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When more than 20 students gathered at ASU London for a 36-hour hackathon in September, the official goal was to produce AI-driven solutions around a theme of ‘inclusive excellence by design.’ By the time Team Minions accepted the £2,000 first-place prize and confetti fell inside the Tait Building, something less measurable had happened. Strangers from […]
When Elijah Samuels graduated from Arizona State University in May with a bachelor’s degree in fashion design, he expected to spend his first months as an alumnus building his portfolio and looking for opportunities. Instead, he found himself standing inside Wolf & Badger, an upscale concept store in London’s Soho district, watching guests admire the […]
What happens when two generations of environmental leaders sit down in front of a room full of students, researchers, and community members to talk honestly about the state of the planet? At Arizona State University’s Walton Center for Planetary Health, the answer was a candid, practical, and surprisingly hopeful discussion about what is actually working […]
Universities have long served as engines of discovery, producing research that shapes medicine, technology, and business. Yet a persistent gap remains between the ideas generated in academic laboratories and the people who could benefit from them—students wondering if entrepreneurship is within reach, community members seeking connections to innovators, and professionals curious about how research becomes […]
The Rutgers School of Nursing has received the 2026 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Award from Insight Into Academia magazine, marking the fifth consecutive year the school has earned this national honor. Selected as one of only 19 health professions schools and colleges across the United States this year, Rutgers stands among […]
Nursing is one of the most stable, respected, and in-demand professions in the USA, offering long-term career security alongside the chance to make a measurable difference in patients’ lives. Yet one gap persists: according to the 2024 National Nursing Workforce Survey, men account for roughly 10% of registered nurses nationwide — a figure that has […]
On September 16, 176 students at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School slipped on white coats for the first time, formally marking the start of the Class of 2030’s medical training. Among them stood Nabil Boto, a 27-year-old former paramedic who found his professional direction in the back of an ambulance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Events […]
Summer commencement ceremonies often carry a distinct character. They mark the close of an intensive academic season and the start of something bigger: professional lives built on real skills, real experience, and real confidence. At Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, this year’s Summer Commencement did exactly that, sending a new class of graduates into […]
Picture two scenarios playing out at universities across the country. In one, medical researchers at separate institutions need to compare patient records to accelerate drug discovery. In the other, cybersecurity professionals want to pool intelligence about attacks targeting their networks. In both cases, collaboration stalls for the same reason: privacy regulations, institutional policies, and legal […]
When sixteen students from Arizona State University landed in London in September 2026, they carried more than luggage and course syllabi. They arrived with an assignment: examine how sport shapes community identity, drives economic development, and connects people across cultures. Their classroom stretched from Premier League pitches to Olympic parks, and their studies culminated at […]