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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 19-Jun-2026 08:15 ET (19-Jun-2026 12:15 GMT/UTC)

Nursing education’s critical role in shaping disability care

Edith Cowan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has highlighted the need for dedicated disability education in undergraduate nursing programs to better prepare future nurses.

Journal: Nursing Forum

Teachers tend to help the same kids repeatedly when using AI-powered tutoring tools

North Carolina State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study finds teachers tend to provide assistance to similar subsets of students when using AI-powered educational tools, rather than touching base regularly with everyone in their classes. The findings could be used to develop tools that help teachers track their classroom interactions to ensure they are giving each student the attention they need.

Funder: Institute of Education Sciences
Meeting: 16th International Learning Analytics & Knowledge Conference (LAK26)

Students prefer AI chatbots, until they know it is one

University of Cincinnati
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A pilot project involving University of Cincinnati doctoral nursing students found participants prefer the advising suggestions of a custom chatbot when blinded yet demonstrated a bias against AI when the source was suspected. This bias may influence AI adoption in academic support and warrants further study.

Journal: Journal of Nursing Education

EuroPCR 2026 - The world-leading course in interventional cardiovascular medicine: Forming generations of the interventional community through excellence in education and innovation

PCR
Meeting Announcement

Paris, France 19-22 May 2026. The Palais de Congrès will once again host EuroPCR, the foremost international Course in interventional cardiovascular medicine whose reputation in education, innovation and sharing experience is the fruit of generations of scientific and clinical practice. Four days during which medical professionals at any level of experience – from fellow to seasoned specialist to allied health professional– will find something of value in this dynamic and unique learning experience that fosters better patient care for all.

Meeting: EuroPCR 2026

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and Scripps Institution of Oceanography partner for innovative conservation efforts

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Business Announcement

Today, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA) and UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography announced a formal partnership through the Agile Restoration & Conservation Hubs (ARCH) initiative. With over 200 years of combined experience in scientific research and public outreach, the two organizations aim to jointly accelerate innovation and expand their global conservation impact.

Alliance marks Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Business Announcement

Each year, about 85,000 adolescents and young adults (AYA) between the ages of 15 and 39 are diagnosed with cancer in the United States. According to the National Cancer Institute, this represents about 4% of all new cancer diagnoses.

Depending on age and specific diagnosis, many AYA people with cancer may be treated at either a pediatric cancer center or an adult cancer center. However, often these patients don’t feel comfortable in either setting as they feel too old for settings gear toward young children, but too young in centers where most of the patients are elderly.

This population also must navigate challenges surrounding normal milestones for others their age, such as pursuing an education, establishing a career or creating a family. Additionally, financial instability and lack of insurance coverage often deter AYAs from seeking timely medical attention, further complicating their prognosis.

The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology and the Alliance Foundation Trials (AFT) have several active trials specifically poised to help the AYA population as well as others open to people in the AYA demographic.

Legacy Investment boosts mental health education at University of Houston

University of Houston
Grant and Award Announcement

In one of its final acts after closing, IntraCare North Hospital has made a $1.6 million gift to the University of Houston to help prepare the next generation of behavioral health professionals serving communities in Houston and across Texas.

FAU study: how unsupervised screen time harms vulnerable preschoolers

Florida Atlantic University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A groundbreaking study finds that unsupervised screen time – both TV and handheld devices – can intensify behavioral and emotional problems in young children. Unsupervised preschoolers with limited language skills showed the greatest rise in conduct issues in just six months. Often used as a convenient “babysitter,” screens may widen developmental gaps, displacing the interactions children need to build language, social and emotional skills. Not all screen time is harmful – but when it replaces engagement with parents and peers, it can become a barrier rather than a bridge to healthy development.

Journal: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

NTU Singapore empowers students to thrive in the AI economy

Nanyang Technological University
Business Announcement

NTU Singapore is embarking on an ambitious effort to transform its undergraduate education with artificial intelligence (AI). By 2030, NTU Singapore aims to embed AI into 40% of the courses across all 52 undergraduate degree programmes the University offers. This is an eightfold increase from 5% today. Half of these courses will use AI to personalise learning. The other half will teach students how to build, deploy, and manage AI agents to solve real-world problems. The goal is to produce graduates who can not only learn continuously with AI tutors but can also create and work effectively with AI agents.

To power this aspiration, from August 2026, NTU will give all undergraduates full access to a suite of premium Google AI tools, such as Gemini Enterprise, Google AI Studio, and Vertex AI. Students will also receive computing credits to build and deploy their own AI agents for learning and problem-solving. Each year, they can choose to create dozens of such AI agents to support their studies. These agents are portable – NTU graduates can continue to use and improve them even after they enter the workforce to enhance their productivity. This feature will make the University’s graduates highly competitive in the job market.

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