Receiving CAREER grants in 2025-26 were Chuang Gan, Donghyun Kim, VP Nguyen, Marco Serafini and Juan Zhai of the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences, and Mariana Lanzarini-Lopes of the Riccio College of Engineering.

Misra, distinguished professor of sociology and public policy, was selected by the American Sociological Association for the award for having “truly enlarged the horizons of sociology.”

Participants in the event, presented last month by the Center for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences, view AI as “the substrate for greater human connections.”

Major pharmaceutical companies are researching and developing radiopharmaceutical therapy for cancer. This new AI model could be the key to unlocking its full potential.

“Isenberg South Africa: Nurture and Nature,” from 5-8 p.m in the Isenberg Learning Commons of the Berthiaume Business Innovation Hub, will celebrate the wildlife, people, and communities of South Africa while supporting two of Isenberg’s nonprofit partners, the Zululand Conservation Trust and Nourish Eco Village.

Skolnik, associate professor of German and adjunct faculty in history and Judaic and Near Eastern studies in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, has been appointed co-editor of AJS Perspectives, the magazine of the Association for Jewish Studies.

Brian Baldi has been named assistant provost and director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, a position he filled in an interim capacity during the 2025-26 academic year, while Julie Breen of the University of Cincinnati has been appointed assistant provost and director of Instructional Design, Engagement, and Support.

The honor society of food science and technology recognized He, professor and head of the Department of Food Science in the College of Natural Sciences, for demonstrating significant skills and making impactful contributions to food science and technology, closely allied industries and society.