Bryant University

10/22/2026

Day of Understanding 2026

Annually, the Bulldog community takes a day to immerse themselves in different activities and presentations that broaden their horizons and strengthen wellbeing on campus.

Congratulations to the Bryant Day of Understanding committee and volunteers on another successful year!🐶

10/22/2026

10/22/2026

The best AI results often come from an interactive conversation between the human user and the chatbot. Collaboration, fact-checking, role playing, and even using AI to write prompts can all be part of "going deeper" and gaining true insights, according to Bryant experts Poojan Patel, Ph.D., assistant professor of Finance and co-author of the newly released textbook, Prompt Engineering for Accounting and Finance: Theory and Practice; and Marketing Professor Stefanie Boyer, Ph.D., co-founder of RNMKRS, an AI platform for training and assessing sales talent, and co-author of Selling with GenAI: Practical Insights for Sales Leaders.

In the second part of our Prompting 101 series, Boyer and Patel explore how to make AI a better prompting partner: https://news.bryant.edu/prompting-101-6-ways-make-ai-better-thinking-partner

10/20/2026

What's scarier than these ghosts? College colors that aren't black and gold😨

10/19/2026

It might be fall, but it’s never too early to plan for the holidays! ❄️

Save the date for the 50th annual Bryant University Festival of Lights on Wednesday, December 2! Enjoy a festive reception alongside your fellow Bryant alumni and friends, and then join the whole community together for the Festival of Lights. Registration opens soon!

10/19/2026

We are just 3️⃣ weeks away from Bryant Giving Day, and we have one question: are you ready to MAKE YOUR MOVE?

Choose where you want to make a difference at Bryant University and put your generosity behind the people, programs, and possibilities that matter most to you ⬇️

givingday.bryant.edu

10/16/2026

Collaboration between humans and AI may be the gold standard that companies are seeking in the future workplace, but a recent study conducted by Bryant University and outside researchers suggests that the work produced through such partnerships may also be subjected to unusually lofty expectations.

Advertising created by humans and AI generates “dream team” level anticipation among consumers but, when such ads fall short, the backlash can be doubly harsh, says Marketing Professor Sukki Yoon, Ph.D.

“Consumers expect ads created through AI-human collaboration to be of superior quality compared to those created through AI-AI or human-human collaboration,” notes the study, whose co-authors included Yoon and Bryant Marketing Associate Professor Kacy Kim, Ph.D.

Read more on the findings and the study implications here: https://news.bryant.edu/ai-human-collaborations-face-curse-high-expectations

10/15/2026

During the 2020 presidential election, Ballotpedia reported that 66.8 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots. Two years later, there was a 20-percentage-point decline when only 46.8 percent of eligible voters participated in the country’s midterm elections. While these elections traditionally see lower voter turnout, Bryant’s Assistant Professor of Political Science Tristan Hightower, Ph.D., emphasizes that midterm elections determine who makes many of the decisions Americans encounter in their everyday lives.

“If we start at the national level, every two years we are re-electing over half of Congress; that's a massive part of our federal system of government,” he says.

Read more: https://news.bryant.edu/why-do-midterm-elections-matter-bryant-political-scientist-explains-whats-stake

10/14/2026

It was a moment visualized by great competitors: two seconds left on the clock, game on the line, and a chance to score and give your team the win. When Bryant field goal kicker Nick Stoyanovich ’29 lined up to seal the Bryant Football team’s comeback win over North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University on Oct. 3, he not only drew on endless hours of preparation, but a family legacy stretching from backyard kicking competitions with his brothers to the National Football League (NFL).

Read more about Nick Stoyanovich's success between the uprights, his unique upbringing, and the "only in football" connections that helped bring him from Michigan to Smithfield, Rhode Island: https://news.bryant.edu/bulldogs-kicker-nick-stoyanovich-29-success-family-affair

10/08/2026

Bryant University's new AI Investment Club will explore the value of integrating artificial intelligence into managing an investment portfolio and investigate whether the technology works better in a leading or supporting role.

Founded by Finance student Logan Richardson '28, the club provides Bryant students with hands-on experience by managing a simulated $1,000,000 “paper” portfolio using both traditional financial analysis and AI-augmented research tools.

Read more about this timely new club and how it could help students prepare for the future of finance: https://news.bryant.edu/can-ai-beat-market-bryants-new-investment-club-aims-find-out