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Digital platforms and AI

European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR)
Reports and Proceedings

Using artificial intelligence and digital initiatives to amplify voices

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EULAR – The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology – works with the network of national organisations of People with Arthritis/Rheumatism in Europe (PARE) to ensure the voices of people with RMD are heard and have influence – creating powerful alliances that make a real difference. Artificial intelligence (AI) is another potential ally in that fight. At the EULAR 2026 Congress in London, work was presented from three PARE initiatives that showcase how digital tools can be used in treatment education and decision-making, and potentially avoid the use of general web searches to answer important questions.

Parental cooperation with the kindergarten is the most important way to support preschoolers' academic skills

Estonian Research Council
Reports and Proceedings

Many parents worry about whether they are doing enough for their child's development: should they read more books, practise numbers and letters, or play educational games more often? Research says that parents should also focus on kindergarten.

Funder: European Social Fund's Doctoral Studies and Internationalisation Programme DoRa, Publication of this dissertation is granted by the Estonian Doctoral School of Educational Sciences created under the auspices of the European Social Fund

The Menopause Society receives grant to expand education and outreach where access to care is most limited

The Menopause Society
Grant and Award Announcement

CLEVELAND, Ohio (June 4, 2026)—Pivotal, a group of organizations founded by Melinda French Gates to accelerate the pace of social progress for women and young people in the U.S. and around the world, provided $10 million to The Menopause Society for the education of healthcare professionals and to expand outreach in areas where access to menopause care is most limited.

When entrepreneurship lessons stay inside school walls

Zhejiang University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Entrepreneurship is often presented as a pathway to autonomy, dignity, and income for people with disabilities (PwD), especially where formal employment remains difficult to access.

Journal: Entrepreneurship Education

Boise State University selected as lead institution for Pacific Intermountain Network for Education in Semiconductors

Boise State University
Grant and Award Announcement

Boise State University has been selected as the lead regional institution for the Pacific Intermountain Network for Education in Semiconductors, part of the National Network for Microelectronics Education (NNME).

Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (NSF TIP) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce, the NNME initiative addresses the urgent national need for skilled workers in the semiconductor industry, which is experiencing unprecedented growth driven by federal investments through the CHIPS and Science Act, increasing demand for microelectronics across all sectors of the economy. As the lead regional institution, Boise State will coordinate educational programs, industry partnerships, and workforce development initiatives across the Pacific Intermountain region.

Lauren Stern, MD MPH, honored for outstanding contributions to medical education

Boston University School of Medicine
Grant and Award Announcement

Boston)—Lauren Stern, MD, MPH, clinical associate professor of medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has been honored with the Grant V. Rodkey, MD, Award for Outstanding Contributions to Medical Education by the Massachusetts Medical Society. The award recognizes a physician who has made significant contributions to medical students, both in the hospital and in organized medicine.

Evaluating open-ended high-stakes exams with LLMs: Alignment between ChatGPT-4o and human grading in high- and low-resource languages

Higher Education Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

There is a substantial potential to use LLMs as a supplementary grading tools, particularly in high-resource languages, but they do not yet match the consistency or interpretative depth of human expert evaluators.

Journal: Frontiers of Digital Education

Evaluating the efficacy of a multifaceted prompt for use with LLMs to evaluate course project reports

Higher Education Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

This study proposes PEG-Prompt, a Paul-Elder critical thinking-guided prompt framework for LLM-based automated course project report (CPR) assessment. It evaluates CPRs across six dimensions. Experiments on the PEG-CPR dataset show PEG-Prompt significantly improves score alignment with human raters, especially when combined with key content extraction and few-shot examples.

SETI Institute awards $1 million in STRIDE grants to advance astrobiology, exoplanet science, and public engagement

SETI Institute
Grant and Award Announcement

Today, the SETI Institute announced the second round of grants it will fund with its Support Technology, Research, Innovation, Development, and Education (STRIDE) program. The SETI Institute established the STRIDE fund to support SETI Institute researchers and EOC (Education, Outreach, and Communications) professionals in developing innovative research and education proposals. After funding the first round with $500K, this year’s program will award $1M to fund 10 projects. Advance understanding of the impact of stellar winds and magnetic fields on atmospheric loss in exoplanets and their implications for planetary habitability.

"This year’s STRIDE selections showcase ambitious, cutting-edge work across astrobiology, intelligence, planetary science, AI, and public engagement,” said Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute. “These projects push the boundaries of how we explore life, intelligence, habitability, and our place in the universe while fostering innovation that can shape future scientific breakthroughs."

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