UC Berkeley Law will bar most student use of generative AI in coursework and exams this summer, citing fabricated citations and faulty legal analysis. The policy keeps narrow exceptions for AI‑fluency training.

Theo Baker’s memoir shows how secret seminars, early VC money and campus rituals funnel Stanford freshmen into Silicon Valley power networks.

Microsoft released Defender engine and platform updates after two zero‑day flaws were spotted in the wild; CISA added the CVEs to its KEV list and set a June 3 federal remediation deadline.

An open‑source AI called OrcaHello listens to hydrophones in the Salish Sea and sends near‑real‑time alerts so ports and ferries can reduce underwater noise when endangered orcas are nearby.

A $60M gift from alumnus Bruce I. Jacobs will fund Wharton’s first new degree in 50 years: a one‑year, AI‑heavy Master of Science in Quantitative Finance.

UF researchers will sample Tampa Bay to build a Vibrio forecast that could warn residents and shellfish managers weeks ahead. The effort follows recent deadly cases in Florida.

Marines at Miramar tested UH‑1Y and AH‑1Z helicopters as airborne motherships to launch and control Neros Archer FPV drones, showing a way to strike from farther away while keeping crews safer.

Mayo Clinic and Bayesian Health unveiled an AI tool to flag hospitalized patients who may need palliative care; an internal trial showed referral rates jumped 44%.

Kawasaki and Nvidia are reportedly lining up a San Jose robotics R&D hub to test medical and mobility robots with partners including Microsoft and Fujitsu.

The Commerce Department unveiled a $2B CHIPS‑funded quantum package that includes $1B for IBM’s new foundry and minority equity stakes in several startups.

DFW researchers and museum staff helped identify a school‑bus‑sized mosasaur now named Tylosaurus rex. The holotype is on display at the Perot Museum in Dallas.

Ratmir Timashev pledged $15 million to Ohio State to back a new bachelor’s that blends computer science and business, pairing rigorous coursework with paid work experience. The proposal is on the university review track and aims to enroll its first students in Autumn 2027.

An 80-foot blue whale skeleton and a full-scale heart model arrive at the Saint Louis Science Center this weekend. The traveling exhibition runs through Jan. 10, 2027.