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Dr. Joanne Goodell, director of Levin College's School of Education, recently co-wrote an opinion piece for Crain's Cleveland Business about how artificial intelligence (A.I.) is prompting higher education to evolve.

Powered by artificial intelligence, she is the University’s first fully autonomous virtual engagement officer who will connect with alumni, donors and supporters in new, highly personalized ways. 91̽�� is one of the first universities nationwide to pioneer this shift in operations in partnership with , a Boston-based digital fundraising and engagement company.

Criminology Assistant Professor Rachel Lovell's research was recently published in the Journal of Criminal Justice. Her work focused on teaching a computer to detect innuendo (or signaling) about a victim's credibility in incident reports of rape. The study explored if the words expressed or not expressed, intentionally or not, influenced case progression and outcomes.

91̽�� was awarded a grant for $600,000 to aid in Mobilizing the Emerging Diverse AI Talent (MEDAL) through Design and Automated Control of Automated Scientific Laboratories.

Dr. Ye Zhu, a professor in the Department of , has received $139,534 to develop trainings and programs to build the cybersecurity workforce in the US. The project, titled “Revitalize Auto Industry: Elevating Automotive Workforce Excellence through Cybersecurity and AI Innovation,” is led by Dr. Huirong Fu of Oakland University and funded via the National Security Agency’s  (NCAE-C) program.

Professor Brian Ray led an interdisciplinary team of AI experts at the first annual hosted by St. Gallen University in July 2022. Ray's team -- AI in the Public Interest or AIPI -- included Erman Ayday (CWRU Engineering), Erika George (Utah Law), Anisa Halimi (IBM Ireland), Charles Helleputte (Squire Sanders France/Belgium) and Hadrien Pouget (Carnegie Endowment).