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Meta CTO's advice to college students: 'constantly be building.'

Andrew Bosworth, the CTO of Meta, gave a college student some advice for breaking into Silicon Valley. He also waded into a recent internet debate.

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Apr 3 • 4:21 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
New research suggests the microplastics health risk may not be as bad as we thought

However, that's definitely not to say microplastics aren't still a big problem, study authors warn.

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Apr 3 • 2:00 PM EDT • Health • fastcompany.com
50-year-old expired salmon found: the shocking discovery that baffles scientists - Futura-Sciences

Unexpected Treasures in Forgotten Cans Decades-old cans tucked away on a shelf might sound like the start of a food safety nightmare, but recently, they’ve become a scientific goldmine instead. In April 2024, the journal Ecology and Evolution published a study that lifted the lid—literally—on an astonishing scientific resource: canned...

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Apr 3 • 1:30 PM EDT • Science • futura-sciences.com
100 Best & Brightest Undergraduate Business Majors Of 2026

Our annual celebration of the world's most promising business majors to graduate in 2026, featuring 100 truly exceptional students

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Apr 3 • 1:29 PM EDT • Business • poetsandquantsforundergrads.com
Latest peek into pika science written by CMU student during senior year

Karli Weatherill was a Colorado Mesa University sophomore when she showed up at the office of Johanna Varner and voiced an interest in doing scientific research in the mountains.

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Apr 3 • 1:22 PM EDT • Science • gjsentinel.com
Gemma 4 and what makes an open model succeed

Having written a lot of model release blog posts, there’s something much harder about reviewing open models when they drop relative to closed models, especially in 2026. In recent years, there were so few open models, so when Llama 3 was released most people were still doing research on Llama 2 and super happy to get an update. When Qwen 3 was released, the Llama 4 fiasco had just gone down, and a whole research community was emerging to study RL on Qwen 2.5 — it was a no brainer to upgrade. Today, when an open model releases, it’s competing with Qwen 3.5, Kimi K2.5, GLM 5, MiniMax M2.5, GPT-OSS, Arcee Large, Nemotron 3, Olmo 3, and others. The space is populated, but still feels full of hidden opportunity. The potential of open models feels like a dark matter, a potential we know is huge, but few clear recipes and examples for how to unlock it are out there. Agentic AI, OpenClaw, and everything brewing in that space is going to spur mass experimentation in open models to complement the likes of Claude and Codex, not replace them. Especially with open models, the benchmarks at release are an extremely incomplete story. In some ways this is exciting, as new open models have a much higher variance and ability to surprise, but it also points at some structural reasons that make building businesses and great AI experiences around open models harder than the closed alternatives. When a new Claude Opus or GPT drops, spending a few hours with them in my agentic workflows is genuinely a good vibe test. For open models, putting them through this test is a category error. Something else to be said about open models in the era of agents is that they get out of the debate of integration, harnesses, and tools and let us see close to the ground on what exactly is the ability of just a model. Of course, we can’t test some things like search abilities without some tool, but being able to measure exactly the pace of progress of the model alone is a welcome simplification to a systematically opaque AI space. Share The list of factors I’d use to assess a new open-weight model I’m considering investing in includes: Model performance (and size) — how this model performs on benchmarks I care about and how it compares to other models of a similar size. Country of origin — some businesses care deeply about provenance, and if a model was built in China or not. Model license — if a model needs legal approval for use, uptake will be slower at mid-sized and large companies. Tooling at release — many models release with half-broken, or at least substantially slower, implementations in popular software like vLLM, Transformers, SGLANG, etc due to pushing the envelope of architectures or tools. Model fine-tunability — how easy or hard it is to modify the given model to your use-case when you actually try and use it. The core problem is that some of these are immediately available at release, e.g. general performance, license, origin, etc. but others such as tooling take day(s) to week(s) to stabilize, and others are open research questions — with no group systematically monitoring fine-tunability. In the early era of open models, the days of Llama 2 or 3 and Qwen pre v3.5, the architectures were fairly simple and the models tended to work out of the box. Some of this was due to the extremely hard work of the Llama, Qwen, Mistral, etc. developer teams. Some is due to the new models being genuinely harder to work with. When it comes to something like Qwen 3.5 or Nemotron 3, with hybrid models (either gated delta net or mamba layers), the tooling is very rough at release. Things you would expect to “just work” often don’t. I’ve been following this area closely since we released Olmo Hybrid with a similar architecture, and Qwen 3.5 is just starting to work well in the various open-source tools that need to all play nice together for RL research. That’s 1.5 months after the release date! This is just to start really investing more into understanding the behavior of the models. Of course, others started working on these models sooner by investing more engineering resources or relying on partially closed software. The fully open and distributed ecosystem takes a long time to get going on some new models. All of this is lead-in for the most important question for open models — how easy is it to adapt to specific use-cases? This is a different problem for different model sizes. Large MoE open-weight models may be used by entities like Cursor who need complex capabilities in their domain, e.g. Composer 2 trained on Kimi K2.5. Other applications can be built on much smaller models, such as Chroma’s Context-1 model for agentic search, built on GPT-OSS 20B. The question of “which models are fine-tunable” is largely background knowledge known by engineers across the industry. There should be a thriving research area here to support the open ecosystem model. The first step is to understand characteristics of different base and post-trained models to understand what they look like. The second step is to tune pretraining recipes for open models so they’re more flexible. Interconnects AI is a reader-supported publication. Consider becoming a subscriber. Subscribe For The ATOM Project and other Interconnects endeavors, we’ve put in substantial effort to measuring adoption trends in the open ecosystem. Everything takes a long time to unfold after a model is first publicly available — and adaptability is why. What we know for sure now, when Qwen has been going from strength to strength with its releases, is that technical staff across the industry has gotten comfortable working with Qwen models. Countless research methods and datasets were made to work with Qwen. It’ll take patience for any other model family to get to this point — a patience I’m not sure many open model builders have. This takes us to Gemma 4, Google’s latest open models. Gemma 3 was released more than a year ago, in March of 2025, and is a bit underrated. Gemma 4 comes in 4 sizes for now, with a bigger, MoE model of over 100B total parameters rumored but not released yet. The models we have today come in sizes of ~5B dense, 8B dense, 26B total 4B active MoE, and 31B dense. I’m most excited that they’re finally adopting a standard Apache 2.0 open source license. This’ll massively boost adoption. The standard of better licenses for strong open-weight LLMs was set by mostly Chinese open model labs in the last 1-2 years, and now U.S. companies are following suit. I will personally be so happy if the horrible Llama licenses and Gemma terms of service were an ~18-month transient dynamic of the industry being nervous about releasing strong open models. The Gemma 4 scores look very solid, the small models have incredible benchmark scores (especially in general domains like LMArena) and the 31B model rivals the recent Qwen 3.5 27B, which is the leading member of that class. The ~30B size range is an important one, as it’s accessible both to researchers and to enterprises looking to deploy the model in real use-cases. Where the 7B model scale is the default for tinkering and research, a 30B model is the default for seeing if an open model can unlock substantial value in your specific workflow — a good mix of intelligence, low price, tractability for downstream training, etc. This takes us back to the above adoption criteria I mentioned for open models and the bigger question — do I think Gemma 4 will be an overwhelming success? Previous Gemma models have been plagued by tooling issues and poorer performance when being finetuned. Gemma 4’s success is going to be entirely determined by ease of use, to a point where a 5-10% swing on benchmarks wouldn’t matter at all. It’s strong enough, small enough, with the right license, and from the U.S., so many companies are going to slot it in. I’m cautiously optimistic that Gemma 4 is going to work better here. Winds are shifting for open models built in America. We saw GPT-OSS go through a bumpy launch to become an overwhelming success. There’s a collective energy around the likes of Reflection, Arcee, Nemotron, Gemma, Olmo, and peers that show substantial demand for building new stacks around open models. There’s capital to be spent on AI stacks across the economy by those who want more ownership of everything, including the model. After launching The ATOM Project 240 days ago, the conversation is shifting into the next stage. Summer of 2025 was a crisis moment where the U.S. AI scene realized it can’t wait and figure out open models after building AGI. The two markets will capture different areas and proceed in parallel. Now that more companies in the U.S. are releasing strong models, we need to improve the ecosystem so that these models are easy to use, understand, and build value around. It’s the hard work to build another inflection point in these adoption plots I’ve been updating consistently, but that’s the work to be done. Join me in it. More data coming soon! Here’s a sneak peek:

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Apr 3 • 12:57 PM EDT • Technology • interconnects.ai
Starfield details PS5 features

Publisher Bethseda Softworks and developer Bethesda Game Studios have released a new trailer and information for Starfield introducing the open-world space action RPG’s PlayStation 5-specific…

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Apr 3 • 11:19 AM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
State of Decay 3 alpha tests to begin in May

Publisher Xbox Game Studios and developer Undead Labs will begin hosting a series of alpha tests for the 2020-announced State of Decay 3, which we last saw in 2024, starting in May, the companies a…

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Apr 3 • 11:07 AM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
EPA puts microplastics, drugs on tap water list

A $144 million study into microplastics in water was also announced

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Apr 3 • 10:56 AM EDT • Politics • theweek.com
Scientists mapped all the nerves of the clitoris for the first time

High-resolution X-ray offers a new look at an understudied organ: the clitoris.

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Apr 3 • 10:15 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
The FAMU Sports Hall of Fame announces the 50th Anniversary Class

In 1976, the Florida A&M University Sports Hall of Fame was established through the vision of athletic director Hansel E. Tookes, Sr. On September 18, FAMU will commemorate the 50th anniversary of that historic initiative—honoring the very best in Rattler athletics, from student-athletes and coaches to devoted supporters.

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Apr 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • famuathletics.com
LPI Announces the 2026 Class of Planetary Science Interns

USRA’s Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) is proud to announce the students selected for the 2026 LPI Summer Intern Program in Planetary Science.

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Apr 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • lpi.usra.edu
Importance of mental health is emphasized at event for Alachua County student athletes

The third annual Alachua County Public Schools Student-Athlete Resiliency Summit took place Thursday at the University of Florida Champions Club at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

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Apr 3 • 5:53 AM EDT • Health • wuft.org
Editorial: Kaufman Astoria Studios foreclosure fight a warning sign for city’s entertainment industry

The foreclosure battle could spell more trouble for New York's entertainment industry going forward.

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Apr 3 • 5:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • crainsnewyork.com
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Southeastern Regional students shine at Region V science fair

Southeastern Regional students earned top awards at the Region V Science and Engineering Fair at Bridgewater State University.

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Apr 3 • 5:06 AM EDT • Science • tauntongazette.com
Southeastern Regional students shine at Region V science fair

Southeastern Regional students earned top awards at the Region V Science and Engineering Fair at Bridgewater State University.

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Southeastern Regional students shine at Region V science fair

Southeastern Regional students earned top awards at the Region V Science and Engineering Fair at Bridgewater State University.

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Cal Poly student Parker Jones calls out professors' slowness on AI

This Cal Poly computer science student says professors lag on AI as students already use tools like ChatGPT for learning, not cheating, in class.

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Apr 3 • 5:00 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Meadow Montessori students showcase projects at science fair

Top student science projects from Meadow Montessori School will be displayed at Ellis Library through April 10.

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Apr 3 • 4:46 AM EDT • Science • monroenews.com
New Webinar Series Explores Relationship Between Microbiome and Health

The free virtual series is open to students, researchers, clinicians and anyone from the public with an interest in microbiome science.

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From sidewalks to systems: UK celebrates Public Health Week

Public health is all around us — from the sidewalks we walk on to the food we eat and the care we can access. National Public Health Week at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health celebrates that work while highlighting the students and faculty shaping it every day. Running April 5-11, this year’s events focus on community and connection.

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Apr 3 • 3:00 AM EDT • Health • uknow.uky.edu
OMRON Healthcare and UCSF Launch AFib Trial

Study Will Explore Early Detection of Atrial Fibrillation to Reduce Stroke and Heart Failure Risk Through Home Blood Pressure Monitoring KYOTO, JAPAN - April 3, 2026 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - OMRON Healthcare Co., Ltd. today announced the launch of a randomiz...

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Apr 3 • 12:57 AM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
BSAAC hosts LGBTQ+ sports panel to foster community and conversation

On Sunday, the Bowdoin Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (BSAAC) hosted a panel with former men’s lacrosse player Ben Chadwick ’11 to increase awareness of the LGBTQ+ athlete experience. Panelists shared some of the ways they felt supported in their identities as LGBTQ+ student-athletes. Many highlighted their peers, upperclassmen and coaches. “My teammates have always provided a […]

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Apr 2 • 11:28 PM EDT • Sports • bowdoinorient.com
Tiger Sports Update: LSU Gymnastics home regional, Softball and Baseball prep for road games

The end of the semester is near for students, but LSU sports is still in the midst of their busy season. LSU Gymnastics is hosting their first regional since 2019, and the team is prepped for postseason success. The key to success for the Tigers will be to maintain what they’ve been doing all season...

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Apr 2 • 10:20 PM EDT • Sports • lsureveille.com
Scientists Discover Why Flu and COVID Hit Older Adults So Hard

A new study reveals that aging lungs may play a major role in why flu and COVID can become so dangerous for older adults. Researchers found that certain lung cells can trigger an exaggerated immune response, creating clusters of inflammatory cells that end up damaging lung tissue instead of protecting it. In experiments, activating this aging-related signal in young mice caused their lungs to behave like older ones, leading to severe illness.

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Apr 2 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
What to Know About AI and Campus Mental Health (opinion)

Many students are turning to AI for their mental health needs—a fact campuses ignore at their peril.

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Deafness reversed: One injection restores hearing in just weeks

A new gene therapy is giving people born deaf the chance to hear, often within just weeks. In a small but groundbreaking study, researchers delivered a working copy of a key hearing gene directly into the inner ear using a single injection. All ten patients, ranging from young children to adults, experienced improved hearing, with some showing rapid gains in just one month.

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Scientists say BMI gets it wrong for over one third of adults

A new study suggests that one of the most widely used health metrics, BMI, may be getting it wrong for a large portion of the population. By comparing BMI classifications with precise body fat measurements using advanced DXA scans, researchers found that more than one-third of adults were placed in incorrect weight categories. Many people labeled as overweight or obese did not actually have the corresponding body fat levels, while others were missed entirely.

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Migration can influence cardiovascular risk profiles, study shows

A new study shows that migration from Mexico to the United States can influence cardiovascular risk profiles. The study's findings are important for clinicians who serve immigrant populations and who ...

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Apr 2 • 6:50 PM EDT • Health • medicalxpress.com
NIH awards $15.8 million to University of California for study of Latino brain health

A multisite study led by UC San Diego and UC Davis will examine changes in brain imaging, blood biomarkers and cognition over time in Latino and Hispanic people.

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Apr 2 • 6:19 PM EDT • Health • universityofcalifornia.edu
'Any Update Is a Bonus Not a Right' Says Peak Dev in Response to 'Lazy Dev Cycle' Accusations

The developer of 2025 surprise indie "friendslop" darling Peak is asking players to be a little more gracious to the studio when requesting updates, saying, "Neither us or [co-developer] Aggro Crab are live service studios, any update is a bonus not a right."

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Apr 2 • 5:25 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
A Surprising Common Thread Among World Leaders: U.S. Business School

10 current presidents & prime ministers outside the U.S. studied business there, reinforcing the global reach of American B-schools.

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Apr 2 • 5:03 PM EDT • Business • poetsandquants.com
New study shows that SKYPAC generated over $16 million in 2025

The report highlights SKYPAC’s role as a destination that attracts visitors who spend money throughout the community.

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Apr 2 • 4:34 PM EDT • Entertainment • wbko.com
NMSU College of Business, Studio G collaboration strengthens entrepreneurial mindset education

New Mexico State University’s College of Business is strengthening how students learn entrepreneurship through a growing collaboration with Arrowhead Center’s Studio G, bringing hands-on workshops...

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Apr 2 • 3:23 PM EDT • Business • newsroom.nmsu.edu
Morehead State names Dr. Steve Fenster as dean of College of Science & Engineering

An academic leader with a track record of over 20 years of student success in the sciences will now take on a key role at Morehead State University. Dr. Steve Fenster, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, will serve as the next dean of the College of Science & Engineering at MSU, succeeding Dr. Ahmad Zargari, who will retire on June 30. To learn more about programs in MSU’s College of Science & Engineering, email dsci@moreheadstate.edu or call 606-783-2626.

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Apr 2 • 3:22 PM EDT • Science • moreheadstate.edu
Studies suggest possible link between spring allergies and mental health

Seasonal allergies don’t just cause sneezing and congestion—they may also be tied to mental health struggles.

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Apr 2 • 2:57 PM EDT • Health • clickondetroit.com
Student’s health equity nonprofit makes Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge finals | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

BLKHLTH, founded by Matthew McCurdy, DrPH ’28, was selected as a finalist in the 2026 Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge.

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Apr 2 • 2:40 PM EDT • Health • hsph.harvard.edu
Restroom Revolutions: A history of bathroom politics presentation April 11

Edmonds SnoKing AAUW is hosting Sara Chatfield, associate professor in gender and women’s studies, for a thought-provoking Zoom presentation Saturday, April 11 on how America’s bathrooms have long reflected battles […]

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Apr 2 • 2:08 PM EDT • Politics • myedmondsnews.com
BioBus unveils new fully electric mobile science lab for NYC students

BioBus launched a new fully electric mobile science lab, expanding hands-on STEM opportunities for students across New York City.

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Apr 2 • 12:39 PM EDT • Science • bxtimes.com
Beirman named inaugural Degner Teaching Professor in Culinary Food Science

Known for her creativity, energy and commitment to students, Erica Beirman has been named the inaugural Nancy and Rich Degner Teaching Professor in Culinary Food Science.

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Apr 2 • 12:36 PM EDT • Science • cals.iastate.edu
Student hospitalized after science project catches fire at St. Matthews school

Two people were injured after a science project went wrong at a Louisville school.

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Apr 2 • 12:36 PM EDT • Science • wdrb.com
‘The business of health care’: Students engage with industry leaders on the future of medicine

The three panelists spoke with nearly 200 students, faculty and community members in Horrmann Library for “The Business of Health Care.”

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Apr 2 • 12:25 PM EDT • Health • wagner.edu
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‘The business of health care’: Students engage with industry leaders on the future of medicine

The three panelists spoke with nearly 200 students, faculty and community members in Horrmann Library for “The Business of Health Care.”

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Apr 2 • 12:25 PM EDT • Business • wagner.edu
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A Forecast of What’s Next for Chemical Engineering and Materials Science - USC Viterbi

The 20th annual Student Symposium and Showcase at the USC Viterbi Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science highlights research in AI-driven materials discovery, energy transition and biomolecular engineering.

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Apr 2 • 12:13 PM EDT • Science • viterbischool.usc.edu
Students from Nome showcase homegrown research at Alaska Science and Engineering Fair

The Alaska Science and Engineering Fair took place in Anchorage on March 28, where students from all over the state gathered to present their research and inventions, including several young scientists from Nome's Anvil City Science Academy (ACSA). Before the statewide competition, ACSA students presented at the school's annual science…

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Growing Smarter: PVAMU study explores science behind stronger plants

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Apr. 2, 2026) — From backyard gardens to large-scale farms, how plants grow can make all the difference. A Prairie View A&M University researcher is taking a closer look at that process and how it could help crops become more productive and resilient. Dr. Tesfamichael Kebrom, a research scientist in the College […]

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Apr 2 • 12:04 PM EDT • Science • pvamu.edu
Inspiring students at the annual Science Blast!
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Learn about the Master of Science in Data Science for fall 2026 | CWRU Newsroom | Case Western Reserve University

Case School of Engineering’s new Master of Science in Data Science program will equip students with advanced skills in data science, artificial inte...

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Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online ‘Story’ trailer, 42 minutes of gameplay

Publisher Bandai Namco and developer Game Studio have released the story trailer for action RPG Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online.

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Apr 2 • 10:04 AM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
Sport Excellence Award Recipients Announced for Winter

NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. – The Northeast 10 Conference recognized seven student-athletes from the winter season as Sport Excellence Award winners on Thursday afternoon, honoring their outstanding athletic and academic achievements.

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Apr 2 • 10:00 AM EDT • Sports • northeast10.org
Family Conflict and Stress Disrupt Emotion Regulation in Youth

Research led by Karim Ibrahim, PsyD, an assistant professor at Yale Child Study Center, indicates that difficulties managing emotions in childhood are linked to

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Apr 2 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • medicine.yale.edu
He Studied How to Transport Blood to Wounded Marines

Peter Frazier’s lab at Cornell worked to improve how blood was stored and transported for armed forces. Then he received a stop-work order.

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Apr 2 • 9:32 AM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
Sharing her passion for science

By Danielle Rush Communications Specialist, Indiana University Kokomo Hisako Masuda, Indiana University Kokomo professor of biochemistry, was honored by the Indiana Academy of Science (IAS) as its 2026 Distinguished Scholar. The award is given to an individual who is recognized by the IAS as having an exceptional record of scholarship. Recipients are selected from nominations submitted to its awards committee. “I was surprised,” said Masuda, who joined IU Kokomo’s faculty in 2013. “I feel there are many good scientists in the Academy, so I wasn’t expecting it at all.” Patrick Motl, dean of the School of Sciences, said the Academy recognizes up to one member per year, and that Masuda is the second or third IU Kokomo faculty member to receive the commendation. “Clearly this speaks to the strength of Dr. Masuda’s accomplishments in research and scholarship and that her work stands out amongst her peers in Indiana,” said Motl, who received the award in 2019. “Many of the institutions that participate in the IAS are undergraduate institutions or primarily undergraduate institutions, but even having that caveat, Dr. Masuda has built and maintains a very active research program in her lab, working exclusively with undergraduates. She is passionate about science and can share that passion with her students. To carry on a quality research program with so many students involved in so many projects is truly remarkable and I am glad that the IAS acknowledged that for Dr. Masuda.” The IAS specifically commended her for involving more than 50 undergraduates in her research in bacterial metabolism, genomics, and their phenotypic plasticity at IU Kokomo, and publishing 23 articles with many student co-authors. Masuda’s current work primarily focuses on biodegradation and chemical repurposing of nylon. Using soil bacteria, her lab studies bacterial biodegradation of nylon and other environmental pollutants. She applies principles of green chemistry while developing a method to convert nylon waste into other nontoxic polymers. In collaborative work with health scientists, her lab investigates gut microbiomes of Indiana native birds as well as human subjects in a clinical study. She became interested in converting plastic waste while earning her Ph.D. at Rutgers University, working on methods to remove environmental waste not using chemicals or other intrusive methods. She learned about Nylon 11, which is used in pipes for transferring oil, interior components for cars, catheters, and in other industrial hard plastics. Nylon 11 is nontoxic, she added, so it is safe to include students in the research. “Those are considered to be nonbiodegradable, and have to go to a landfill,” she said. “I thought if we could come up with a way to biodegrade it, that would make some kind of impact.” Eventually, she wants to develop a product that would convert nylon waste to something useful, and to reduce waste and microplastics in the environment. “That would be my goal at some point, that we can make that change, and also make people more aware of their use of plastics,” she said. “I hope students stop to think about what we can do as scientists to address issues currently impacting us.” She appreciates the IAS for its support of scientific research at Indiana institutions, and IU Kokomo and the School of Sciences for providing funding for students to attend the Academy’s annual meeting. She added that IU Kokomo has also supported her research with funding from the School of Sciences and Academic Affairs. “Without that, I couldn’t do my research,” she said. Masuda has also earned a Senior Research Grant from the IAS, IU Kokomo’s Distinguished Research Award, and the IU Kokomo Junior Faculty Annual Research Award. She is a Fellow of the Indiana Academy of Science. Education is KEY at Indiana University Kokomo.

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Apr 2 • 8:48 AM EDT • Science • kokomolantern.substack.com
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🌎 Y! Sports AM: The global game

23 of the 62 players on Men's Final Four rosters are international students.

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Apr 2 • 8:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Health officials flag several University of Utah areas for possible measles exposure

Several areas on the University of Utah campus have been singled out for possible measles exposure as cases continue to rise across the state.In an update post

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Apr 2 • 8:01 AM EDT • Health • kutv.com
The Best Cocktail to Order on a Flight, According to Science

Wondering which is the best cocktail to order on a flight? A study shows the flavor of a Bloody Mary is enhanced by a plane's atmosphere.

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Apr 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • travelandleisure.com
CTSI TSS Webinar: 'Designing Research for the Real World: Human-Centered Design in Translational Science'

Despite strong evidence and well-designed studies, many interventions fail to translate into real-world practice. This April 15 session introduces human-centered design (HCD) as a practical, complementary approach to translational research that helps bridge this gap.

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LA Chargers help high school athletes learn lifesaving CPR

More than 250 high school student-athletes from across the Los Angeles Unified School District spent a day learning about heart health alongside Los Angeles Chargers players.Students learned hands-only CPR, met Chargers players Elijah Molden and RJ Mickens in UCLA Health Sports Performance Training, Powered by Exos, and enjoyed lunch on the patio at Huddle for Heart Health, held March 19 at The Bolt, the Chargers’ official practice facility in El Segundo. RJ Mickens, left, and Elijah Molden joined more than 250 LAUSD high school students at the Huddle for Heart Health event. (Photo courtesy of Joaquin Torre/Los Angeles Chargers) Along with learning CPR techniques, students practiced performance training on the LA Chargers practice field in El Segundo. (Photo courtesy of Joaquin Torre/Los Angeles Chargers) LA Chargers defensive back RJ Mickens visits with high school students at the Huddle for Heart Health event. (Photo courtesy of Joaquin Torre/Los Angeles Chargers) The event was presented by UCLA Health, the American Heart Association, the Los Angeles Chargers and LAUSD.Hands-only CPR is a lifesaving skill, said David Sato, MD, board president of the American Heart Association Los Angeles.“We save more lives when we work together,” said Dr. Sato. “This collaboration with UCLA Health and the Los Angeles Chargers to teach students how to perform hands-only CPR helps ensure more families in Los Angeles have someone ready to act in a cardiac emergency when seconds count.”Hands-only CPR is a lifesaving procedure for cardiac emergencies that doesn’t involve rescue breaths. It involves pressing hard and fast in the center of the chest of a teen or adult who has collapsed. Pressing can be done to the beat of the Bee Gee’s hit “Stayin' Alive, which, at 100 beats per minute, is the minimum rate at which to push during hands-only CPR, according to the American Heart Association. LA Chargers defensive back Elijah Molden, standing, helps high school students learn CPR skills. (Photo courtesy of Joaquin Torre/Los Angeles Chargers) Most cardiac arrests that don’t happen in the hospital happen at home, and hands-only CPR is as effective as CPR with breaths in the first minutes following a cardiac emergency.

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Apr 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • uclahealth.org
Earth’s magnetic field went wild 600 million years ago and scientists finally know why

Hundreds of millions of years ago, Earth’s magnetic field behaved in a way that has long baffled scientists, showing wild and seemingly chaotic shifts unlike anything seen before or since. A new study suggests this chaos may actually hide a deeper pattern: instead of random fluctuations, the magnetic field may have followed a global, organized structure.

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Apr 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
MHA Team Wins Prestigious Case Competition | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

MHA students Hallie Smith, Delaney Brooks, and Beth Bleil earned first place at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Health Administration Case Competition, the most prestigious health care administration competitions in the country.

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Apr 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • publichealth.jhu.edu
AI is leading some college students to change their majors

Those in technical or vocational programs were most likely to change their majors, according to a new survey from Gallup and Lumina Foundation.

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Apr 2 • 5:48 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
The oldest known dice date back about 12,000 years in North America

A study of ancient artifacts suggests Native American dice games began thousands of years earlier than previously documented.

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Apr 2 • 12:01 AM EDT • Science • sciencenews.org
How to restore engagement in politics, explained by political experts

When it comes to the federal government, 17 percent of Americans trust their elected leaders to do what is right, either all or “most of the time.” That figure, from a December Pew Research Center Survey, might make people, including Ohio State students, less likely to engage with, or participate in government. But Michael Neblo, […]

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Apr 1 • 11:40 PM EDT • Politics • thelantern.com
New study sheds light on health disparities of bi+ dementia caregivers

Krystal Kittle, assistant professor of community health education in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, has led a new study that sheds light on the community of bi+ (e.g., bisexual, pansexual, ...

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Apr 1 • 10:00 PM EDT • Health • medicalxpress.com
MSU research links mental health, school climate to attendance

Two new MSU-led studies offer fresh insight into the factors shaping chronic absenteeism pre- and post-COVID-19. Together, the findings point to actionable areas where schools and districts can intervene to improve attendance and support student well‑being.

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Apr 1 • 9:11 PM EDT • Health • msutoday.msu.edu
LACLxS Work in Progress Seminar | The River Will Cry Out: Jesuit Politics and Mapuche Diplomacy, or The Spiritual Conquest Across the Biobío River (1612-26)

Ignacio Veraguas, a student in the Spanish & Portuguese Program in the Johns Hopkins Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, will give a talk titled "The River Will Cry Out: Jesuit Politics and Mapuche Diplomacy, or The Spiritual Conquest Across the Biobío River (1612-26)" for the Program in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies.

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Apr 1 • 8:00 PM EDT • Politics • hub.jhu.edu
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Study urges Chattanooga officials to close sports tourism facility gaps

A new assessment from Chattanooga Tourism Co. and KemperSports is calling on leaders to act on long-identified gaps in Hamilton County’s sports tourism infrastr

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How Business Schools Must Reinvent Themselves In An AI-Driven Market

Students graduating in today’s labor market are facing a reality that no previous generation has faced: a job market where many entry-level tasks can be done by AI.

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Apr 1 • 7:33 PM EDT • Business • forbes.com
After USDA discontinues it, N.Y. pushes to continue food security reporting

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the termination of future Household Food Security Reports. "These redundant, costly, politicized, and extraneous studies do nothing more than fear monger."

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Apr 1 • 7:12 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Chesterfield diner closes due to family, health issues

A Chesterfield County diner has closed its doors due to personal family concerns, according to the diner.

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Jersey City Student Qualifies for International Science Fair

A Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School student nabbed a top award at the 68th Hudson County STEM Showcase last month, earning her the opportunity to compete at the world’s most prestigious hig…

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Apr 1 • 4:18 PM EDT • Science • jcitytimes.com
Local high school entrepreneurs pitch business creations at regional competition

Over 20 students from eight different CEO programs pitched their business in front of a panel of judges.

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Apr 1 • 3:57 PM EDT • Business • wgem.com
SPS Sports Recap

From state championships to historic firsts, SPS students are proving that excellence thrives both academically and athletically.

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Apr 1 • 3:51 PM EDT • Sports • seattleschools.org
Science Studio Special Artemis II

During this special for Science Studio, Dr. Keith Pannell receives a series of calls from Dr. Jose Hurtado, member of NASA’s Artemis II and III Science Teams to update him on the status of the Artemis II mission.

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Apr 1 • 3:27 PM EDT • Science • ktep.org
SAVE plan: New email going to millions of student-loan borrowers

The SAVE student-loan repayment is dead, and borrowers will have to find a new plan by the fall. Trump is advising them to switch as soon as possible.

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Scientists Think Our Ancestors Ate Toxic Plants—And Lived to Tell The Tale

A new study from a 7,000-year-old settlement in North Macedonia reveals evidence that ancient peoples near the Mediterranean processed toxic plants for safe consumption.

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Apr 1 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • popularmechanics.com
From classroom to Capitol Hill, UF students help shape health policy

On any given day in the halls of Congress, Ryan Athay may meet with health advocates, research complex policy issues or help write legislation that could impact millions of lives. For Athay, a Master of Public Health student in the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions, the experience is more than a line on a resume. It’s a front-row seat to policymaking in real time.

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Natural Sciences Center brings IVC students together

The new Natural Sciences Center at Irvine Valley College is a win-win for Hinanui Swider. She benefits as both a student and a tutor.

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Demand for business degrees surges at UMaine, filling incoming class early

Demand for business degrees at the University of Maine is surging, with the Maine Business School nearing capacity for its incoming class weeks before the May 1 enrollment deadline. The school will cap enrollment at 330 first-year students this fall, and nearly half of those spots were already filled before…

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Davids Visits Community Health Center, Highlights Medicaid Cuts’ Impact on Kansas Health Care Access

OTTAWA, KS — Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited Heartland Community Health Center’s Healthy Futures mobile dental program at Ottawa High School, which provides dental exams and cleanings to local students.

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Apr 1 • 12:11 PM EDT • Health • davids.house.gov
Artemis II: What NASA’s Scientists Hope to Learn From Sending Humans to the Moon

The mission will test life support systems, study deep space radiation, and capture new views of the moon.

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Apr 1 • 12:00 PM EDT • Science • kqed.org
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Sailing for Science: A 50-Day Mission to Study the Southern Ocean

Emmanuel Boss, Ph.D., University of Maine

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Apr 1 • 11:56 AM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
Can Science Predict When a Study Won’t Hold Up?

Conducting research is hard; confirming the results is, too. And artificial intelligence isn’t yet ready to help, a major new study finds.

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Apr 1 • 11:10 AM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
DI Cabinet adopts new rules to address ‘ghost transfers’ for all sports

On Wednesday, the Division I Cabinet adopted a proposal that penalizes programs that sign a transfer student-athlete, add a transfer student-athlete to a roster, or allow a transfer student-athlete to participate in athletically related activities before the student-athlete is entered into the NCAA Transfer Portal.

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Apr 1 • 10:51 AM EDT • Sports • ncaa.org
Minsub Oh: The Science of Serving Others

After Minsub Oh’s injuries reshaped his athletic dreams, he turned to science, now studying chronic ankle instability to improve recovery for other athletes and prevent long-term damage.

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Athlete Health & Performance Symposium Champions Student Research, Collaboration and Innovation - University of Utah Athletics

The College of Health and University of Utah Athletics are partnering for the fourth year in a row to hold the Athlete Health & Performance Symposium , April...

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Apr 1 • 9:22 AM EDT • Health • utahutes.com
Roland Go:Mixer Studio review: Portable, professional and plenty of polish

Roland’s latest portable mixer for musicians is a step forward for those looking for a more premium option to bring with them on the go.

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Apr 1 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • engadget.com
The secret to a great cup of coffee? Scientists think they’ve cracked it

Preparation rather than origin may dictate the taste of the drink, a study suggests, after X-ray scans reveal grind size is key for the perfect espresso

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Apr 1 • 8:25 AM EDT • Science • thetimes.com
April Fools' Day 2026 Gaming Roundup

It's April Fools' Day once again, and gaming studios are getting in on the fun, so here's everything we've spotted as part of the festivities this year!

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Eureka! Scientists develop new way to detect breakthroughs in science

The history of science and technology is marked by major breakthroughs — the theory of evolution, the splitting of the atom, the development of antibiotics — and a research team including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, has developed a method to help pinpoint discoveries that reshaped the course of science. A study publishing in Science Advances on April 1 maps the landscape of innovation to identify disruptive studies and patents that challenge existing paradigms and inspire waves of follow-up research. The measure was developed by a team including Sadamori Kojaku, assistant professor of systems science and industrial engineering at Binghamton University, along with his colleagues Munjung Kim and Yong-­Yeol Ahn at the University of Virginia.

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Student entrepreneurs compete for $67,500 at annual Business Plan Competition

$67,500 is at stake in the The University of Miami Herbert Business Schools’ annual Business Plan Competition. For 24 years, this experience has been a chance for students to gain real advice and mentorship, and pitch their business idea to a panel of experienced judges. Dr. Susan Amat, an associate professor of professional practice in

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Extreme wildfires, droughts and storms could happen even under moderate global warming, study finds

New research suggests devastating climate outcomes that are typically associated with extreme global warming could hit even we limit heating to 3.6 F above preindustrial levels.

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Apr 1 • 7:36 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
We’re Spending Billions on Collagen. Here’s What the Science Actually Says

We’re spending billions on powders and gummies, but is it a waste of money? Discover what recent clinical studies from Harvard and FSU reveal about collagen's actual impact on skin, joints, and aging.

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Apr 1 • 7:00 AM EDT • Science • inc.com
Home-Delivered Groceries Boost Heart Health In Food Deserts, Study Says

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, April 1, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Home-delivered groceries can help people who live in food deserts improve their heart health, a new study says. Black adults experienced a significant reduction in both blood pressure and cholesterol after receiving ...

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Apr 1 • 6:45 AM EDT • Health • usnews.com
Apple Adjusts Studio Display XDR Pricing Weeks After Launch

Apple has quietly reduced the price of the Studio Display XDR when configured with the VESA mount adapter, dropping it from $3,299 to $2,899 – a $400 cut. The nano-texture VESA version has also dropped from $3,599 to $3,199. Apple has also reworked the purchasing pattern on its website, making the stand choice the first step in the configuration process instead of the glass selection. When the Studio Display XDR launched last month, both stand options cost the same $3,299.

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Apr 1 • 6:40 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Stellar Blade developer Shift Up acquires Shinji Mikami's new studio

"I don't think I've ever been in a situation where, as a creator, our wavelengths and direction align this closely," says Mikami

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Apr 1 • 6:39 AM EDT • Technology • gamesindustry.biz
Why do we have chins? Researchers may finally know

Humans are the only species that has chins. A recent study sheds light on how that came to be and why evolution doesn’t always follow the rules

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Apr 1 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • scientificamerican.com
Pesticides and cancer: Study reveals the biological mechanisms behind an environmental health risk

A new study, published in Nature Health, reveals a strong link between exposure to agricultural pesticides in the environment and the risk of developing cancer. By combining environmental data, a nationwide ...

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Apr 1 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • medicalxpress.com
Building Brand Funded Entertainment in 2026

Little Black Book, Aardman, Somethin’ Else and Little Dot Studios spoke at Advertising Week Europe, sharing how brands can be a part of culture and storytelling in 2026, as reported by LBB’s Cathy Meyer-Funnell

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Union City Mayor Brian Stack brings grassroot politics to Rider’s campus

By Samantha Clark With a continued effort to connect students to state leaders, the Rebovich Institu

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Apr 1 • 2:55 AM EDT • Politics • theridernews.com