NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Amity University will announce the launch of the Amity Global Research hub (AGRH), New York, on Friday, August 21, 2026, marking a significant step toward strengthening INDO-USA scientific collaboration, research partnerships, innovation initiative connecting leading universities, research institutions, industry partners, and policymakers to drive cutting-edge research and innovation with real-world impact.

The official inauguration of AGRH will be celebrated on Friday, August 21, 2026, at the Consulate General of India, New York, under the leadership of Dr. Aseem Chauhan, Chancellor of Amity University and Chairman of AGRH, together with Dr. Sandeep Mittan, Director of AGRH, with distinguished participation from Rutgers University, the Georgia Institute of Technology, CUNY, Long Island University, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the National Cancer Institute, and many top US education hubs.

“The establishment of the Amity Global Research Hub in New York represents an important step toward creating a globally connected ecosystem for scientific discovery, innovation and knowledge exchange,” said Dr. Aseem Chauhan. “Our objective is to bring together outstanding researchers, academic institutions, industry leaders and global partners to address complex challenges and translate research into meaningful societal impact.”

The hub is envisioned as a platform connecting researchers and institutions in the United States, India, and other global markets, strengthening the INDO-US collaboration with a focus on interdisciplinary collaboration, emerging technologies, translational research, and solutions to challenges of global importance.

Launch Event

Date: Friday, August 21, 2026

Time: 3:00 PM onwards

Location: New York

The launch of AGRH is expected to establish a new platform for cross-border research collaboration and help foster partnerships that can accelerate innovation and create measurable societal impact.

Media Contact:

Dr. Sandeep Mittan, PhD, FAHA
Director Amity Global Research Hub
Vice President Research and Development
Amity Education Group Long Island Campus, New York
500 Montauk Hwy, Oakdale, NY 11769
Executive Board Member New Jersey Academy of Science (NJAS) ,New Jersey
Research Scholar – National Institute of Health-NIH, MD 20892
Email : smittan@amity.edu
M: +16467023447

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Engels Gualdani, Classic Car Expert, Details Record $1.975 Million Sale of 1971 440 Six-Pack

HILTON, N.Y., Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A numbers-matching 1971 Plymouth Cuda convertible with a rare 440 six-pack engine has sold for a record $1.975 million. Classic Car Expert Engels Gualdani, known in the industry as Mr. Muscle Car, brokered the deal between private collectors.

The vehicle at the center of the sale is a 1971 440 six-pack Cuda convertible with a four-speed manual transmission. It also has a numbers-matching engine, a detail collectors treat as essential to a car’s value.

The Cuda comes with its original build sheet, the factory document used to confirm a car’s exact specifications. This kind of paperwork is central to how serious collectors judge authenticity.

The Cuda still carries its factory front and rear spoilers along with the signature shaker hood scoop. These features were optional in 1971 and rarely survive together on a single car.

Gualdani identifies the vehicle by its VIN, BS27V1B300626, and describes the transaction as a world record sale. The 1971 440 six-pack convertible changed hands for $1.975 million between two private collectors.

Classic Car Expert Engels Gualdani, widely known as Mr. Muscle Car, facilitated the deal from the initial introduction through the final signatures. Gualdani confirmed the vehicle’s provenance before the sale closed. Transactions of this size are uncommon even within the broader muscle car collecting community.

Numbers-matching 440 six-pack Cuda convertibles command high prices due to limited factory production and well-documented histories. He positions the sale as one of the most notable muscle car transactions reported this year.

Gualdani’s process typically starts with verifying a vehicle’s numbers, paperwork, and mechanical condition before negotiations begin. This groundwork gave both sides confidence in the final terms.

Gualdani’s role as Classic Car Expert is highlighted by this transaction, but it’s not his first notable sale this year. Early in the year, he brought a ’71 Hemi Cuda Convertible to Mecum, which sold for over $3 million. His reputation as Mr. Muscle Car reflects years of work in the collector car market.

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Fellows supported by NextLadder Ventures, MIT Lab, and Anthropic showcase new purpose-built tech at AI for Social Impact Fellowship Demo Day

Four frontline organizations commit to quickly scaling tools developed in collaboration with graduate fellows

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — NextLadder Ventures, The Bike Shop @ MIT, and Anthropic yesterday co-hosted a Demo Day at Anthropic’s headquarters that featured new Navigation Technology (NavTech) solutions designed to improve economic outcomes for individuals and families. The tools were developed by four teams of graduate students from MIT and Harvard as part of the inaugural class of the AI for Social Impact Fellowship, working alongside four frontline organizations that serve economically disadvantaged Americans.

Yesterday’s presentation marked the conclusion of the fellowship program, which supported students in building practical NavTech: an emerging category of tools that harness cutting-edge AI to deliver at scale highly personalized support through the high-stakes moments that impact a family’s economic future.

Following Demo Day, each participating organization is today announcing immediate plans to scale the new products developed by the fellows, extending their expertise to more individuals and families in need of support:

Money Management International, one of the largest nonprofit credit counseling organizations in the country, is rolling out a call intelligence tool that securely reviews debt counselors’ calls and gives them feedback to adopt the behaviors linked to higher enrollment in proven debt repayment solutions. The tool incorporates frontline expertise that frontier models don’t have and will be available to all of the organization’s debt counselors. MMI will continue to collaborate with The Bike Shop to refine and improve the tool to increase positive outcomes for individuals in financial distress nationwide.Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), the largest reentry employment provider in the country, is integrating a new evaluation and monitoring tool for CEO’s AI voice coach that supports people leaving incarceration with interview preparation for finding and keeping jobs. The fellows redesigned the AI coach to improve interview readiness, laying the groundwork for a successful expanded deployment of CEO’s tool across the 8,000 recently incarcerated job seekers it serves across the country every year.Climb Together, a nonprofit helping students and jobseekers unlock career opportunities through human connections, is adding a new feature to their AI coach that gives feedback on real-life networking conversations. Users can upload a recorded conversation and receive targeted feedback on whether they gave a compelling introduction, asked the right questions and made an appropriate ask.The tool will be available across the roughly 9,000 career conversations their participants will have this fall.Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners, a national nonprofit providing financial coaching and navigation to low-wage workers within employer, financial services, and housing channels, is integrating a tool that helps coaches arrive at debt reduction paths more quickly by analyzing bank and credit statements during a call. This tool will be accessible to all of the organization’s financial coaches and made available to allied coaching providers via Neighborhood Trust’s technical assistance and capacity building solutions.

“At its core, NavTech offers the potential to transform how millions of low-income people navigate life’s biggest economic decisions and challenges,” said Ryan Rippel, CEO and co-founder of NextLadder Ventures. “This collaboration is a testament to the promise of this sector, delivering tools that help individuals build better lives today while laying the groundwork for a growing ecosystem of developers and entrepreneurs that can propel the field forward long-term. We’re grateful to our partners and look forward to seeing the impact this tremendous group of fellows will continue to make in the years to come.”

“We are proud of our fellows, for dedicating their summers to impactful, mission-driven work.” said MIT Professor Sendhil Mullainathan, who leads The Bike Shop. “They’re working towards realizing a more ambitious vision of AI where technology truly enhances human capacity. The four projects showcase what a ‘bicycle for the mind’ can look like in practice.”

At maturity, the NavTech market has the potential to help millions of Americans better navigate their unique economic challenges and build more secure financial lives. The summer fellowship from NextLadder, The Bike Shop, and Anthropic was designed to both test and deliver new NavTech tools that make a tangible impact on daily lives, while expanding the pipeline of talented developers needed to grow the field.

About NextLadder Ventures: NextLadder Ventures is a time-bound venture with one goal: empower millions of Americans to reach their potential by 2040. Backed by over $1 billion in capital, the organization invests in breakthrough technologies that remove barriers to economic success and put people in control of their futures. NextLadder Ventures is trailblazing a new market for tech-enabled Navigation Technology tools that help people access the resources they need to navigate pivotal moments — offering flexible, risk-tolerant capital to entrepreneurs building these transformative tools today, while creating a pipeline of tech, talent, and capital for the long run. To learn more, visit nextladder.com.

About The Bike Shop @ MIT: The Bike Shop is an applied AI research lab at MIT’s Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS), working at the intersection of economics and computer science to build algorithms that enhance human capacity. To learn more, visit thebikeshop.mit.edu.

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