A pre-dawn Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral as booster B1067 completed a record 35th flight and landed on the droneship. The flight pushed the Space Coast’s busy 2026 manifest higher.

UNT Health Fort Worth consolidated six colleges into four to streamline administration and clear space for faster enrollment growth and expanded clinical training. Leaders say no programs were cut and students will remain in their current degrees.

Early human and lab results — from Vertex, Sana and other teams — show engineered or transplanted insulin‑producing cells surviving and functioning, prompting cautious optimism among Pittsburgh advocates.

La Jolla Institute researchers joined a PNAS study that introduced "superHLA," a computational pipeline that scanned more than 190,000 peptides and validated 24 superbinders. The method could help identify vaccine targets that work across diverse genetic backgrounds.

A unanimous DRC vote advances a $25M plan to remake the long-idle St. Petersburg Science Center into an AI hub with classrooms, labs and startup space.

UC San Diego researchers developed a non‑destructive “milking” method to extract therapeutic plant particles under simulated space stressors, pointing to on‑demand medicines for long missions.

Stockton police have equipped officers with Axon body cameras that translate 50+ languages in real time. Officials call it a service boost; advocates want tighter oversight.

UC San Diego researchers found SynCav1 preserved memory and neuron structure in mice with TDP‑43 pathology, suggesting a neuron‑focused path forward for dementia research.

The Oregon Supreme Court struck a petition after filings included AI‑generated fake citations, and a separate order imposed a $500 sanction while allowing a corrected response.

A Cleveland Clinic anesthesiologist turned her Parkinson’s diagnosis into a research and racing mission — joining a cycling trial researchers say may slow disease.

Albany approved S9051 this week to bar AI chatbot features that can harm or manipulate kids; the move was driven by parents testimony and advocacy groups.

A sudden selloff in semiconductor stocks erased more than $1 trillion Friday, pulling down Nvidia, Micron and other AI-era winners. Markets turned volatile as investors reassessed expectations.

Houston‑born Cemvita completed a 75,000‑liter FermOil fermentation in Ghent, turning biodiesel glycerin into a potential SAF feedstock.