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東京--(BUSINESS WIRE)--（ビジネスワイヤ） -- 公益財団法人国際科学技術財団（理事長：永井良三）は、世界の科学技術分野において、独創的で飛躍的な成果を挙げ、人類の平和と繁栄に著しく貢献した科学者に贈るJapan Prizeの授賞式を、4月14日（火）、東京都渋谷区の新国立劇場で開催しました。 授賞式には、「エレクトロニクス、情報、通信」分野の受賞者、シンシア・ドワーク博士（米国）、「生命科学」分野の受賞者、審良 静男博士（日本）、ジージャン・チェン博士（米国）が参加し、賞状、賞牌に加え各分野につき副賞として1億円が贈られました。 2026年 Japan Prize受賞者は、国内外の約16,000名の有識者の推薦を受け、約1年間に及ぶ厳正な審査を経て決定されました。「エレクトロニクス、情報、通信」分野で107件、「生命科学」分野で185件、総計292件の推薦を受け、その中からそれぞれの分野の受賞者が選ばれました。 式典には、天皇皇后両陛下ご臨席のもと三権の長、関係閣僚の皆様をはじめ、各界の代表の皆様など約600名が出席。天皇陛下からおことばを賜り、3名の受賞者から挨...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Japan Prize Foundation (President: Ryozo Nagai) held an award ceremony on Tuesday, April 14, at the New National Theatre, Tokyo in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward to confer the Japan Prize on scientists who have made creative and dramatic achievements in the global scientific and technological fields and who have contributed significantly to realizing peace and prosperity for all humanity. Cynthia Dwork, Ph.D. (USA), the winner in the field of Electronics, Information, and Comm...

CAMBRIDGE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UKYAA to host global youth art and AI exhibition in Cambridge, UK, showcasing SDG-focused work from 20,000+ submissions across 11 countries....

MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD), the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, has announced the appointment of Lyndon Lie as senior vice president of engineering. In this role, Lie will oversee all engineering functions across Blue Bird’s platforms to support the company’s long-term growth strategy. Lie will be responsible for leading product development, platform engineering, innovation and execution. He will also manage the integration of engineering...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Yondr, the company behind pioneering phone-free spaces, released the Phone-Free Schools Insights Report - a synthesis of research, school-reported outcomes, and policy trends documenting the state of phone-free education in 2026. This report highlights the measurable impact of phone-free school environments on student engagement and behavior, reinforcing the growing shift toward structured, device-free learning. Drawing on independent academic research, Yond...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Kaplan Educational Foundation (KEF), an independent 501(c)(3) public charity which seeks to eliminate barriers to higher education for high-potential, low-income community college students and develop them as leaders and advocates for their communities, announces its 20th Anniversary Leadership Awards, honoring Alison Overseth, CEO, Partnership for After School Education, and Giuseppe “Seppy” Basili, Executive Director, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, with this year’s...

LEWISVILLE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Immertec, a healthcare training and awareness technology company focused on expanding access to procedural education, today announced a significant expansion of its global infrastructure. The enhanced model enables medical device companies to deliver live and on-demand surgical training for internal teams and physician education programs worldwide—reducing traditional barriers to operating room access. As medical device companies continue to invest in global...

HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sophia Learning announces a partnership with NurseDash....

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Covista (NYSE: CVSA), America’s largest healthcare educator, today announced that the healthcare AI credentials Covista and Google Cloud launched together in October are now available to enrolled students across all five Covista institutions—and they are going further. Working in collaboration with Google Cloud, Covista is developing the AI-powered classroom of the future: a learning environment that will push education to a new level through precision learning at scal...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kiddom, a leading education technology platform and developer of Learning Intelligence Technology (LIT), today announced its participation in the upcoming ASU+GSV Summit, taking place April 12-15 in San Diego, California. The Company’s involvement in the Summit reflects its focus on helping school districts achieve greater instructional coherence by aligning curriculum, assessment, insights and technology into a unified system that works for teachers and delivers...