Education & Healthcare Business News — October 13, 2026

Today's top stories for schools, universities and hospitals worldwide, starting with: Butler University receives $1 million in federal funding to expand engineering and business data analytics programs

Your daily briefing on the business of education and healthcare around the world — funding, deals, policy, partnerships and technology — picked from trusted industry news sources.

Updated every morning at 7 AM US Eastern time. Every headline links to the original publisher.

Education business news

  1. Butler University receives $1 million in federal funding to expand engineering and business data analytics programs
    WTHR · Oct 13

  2. Mizzou Google AI Partnership Expands Access, While Key Terms Stay Private
    remio · Oct 12

  3. HHC and Goodwin University Launch Landmark Partnership
    Hartford HealthCare · Oct 13

  4. Curtin vows to fight WA mega-university merger
    The PIE News · Oct 12

  5. ITECA warns Australian policy is “choking” international education and skills pipeline
    The PIE News · Oct 13

  6. 4 areas of impact that define an effective CCR strategy
    K-12 Dive · Oct 12

Healthcare & hospital business news

  1. PhilHealth, BJMP Seal Partnership to Expand Healthcare AccessforPersons Deprived of Liberty
    Manila Standard · Oct 13

  2. The 10 Percent Rule: Why Investors Say Few AI Healthcare Companies Deserve Their Valuations
    GeneOnline · Oct 13

  3. Regulations and investments put Saudi, UAE ahead in Gulf digital health
    Healthcare Asia Magazine · Oct 13

  4. Scarlet nabs $50m to grow AI-native medtech certification platform
    Medical Device Network · Oct 12

  5. Southern Research secures NIH funding for drug testing hub
    Hospital Management · Oct 13

  6. Marsh survey examines how health systems are managing capital, investment strategies
    Fierce Healthcare · Oct 12

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