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Ellucian Foundation Awards $600,000+ in PATH Scholarships to 47 Colleges and Universities Globally to Support Student Financial Success

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Progress, Accomplishment, Thriving, Hope (PATH) scholarships address financial stressors affecting student mental health, retention and academic performance

RESTON, Va., Feb. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Ellucian Foundation, established in 2020 by Ellucian, the leading higher education technology solutions provider, today announced the institutions selected to receive 2024 Progress, Accomplishment, Thriving, Hope (PATH) Scholarships. The PATH Scholarship provides grants to higher education institutions globally to directly benefit students facing economic hardships and educational disruptions.

“The PATH Scholarship is a cornerstone of Ellucian’s commitment to student success and equity and we are pleased to present 47 colleges and universities with grants this year,” said Laura Ipsen, President & CEO, Ellucian. “Recent data from our Student Voice Report shows that 59% of students considered dropping out due to financial stress, with many reporting impacts on mental health and academic performance. The PATH Scholarship program aims to lighten these pressures so that financial constraints are not a barrier to completing education.”

The PATH Scholarship awards block grants of $10,000, $15,000 and $25,000 (USD) to higher education institutions to help students cover items such as housing, tuition and food. Individual students receive a maximum award of $1,500 (USD) with limited exceptions.

“The Ellucian Foundation’s support will provide students at risk for dropping out due to financial distress with funding to enable them to persist in pursuing their degrees,” said Kimberly B. Gentry, Associate Vice Chancellor, Corporate and Foundation Relations, University of Massachusetts Boston. “By targeting a critical need that can derail the plans of our first-generation, low-income undergraduates, the PATH Scholarship advances our university’s top strategic priority, student success.”

“The Ellucian Foundation supports equitable educational opportunities for all students, regardless of socioeconomic background, across the globe,” said Jennifer Welding, Executive Director of the Ellucian Foundation. “We are thrilled to continue our support for student success and well-being through the PATH Scholarship program, delivering lasting impact on the lives of students.”

Kirsten Weeks, Senior Director, Strategic Operations and ESG at Ellucian and Board Member for the Ellucian Foundation added: “Financial barriers should never stand in the way of student success. The PATH Scholarship is a vital resource that empowers institutions to provide direct support to students facing economic hardship. By alleviating financial stress, we’re helping students stay on track to achieve their academic and career goals.”

This year’s PATH cohort, selected by an independent judging committee, includes 36 U.S. institutions and 11 institutions across Australia, Canada, Colombia, and Ireland – including:

United States:

Bluefield State UniversityCalifornia State University-BakersfieldCalifornia State University-San BernardinoColorado State University-GlobalEastern Illinois UniversityEastern Oregon UniversityGalveston CollegeGeorgia Gwinnett CollegeGrayson CollegeIndiana University Purdue University-IndianapolisKentucky State UniversityMontana State University-NorthernMontclair State UniversityNevada State UniversityNorthern Arizona UniversityPrairie View A&M UniversityRed Rocks Community CollegeState University of New York-Alfred State College of TechnologyState University of New York-MorrisvilleSt. Mary’s College of MarylandTemple UniversityTexas A&M International UniversityTexas A&M University-KingsvilleUniversity of Arkansas-Fort SmithUniversity of Colorado-DenverUniversity of HoustonUniversity of Maryland-Baltimore CountyUniversity of Massachusetts-BostonUniversity of Montana-WesternUniversity of Nebraska-OmahaUniversity of North Carolina-GreensboroUniversity of North Texas–DallasUniversity of South AlabamaUniversity of West AlabamaVirginia Commonwealth UniversityWestern Connecticut State University

Australia:

Charles Stuart UniversityFlinders University

Canada:

Wilfrid Laurier University

Colombia:

CESA – Colegio de Estudios Superiores en AdministraciónCorporación Universitaria Santa Rosa de Cabal-UNISARCFundacion Universidad del NorteInstituto Superior de Ciencias Sociales y Económico Familiares-ICSEFPontificia Universidad JaverianaUniversidad de los AndesUniversidad Tecnologica de Bolivar

Ireland:

University College Dublin

For this year’s scholarship, in the U.S., all four-year public institutions that are eligible to participate in the Federal Title IV Student aid programs were invited to apply, with Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) strongly encouraged to apply. Additionally, non-profit higher educational institutions in Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Ireland, Lebanon, Mexico, and the United Kingdom were eligible to apply.

ABOUT THE ELLUCIAN FOUNDATION PATH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The Progress, Accomplishment, Thriving, Hope (PATH) Scholarship is provided by the Ellucian Foundation, established in 2020 by Ellucian, the leading technology solutions provider for higher education. After all 2024 grants are distributed, the PATH Scholarship program will have provided more than $2.9 million in grants. More than 2,650 students have received PATH Scholarships through their higher education institutions. For more information or to get involved, visit: https://stayonpath.org/.

ABOUT ELLUCIAN
Ellucian powers innovation for higher education, partnering with more than 2,900 customers across 50 countries, serving over 20 million students. Ellucian’s AI-powered platform, trained on the richest dataset available in higher education, drives efficiency, personalized experiences, and strengthened engagement for all students, faculty and staff. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, including data-rich tools for student recruitment, enrollment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian’s innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners and user community of more than 45,000 provides best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.

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Genedata Expands AI Discovery Workflows with NVIDIA BioNeMo Open Models, Including the New RFD4-Proteina Release

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Bringing next-generation binder design models into production discovery

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Genedata, a Danaher company, and the leading provider of enterprise software solutions for biopharmaceutical R&D, today announced the addition of the new RFD4-Proteina binder design model into Genedata’s AI-enabled discovery workflows, following the model’s introduction at NVIDIA GTC Berlin. As an early ecosystem partner, Genedata is among the first companies to make RFD4-Proteina available within its production discovery workflows. By connecting AI-generated molecular designs, scientific data, and laboratory results, Genedata helps researchers transform AI predictions into continuous learning cycles that accelerate biologics discovery.

The workflow begins with scientists defining target characteristics and required properties using Genedata’s AI co-scientist. NVIDIA’s open protein design models then generate and evaluate candidate binders within Genedata. As candidates move into laboratory testing, results are captured and linked back to the original designs, helping scientists refine and rank the next round.

“Advances in AI are creating unprecedented opportunities for protein and antibody discovery, but unlocking their full value requires more than access to powerful models alone,” said Othmar Pfannes, Ph.D., President of Genedata. “Researchers need a way to connect molecular design, experimental execution, and scientific data into a continuous learning process. Genedata serves as the digital backbone that brings these elements together, helping scientists evaluate more candidates before testing, preserve the scientific context behind each outcome, and build knowledge from one discovery cycle to the next.”

While advances in generative AI are rapidly expanding what scientists can design, many organizations still struggle to operationalize these models within production scientific research workflows. Genedata provides the orchestration, governance, and scientific data foundation needed to deploy NVIDIA BioNeMo open models, including RFD4-Proteina, directly within the discovery workflows scientists use every day. Researchers can apply AI-generated designs within established processes while maintaining lineage, traceability, and scientific context across the discovery lifecycle.

Within Danaher’s autonomous laboratory initiative, these capabilities connect AI, automation, and scientific data in a closed-loop discovery framework where each experimental outcome informs the next design cycle, creating a continuous learn-and-improve process that advances science while keeping scientists in control.

About Genedata
Genedata, a Danaher company and the leading provider of enterprise software solutions for biopharma R&D, transforms biopharma data into intelligence. Our innovative solutions combine deep science, technology, and AI domain knowledge. Leading biopharma organizations and cutting-edge biotechs partner with Genedata to digitalize and automate complex data workflows. Our advanced analytics and embedded AI enable data-driven decisions. From early discovery through development to the clinic, Genedata solutions drive innovation and maximize ROI being trusted by customers worldwide for more than 25 years.

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Danaher is a leading global life sciences and diagnostics innovator, committed to accelerating the power of science and technology to improve human health. Through our connected ecosystem of industry-leading businesses, we work side by side with customers to solve their most complex scientific and clinical challenges—helping move innovations from discovery to delivery faster for patients who depend on them. Powered by the Danaher Business System, our advanced science and technology and proven ability to innovate help enable faster, more accurate diagnoses and reduce the time, cost, and risk required to discover, develop, and deliver life-changing therapies. Through continuous improvement and operational excellence, our approximately 60,000 associates worldwide are focused on delivering lasting impact and improving quality of life around the world, while building a healthier, more sustainable tomorrow. Explore more at www.danaher.com.

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Bybit AI Empowers Users with Their Personal Financial Edge, Adding Personalization and Memory

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DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bybit, the New Financial Platform trusted by more than 80 million users worldwide, has announced new personalization and memory features for Bybit AI, its in-app intelligent conversational layer. Bybit AI now builds a profile from each user’s assets, positions, behavior and risk profile, connecting wealth, markets and trading across the Bybit ecosystem.

Launched in September, Bybit AI organically unifies Bybit’s core services within a single chat interface. The newly added features extend its capacity from responding to individual requests to maintaining a continuous understanding of the user, giving each user their personal financial edge.

Putting the user at the center, Bybit AI is evolving on three pillars:

Personalized: With permissions granted and limits set, Bybit AI analyzes actual account information, including financial behavior and risk profile alongside assets and positions, to generate outputs tailored to the individual.Connected: Bybit AI links Markets, Trading, Earn, Card and other Bybit products, drawing on the full picture of a user’s holdings and activity rather than a single product.Remembered: Users can proactively share their preferences with Bybit AI, which retains this context through long-term memory so that each conversation builds on the previous one.

The release also introduces Featured, a set of customized entry points for specific use cases. Each entry point offers predefined prompts, such as generating a wealth management plan based on a user’s assets and risk tolerance, and returns structured analysis with key data, clear insights and suggested next steps.

Bybit AI supports main account operations while giving users the option to deploy it within a dedicated Bybit AI sub-account. The AI-powered assistant is built on a security-first architecture. Outputs are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice. Instructions are executed in chats only after customer authorizations.

Bybit expects to introduce further updates to Bybit AI as it continues to build toward AI-native financial services, with conversational intelligence positioned as core infrastructure.

To explore Bybit AI and learn more about how it works, users may visit: Bybit AI  – Learn how to use Bybit through conversation.

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Bybit is The New Financial Platform.

We believe every person should have access to every financial opportunity on earth. That’s why we’re building the first intelligent platform that connects anyone, anywhere to the world’s finance.

Trusted by more than 80 million users worldwide, Bybit brings together investing, trading, payments, and wealth-building in a single secure and intelligent ecosystem. Through the combination of AI-powered technology, deep global liquidity, robust security, and transparent operations, Bybit makes global finance more accessible, efficient, and empowering for everyone.

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Poq is now a Shopify Certified Technology Partner

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LONDON, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ —  poq, the native mobile app platform for retail brands, today announced it has been recognised as a Shopify Certified Technology Partner. Shopify’s certification is reserved for app partners that meet Shopify’s standards for quality, security, performance and support. poq is now listed in the Shopify Technology Partner Directory and the Certified Technology Partner App Store Collection, making it easier for enterprise Shopify merchants to find and adopt a proven native app platform.

poq already powers native iOS and Android apps for joint customers including Ardene, Steve Madden UK, e.l.f. Beauty (globally), Horze (pan-European), Mamas & Papas (UK) and ECO. Modern Essentials (ANZ and UK). Across the poq platform, shoppers convert at 1.8 times the rate of mobile web, based on the median across 21 brands from January 2025 to January 2026.

“Certification from Shopify is independent validation that poq meets the high standard Shopify sets for its technology partners,” said Jay Johnston, CEO of poq. “Our customers use their apps to build loyalty and drive repeat purchases from their most valuable shoppers. This recognition means more Shopify merchants can launch a high-performing native app with confidence, on a platform already proven at scale across four continents.”

Results for Shopify Brands

European equestrian retailer Horze moved to Shopify and chose to stay with poq for its native app. “After choosing to continue working together, I can confidently say that this was absolutely the right decision. The level of motivation, ownership, and commitment the poq team demonstrated throughout the project was truly impressive,” said Dominik Schlag, CFO of Horze.

In the UK, Mamas & Papas uses its poq app to make shopping easier for busy parents. “Our poq app makes shopping with us quick and easy wherever they are, and drives loyalty and repeat purchases,” said Jo Molineux, Digital Director at Mamas & Papas.

About poq

poq is a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform that empowers retailers and brands to create and maintain engaging, high-performance native mobile apps. With a focus on driving customer engagement and revenue, poq’s platform enables seamless integration, powerful personalisation, and an enhanced shopping experience for businesses worldwide. Learn more at poqcommerce.com.

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