough research, hands-on student training, and real-world applications. This milestone positions FAU as a hub for quantum education and innovation while strengthening Florida’s leadership in next-generation computing.

27-Jan-2026

Badged up for success

Medical University of South Carolina
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Since January 2023, interns in the South Carolina Science Writing Initiative for Trainees, based in the College of Graduate Studies at the Medical University of South Carolina, have been able to earn digital badges in science communications. A study published in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science describes how this program helps graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to build communication skills that support community engagement, scientific understanding and career readiness.

Journal: Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Funder: NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences

27-Jan-2026

DRI awarded grant to advance AI and computer science education for K-12 preservice and inservice educators

Desert Research Institute
Grant and Award Announcement

Reno, Nev. (January 27, 2206) – DRI’s STEM Education Program was recently awarded a $2.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. The four-year project will address the need to advance artificial intelligence (AI) and computer science classroom education in grades K-12. To accomplish this, training and resources will be provided to undergraduate preservice educators and those already in the classroom, with a focus on Nevada’s rural communities.

Funder: U.S. Department of Education

27-Jan-2026

University of Virginia launches collaboratory on data, AI, and health

University of Virginia School of Data Science
Business Announcement

The University of Virginia has launched the Collaboratory on Data, AI, and Health, a new cross-Grounds initiative that brings together expertise from across the University to advance health and health care through data and artificial intelligence. The Collaboratory is jointly supported by the School of Data Science, UVA Health, the School of Medicine, the Darden School of Business, the School of Education and Human Development, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

27-Jan-2026

Training the next generation of translational virologists: Reflections from the 2025 Global Virus Network Short Course

Global Virus Network
Meeting Announcement

The Global Virus Network’s (GVN) 2025 Short Course in Translational Virology brought together a remarkable international cohort in December 2025 for eight days of scientific immersion, mentorship, and hands-on learning at the intersection of virology, medicine, and global health.

27-Jan-2026

2026 Joseph W. St Geme, Jr Award recipient announced

Boston University School of Medicine
Grant and Award Announcement

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The Federation of Pediatric Organizations (FOPO) is pleased to announce that Robert (Bob) Vinci, MD, has been named the recipient of the 2026 FOPO Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr. Leadership Award.

This prestigious honor recognizes Vinci’s visionary leadership as a clinician, educator, mentor and institutional builder whose sustained system-level contributions have reshaped pediatric education, pediatric workforce policy and access to care for vulnerable populations. Vinci, professor of pediatrics at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and a member of the Department of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center (BMC), is widely recognized as an innovative leader, educator and mentor who has guided hundreds of trainees over his over four-decade career.