{"id":216335,"date":"2026-05-19T07:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T11:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/une-launches-interdisciplinary-center-to-advance-ai-driven-education-research-and-workforce-innovation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T07:49:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T11:49:00","slug":"une-launches-interdisciplinary-center-to-advance-ai-driven-education-research-and-workforce-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/une-launches-interdisciplinary-center-to-advance-ai-driven-education-research-and-workforce-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"UNE launches interdisciplinary center to advance AI-driven education, research, and workforce innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.une.edu\/news\/2026\/une-launches-interdisciplinary-center-advance-ai-driven-education-research-and-workforce\">UNE launches interdisciplinary center to advance AI-driven education, research, and workforce innovation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.une.edu\/news\/2026\/une-launches-interdisciplinary-center-advance-ai-driven-education-research-and-workforce\">https:\/\/www.une.edu\/news\/2026\/une-launches-interdisciplinary-center-advance-ai-driven-education-research-and-workforce<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-19 07:49:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.une.edu\">www.une.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>The University of New England has launched the Center for Emerging Technologies (CET), aimed at future-oriented education, interdisciplinary innovation, and workforce development.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The CET will focus on integrating artificial intelligence, biotechnology, environmental analytics, automation, and other emerging technologies into academic programs and research initiatives.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Dr. Abigail A. Flower, Ph.D., a leader with extensive experience in artificial intelligence and applied machine learning, has been named the inaugural director of CET, set to begin her role on June 15.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>As director, Dr. Flower will collaborate with faculty to incorporate emerging technologies into curricula and enhance co-curricular learning opportunities. She aims to strengthen partnerships with industry, government, and nonprofit organizations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The center will connect various academic programs within the university and facilitate internships, fellowships, and innovation challenges to give students hands-on real-world experience with new technologies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The CET is part of UNE\u2019s strategic initiatives to support multidisciplinary collaborations and applied research in health sciences, marine and environmental sciences, business, biotechnology, and digital technologies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Dr. Flower believes that the CET will foster adaptive learning, critical thinking, and an embrace of uncertainty, preparing students for an evolving technological landscape.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The center will coordinate existing artificial intelligence and automation efforts across the university, promoting shared learning and collaboration across various disciplines and units.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNE launches interdisciplinary center to advance AI-driven education, research, and workforce innovation https:\/\/www.une.edu\/news\/2026\/une-launches-interdisciplinary-center-advance-ai-driven-education-research-and-workforce Publish Date:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-216335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216335"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216335\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}