UChicago Medicine has added four senior neurosurgeons as part of an expansion led by Chair Mohamad Bydon. The hires bolster tumor, spine, vascular and trauma care.

A Tyrannosaurus rex nicknamed Gus sold for $50.1M at Sotheby’s in Manhattan, a new auction record that has museums and paleontologists worried about access.

Oregon State University will lead a new NSF-funded push to rebuild the state's chip ecosystem, starting with a $15M initial award that could scale to $160M. FAST will target AI-enabled design, manufacturing partnerships and workforce pipelines.

Twenty-six former Meta employees allege internal AI tools and tracking data disproportionately flagged staff on medical leave during the company’s mass layoffs and are asking a court to pause the separations.

UNC Charlotte will lead the NSF’s Carolinas Grid Engine with up to $160M in funding, a regional plan organizers say could spur 20,000 jobs and $2B in impact.

The University of Maryland and Shock Trauma are building a 5,000-sq-ft Center for Combat Casualty Care in Baltimore to confront drone-era battlefield injuries.

Sierra Space scored a $798M contract to build 18 missile-warning satellites at its Victory Works plant near Denver. The award is part of SDA's accelerated Tranche 3 buildout.

A Case Western Reserve–led coalition called NEO‑SMART won an NSF Engines award, receiving $15M up front and competing for up to $160M to scale advanced manufacturing in Northeast Ohio.

Clark University won a $27M Department of Labor award to scale TechImpact, targeting 3,800 IT apprentices and employer incentive payments.

UC and UC Health launched CANDR at the Gardner Neuroscience Institute, pairing clinical care with a 10,000-person, tri-state brain-health study focused on early adulthood.

HHS and the VA signed a five‑year agreement to coordinate research, clinician training and data sharing so the VA can prepare to deliver potential FDA‑approved psychedelic therapies to veterans.

A WVU‑led coalition won a $321M NSF Regional Innovation Engines award to build an industrial energy hub in Appalachia focused on grid resilience, startups and jobs.

An IU-led coalition called IMPACT won NSF Engine backing, unlocking an initial $15M and eligibility for up to $160M to speed bone and joint innovations across Indiana.