Andromeda Ventures — led by former NASA executives — has joined UCF’s business incubator to speed dual‑use startups toward validation and government markets.

An LLM‑backed analysis finds D.C. and Maryland among the most exposed to AI‑driven task changes, and regional training programs are racing to respond.

UT San Antonio won a five-year, $44M NHLBI contract to expand the RURAL Cohort Study and bring a mobile clinic back to rural counties across four Southern states.

The NSF has suspended multiple UC Berkeley awards — including funding for a mixed‑reality Ohlone exhibit at the Lawrence Hall of Science — days before a mid‑May launch, renewing legal and budget fights on campus.

Akamai disclosed a seven‑year, $1.8B cloud commitment; reporting identifies Anthropic as the buyer and shares jumped sharply on the news.

UC San Diego researchers built T1GRS, a machine‑learning genetic score that finds more people at risk for type 1 diabetes and reveals four genetic subtypes.

ASU and Mayo Clinic in Arizona are testing blood and immune markers to detect colorectal cancer earlier, with a special focus on younger adults. The work pairs ASU engineers with Mayo clinicians to move promising tests toward clinical trials.

Salk researchers say certain B cells can find tumors and call in T cells — an early, discovery‑stage finding that could widen immunotherapy options for solid cancers.

San Francisco’s Parker Institute is reorganizing to move more research toward companies and patients, adding senior marketing and communications hires under CEO Karen Knudsen.

Instagram will stop supporting end-to-end encrypted DMs on May 8, 2026. Users with encrypted chats should download important messages and media now.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told Michoud workers a Moon base and nuclear‑powered spacecraft could be built in New Orleans as production and hiring ramp up.

A $13M state award will expand Texas A&M’s Cyclotron Institute, boosting radiation testing used by satellites, defense systems and semiconductor makers.

New seafloor analysis finds 'doublet' sediment layers that may mean Cascadia quakes can trigger the San Andreas, raising the risk of back‑to‑back disasters along the West Coast. Researchers point to evidence tied to several past events, including the 1700 megathrust quake.