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What's in Wisconsin's plan for latest round of opioid settlement funds?
The state health department released the plan April 9. State lawmakers have the ultimate say in how opioid settlement funds are spent.
Morning Download: UNLV projects a nearly $11 million NIL/revenue sharing budget
On weekday mornings, Nevada Sports Net will recap three big headlines of the day in its Morning Download. Read below for today's topics.
SVS quality initiative gathers data to improve vascular care
More than 7,000 physicians from a wide variety of healthcare specialties are already participating in the project.
David Spade calls on California leaders to change course, save entertainment industry
David Spade, Dana Carvey, and Tim Dillon spoke about how the entertainment industry in LA has been in crisis for years, to the point people and projects are fleeing to other states. (Fly on the Wall podcast, April 8, 2026)
$1M for office project in Broussard. See more in Acadiana construction.
Here's the latest building permits filed in Lafayette Parish.
MDOT plans $1.5M repair project on I-94 Business Loop in Marysville
Drivers in Marysville can expect lane shifts and closures as MDOT begins a $1.5M repair project on the I-94 Business Loop starting April 20.
Xbox Is Sending Out Project Helix Gift Packages Signed By New Boss Asha Sharma
No console yet, just a bunch of free merch
Amazon's 'Project Houdini' reinvents how data centers are built
Amazon's Project Houdini aims to accelerate AWS data center builds using modular construction, reducing labor hours and speeding up deployment.
Project Indigo expands support to iPads and the iPhone 17e
The new update to Adobe’s experimental camera app adds initial support for iPads with at least 6GB of RAM and the new iPhone 17e.
Mac OS X Cheetah Successfully Ported to Nintendo Wii
Developer Bryan Keller was curious whether an old version of Apple's Mac operating system was capable of running on the Nintendo Wii after seeing Windows NT ported to the gaming device, so he decided to give it a try. He was able to get Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah to operate on the Nintendo Wii, and he shared a blog post walking through the project.
West Ninth Street Black business district aims to echo the past, but with a modern twist
The new Black business district blocked off part of the street, which will remain that way until Juneteenth, with the project aiming to realize the historical significance and hopeful revitalization of the area.
The state is racing to implement nearly $200 million in rural health transformation projects
Also in Final Reading: A pop star in the People’s House.
GHD’s Adrienne Young named to North Bay Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 of 2026
“You have to learn to trust your own judgment and speak up around other technical experts. And it can be intimidating when you might be the youngest person on that project team.”
‘Future of America:’ Science students awarded for moon projects at Kennedy Space Center
As the record-breaking Artemis II mission inspires millions around the world, some of Central Florida’s little space enthusiasts are getting some well-deserved recognition too.
Commerce Department awards $8.3M for projects in Ohio, South Dakota and Colorado
A federal investment is headed to Tuscarawas County as part of a multistate push to support economic development.The U.S. Department of Commerce has allocated $
Middle schoolers explain science fair projects at LSU
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Judge strikes down DEC regulation over definition of 'freshwater wetland'
Business groups and landowners argued the rules would make it much harder to get new development projects off the ground like housing.
How 10 year community science project is making difference for wildlife management in Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology welcomed Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources wildlife research scientist, Jennifer Stenglein as a part of their weekly seminar series April 8. “Snapshot Wisconsin: A decade of community science wildlife monitoring” is the title of Stenglein’s contribution to the series. Snapshot Wisconsin, an initiative within the...
Public Health Students Serve in Downtown Little Rock
Students in a community-based program design course at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are learning about the value of strong relationships between researchers and community members. The class, which is in the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, includes a semester-long service-learning project at the…
Get a head start on next school year by scheduling a sports physical with Essentia Health
Essentia Health is now offering sports physicals for student-athletes, from middle school to college, across North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin that will be valid for next school year and beyond.
Get a head start on next school year by scheduling a sports physical with Essentia Health
Essentia Health is now offering sports physicals for student-athletes, from middle school to college, across North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin that will be valid for next school year and beyond.
Gemini gets notebooks to help you organize projects
Notebooks sync back with NotebookLM, too.
Global women’s sports revenue to top $3 billion in 2026, according to new report
Women’s sports revenues are projected to hit $3 billion in 2026, marking a 340% increase.
Essentia Health-Fosston breaks ground on new emergency department
Essentia Health leaders, staff and project partners gathered Wednesday, April 8, to break ground on a new emergency department at Essentia Health-Fosston, marking the start of construction on a $12 million project that will improve the patient experience and strengthen care for the Fosston community.
Anderson youth health center project faces uncertain future
A major partner withdrew from Anderson's planned youth behavioral health center, leaving its future uncertain.
Seahawks host two projected first-round cornerbacks, including Brandon Cisse
Brandon Cisse and Colton Hood are two of the top targets at corner and will make a trip to Seattle.
Entertainment Listing: April 8
Wednesday April 8 Booby’s • Carbondale Local band benefit night: Hair of the Dog and Parallel Play, 8 p.m. Hangar 9 • Carbondale Open Deck Night, 9 p.m. PK’s • Carbondale Advertisement Trivia, 8 p.m. Project Human X • Carbondale Open studio, 4 p.m. Little Nashville • Marion Wing night encore, 6 p.m. Thursday...
Oscar-winner Steve McQueen on the flowers that outlived empire
Atmos reports on Steve McQueen's latest project, a photographic book titled "Bounty," exploring the flowers of Grenada and their historical significance.
Oscar-winner Steve McQueen on the flowers that outlived empire
Atmos reports on Steve McQueen's latest project, a photographic book titled "Bounty," exploring the flowers of Grenada and their historical significance.
Invincible VS Open Beta Begins Tomorrow: What You Need to Know
Get ready to suit up – Invincible VS’s Open Beta begins tomorrow, and everything you need to know is inside:
Science Center’s last-minute bid fails as town advances acquisition of Main Street building
The Riverhead Town Board voted 3-2 to advance acquisition of the Long Island Science Center’s East Main Street building despite a last-minute 92-page submission from project supporters.
‘Project Hail Mary’ reinvigorates the science-fiction genre
The highly anticipated book-to-movie adaptation "Project Hail Mary" showcasts the star power of Ryan Gosling and collaborative nature of filmmaking.
Marshawn Lynch talks ‘Euphoria,’ football and the connections between them
The former Seattle Seahawks running back has two upcoming acting projects: “Euphoria” Season 3 (premiering April 12 on HBO Max) and the film “He Bled Neon.”
Where stories meet science - College of Arts and Sciences
A North Carolina-focused digital humanities project is using storytelling to inform a major science and public health issue — the impact of PFAS exposure on people’s lives.
How a NISTer Watches ‘Project Hail Mary’
Measurement science shines in the new hit film Project Hail Mary.
Way too early 2027 Women’s NCAA Tournament bracketology: USC leads field
A returning JuJu Watkins and a loaded roster put USC atop USA TODAY Sports’ early 2027 NCAA Tournament projections.
Maryville Entertainment Pavilion work underway
By Kathy Turner • Work is progressing on the new American Legion Entertainment Pavilion at Fireman’s Park in Maryville. Boeker Construction Company was awarded the bid for the project and had a milder-than-usual February and March to thank for the progress. The pavilion will be the setting for many activities and concerts at the park…
McConnell touts $18.5 million in federal funding for northern Kentucky
The funding for those projects is part of nearly $2.6 billion set aside for Kentucky for fiscal year 2026, which McConnell’s office said is a single-year record for the commonwealth.
UVA Center for Politics opens expanded facility after 10-year project
The University of Virginia Center for Politics will hold a grand opening this weekend for its expanded and renovated facility.
Climate Change Is Altering a Key Greenhouse Gas in a Way Scientists Didn’t Expect
The lifetime of nitrous oxide is decreasing more quickly than expected, which is changing climate projections.
Venture Global cashing in as gas markets tighten
Venture Global is poised to reap significant profits from the latest global energy shock, as disruptions in the Middle East tighten liquefied natural gas supplies, The Wall Street Journal writes. The exporter, which has several Louisiana-based projects, has built a lucrative strategy around selling a sizable portion of its cargo on the volatile spot market, […]
NFL mock draft roundup: Experts predict first round weeks before draft
The 2026 NFL Draft begins on April 23. Here are the latest expert projections for the first round from around the web.
Iowa Business Council projects positive six-month economic outlook
Iowa businesses are projecting a positive economic outlook over the next six months, with the Iowa Business Council’s first-quarter Economic Outlook Survey showing an overall index of 65.35 points — up 2.19 points from the fourth quarter of 2025 and more than 4.5 points above the survey’s historical average of 60.47. The quarterly survey measures […]
ENC at Three celebrates space in today’s “Blast Off Science” experiments
These experiments are sure to get your kids excited about the Artemis II launch and Project Hail Mary heading to theaters.
Amid Iran war, 53 of Israel's future scientists showcase projects in Jerusalem contest
‘Courageous, creative, and deeply committed’: The Young Scientists and Developers in Israel returns for its 29th year amid war, as part of National Science Week events.
NuScale Power (SMR) Is a Science Project, Says Jim Cramer
NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) is one of the 9 Stocks Jim Cramer Talked About & Commented On SpaceX’s IPO. NuScale Power Corporation (NYSE:SMR) is a small modular reactor technology company based in Oregon. Its shares are down by 28% over the past year and by 37% year-to-date. UBS discussed the firm on March 19th when it […]
Las Vegas breaks ground on Westside small-business center set to open in 2027
A new business support center is coming to Las Vegas’ Historic Westside, with city leaders and a local business consulting firm breaking ground on a project aim
Construction on Rockrose Sports Complex ‘ahead of schedule’
Over six months since the initial groundbreaking of Kids Inc.’s Rockrose Sports Complex, progress continues to be made on the project.
2026 NFL Mock Draft: Nick Wright Projects Jets Pick a QB; Eagles, Rams Get WR Help
Ty Simpson to the Jets? Makai Lemon to the Rams? Here's how Nick Wright projects the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft will go.
Spanberger signs bipartisan bills tied to billions in business investment across Virginia
Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Monday signed a package of economic development bills aimed at securing billions of dollars in private investment and creating thousands of jobs across Virginia, highlighting projects in Southside and Central Virginia tied to manufacturing, energy infrastructure and pharmaceuticals.The legislation supports several major projects announced by the administration in February, including a more than $500 million investment in Pittsylvania County by Avio USA Inc. The company plans to build an 860,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at the Southern Virginia Multimodal Park in the town of Hurt.
The Business of Contemporary Art
Gallery owners discussed the art market at a talk sponsored by Booth’s Arts and Creative Enterprise Initiative.
Packers host DT Kaleb Proctor for pre-draft visit
Proctor is projected as a borderline day 2/day 3 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Inside Project Nova, Firefox's biggest redesign in years
We sit down with Ajit Varma, the head of Firefox at Mozilla, to learn more about the Project Nova redesign, how Firefox will integrate AI, and the challenges and opportunities as a smaller browser maker.
Top 10 cornerback projected to Oregon Ducks
Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks are working to add on to their 2027 recruiting class, and they are now the favorites for cornerback Ai'King Hall.
West Virginia renovation projects emblematic of college sports’ sudden pivot to fan-facing venue investment
WVU Athletics officials talk with Sports Business Journal about upcoming renovations to Milan Puskar Stadium and the Hope Coliseum.
2026 NFL mock draft: Projected trades get Cowboys a pass rusher, Ty Simpson into Round 1
There will be trades on the first night of the 2026 NFL Draft, so let's project a few here – including one that doubles the QB haul in Round 1.
Citizen science project to track small mammals in Guernsey
The project aims to gather more data on species that are difficult to monitor.
2026 WNBA Mock Draft: Eight South Carolina and UCLA players projected to go in first round
The Gamecocks and Bruins are meeting for the national title on Sunday, and WNBA fans should get familiar with both teams
What the Muppets can teach us about Maine politics
For dreamers like me, the Rainbow Connection seems distant. Our political climate has abandoned what I consider the Muppet spirit: a celebration of wistfulness, a collective made strong by diversity and humble and transparent leadership. Contemporary politics has been like shadow puppets: projections designed to obscure the causes of our dysfunctional society. The Muppets offer […]
What the Muppets can teach us about Maine politics
For dreamers like me, the Rainbow Connection seems distant. Our political climate has abandoned what I consider the Muppet spirit: a celebration of wistfulness, a collective made strong by diversity and humble and transparent leadership. Contemporary politics has been like shadow puppets: projections designed to obscure the causes of our dysfunctional society. The Muppets offer […]
Business Bulletin: WalkerHughes acquires; Midas develops; jP supports; TWM partners
Catch up on local acquisitions, donations, partnerships and projects.
Understanding Porsche's 3-Digit Model Names
Porsche's three-digit model names denote cars with different setups. The digits were originally made to denote the company's sequential projects.
Chucklefish on why Witchbrook has taken a decade to release
Donna Orlowski, the COO of Chucklefish, has explained why Witchbrook has taken so long to release. Back in 2016, the project was first teased. A year later, it was announced as Spellbrook, and then became Witchbrook in 2018. We’ve essentially seen the last decade fly by, but the game has still yet to debut. Orlowski gave some insight into the...
Canada's Artemis II astronaut gives thumbs-up to 'Project Hail Mary' starring Canadian Ryan Gosling
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Canada's Artemis II astronaut gives thumbs-up to 'Project Hail Mary' starring Canadian Ryan Gosling
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Some Essentia Health clinics impacted due to inclement weather
Due to inclement weather, the following Essentia Health clinics are closed or have a delayed opening today, Saturday, April 4.
Trump’s Victory Rhetoric Undercut by Downed US Jet in Iran War
The downing of a US aircraft and the dayslong search for a missing crew member has pierced the aura of invincibility that President Donald Trump has sought to project as he tries to stave off the increasing political risks of the Iran war he started five weeks ago alongside Israel.
1000 new African genomes added to global science
Wits-led AGenDA project sequenced 1,000+ African genomes, uncovering vast genetic diversity and novel variants. This helps correct Eurocentric bias in global datasets, improving disease prediction, treatment design, and ensuring African populations benefit from genomic medicine.
Citizen science trail camera project studies winter tick impacts on moose in northeast Minnesota
Winter ticks continue to pose a significant threat to moose in northeastern Minnesota, and a newly launched citizen science project is now using trail camera photos to document their impact. On April 2, the Northern Moose Alliance, a collaborative initiative of tribal and state agencies to study moose, particularly juvenile moose, launched a website, and...
How Scientifically Accurate Is ‘Project Hail Mary’? Experts Weigh In
Based on hard science fiction, a genre that prioritizes scientific accuracy, the blockbuster gets a lot right but misses a few things, experts say.
Students found a star from the dawn of the universe drifting into the Milky Way
A group of undergraduate students stumbled into a cosmic time capsule—one of the oldest stars ever discovered—while combing through massive astronomy datasets. What began as a class project quickly turned into a breakthrough when they spotted an extraordinarily “pristine” star made almost entirely of hydrogen and helium, hinting it formed near the dawn of the universe.
MassLive: Boston, Springfield land on top 10 list of best cities for STEM professionals
Boston and Springfield were among the "Top 10 best metro areas for STEM professionals" in 2018, according to statistics compiled by WalletHub, a personal finance website. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Boston was ranked second and Springfield eighth on the list. Worcester came in at 18th. The full results can be found here. "We made another good list," Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno said. "Glad to see our educational and workforce development are starting to pay off - this is all about a good four-letter word - jobs!" The 100 largest metropolitan areas in the country were ranked in 17 key metrics, WalletHub said. The evaluation ranged from "per-capita job openings for STEM graduates to annual median growth for STEM jobs, to projected demand for STEM workers by 2020," according to the summary. Seattle was top-rated, followed in order by Boston; Pittsburgh; Austin, Texas; Minneapolis; Madison, Wisconsin; Salt Lake City; Springfield; Chicago; and Atlanta. Original article: https://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/11/springfield_makes_top_10_natio.html
Trump gives rare praise to persistent GOP foe after White House ballroom vote
Trump gives a special shout out to Sen. Rand Paul after the fiscal hawk votes yes on plans for the estimated $400 million White House ballroom project.
Gadsden breaks ground on latest phase of upgraded sports park
Phase 5 of the project will include improvements made along the riverfront.
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:
Business at 'breaking point' over roadworks scheme
A project to create active travel routes in Halifax town centre is testing the patience of locals.
What to know about the Kansas sports authority that will oversee the new Chiefs stadium
The 11-member group will oversee one of the largest economic development projects in the state’s history. We put together a guide to the sports authority's responsibilities, membership and more.
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.
Opinion: Science Communication Is Central to the Practice of Science
Explaining and defending knowledge is as essential to the scientific enterprise as publishing research.
Community celebrates rural health care drone project
Representatives from Valkyrie UAS Solutions and Mid-America Transplant, in partnership with Missouri S&T, hosted a ribbon-cutting event on April 1 to commemorate the nation's first health care drone corridor.
Multi-million project improves access to rural health care at Central New York hospital
Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton has completed a $31.5 million dollar project to renovate its emergency department, add a new radiology suite, and create 10 private patient spaces with ICU d…
MSU Plans to Expand Business Offerings on Campus. Will it Have an Impact on Downtown East Lansing?
While MSU scrapped major components of its initial Spartan Gateway project proposal, the university still plans to add retail businesses, restaurants and more to campus.
RFK Jr. To Finally Face The Music For Failed Anti-Science Agenda: Public Health Project Newsletter
Over the last year plus, Trump Health Secretary RFK Jr. has seemingly been everywhere promoting his personal brand and greatest hits of evidence-free anti-science conspiracy theories – everywhere but communities...
Federal panel packed with Trump allies approves White House ballroom project
The vote by the National Capital Planning Commission on Thursday marked the final procedural hurdle for President Donald Trump’s plans.
Trump’s ballroom gets the green light from loyalist-stacked commission
President Donald Trump’s sprawling ballroom project officially got the green light on Thursday from a board that oversees planning for federal buildings and land, marking the latest step in an accelerated process that now faces some legal uncertainty.
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.
Soundcore Nebula X1 Pro review: The king of party projectors
Soundcore’s Nebula X1 Pro is a one-of-a-kind but expensive home theater system.
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.
Trump’s White House ballroom project faces panel vote after judge ordered halt
The National Capital Planning Commission had previously delayed the vote after thousands of negative public comments
Congress is in no rush to authorize Trump’s ballroom after judge’s ruling
The president doesn’t appear interested in seeking lawmakers’ approval for his $400 million project — and they’re not inclined to give it.
Ballroom commission changed documents at White House’s request
Records show a staffer asked the commission to soften language about its own authority over the president’s project — and it complied.
Putnam County interchange project underway, though local business owners raise concerns
Work is underway on the Buffalo bridge to Route 35 interchange project in Putnam County.
Researchers lead push for health innovation at NextGen Pathways Symposium
Missouri S&T researchers joined colleagues from across the University of Missouri System at the Havener Center March 12-13 to share the latest developments from projects that could improve health outcomes for the state and beyond.
GOP leaders declare path to end DHS shutdown — but enormous hurdles remain
Days after a messy intra-party blowup, President Donald Trump and GOP leaders are projecting unity on a plan to reopen the Department of Homeland Security amid the longest-ever partial government shutdown.
$60 million Madison project will have wellness facility? What to know
The arts and entertainment district known as The Gallery passed its final test before a board in Madison in October of 2025.
Book Review: ‘Project Hail Mary’ turns complex science into a page-turner
Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers to the book, “Project Hail Mary.” Andy Weir’s recent novel, “Project Hail Mary,” (now a major motion picture) takes a unique approach to the lost-in-sp…
Kansas creates new sports authority to oversee multibillion dollar stadium deal for Chiefs
The agreement between the Kansas City Chiefs and the state of Kansas to build a new $3 billion domed football stadium, headquarters, training facility and entertainment district could be the largest stadium deal in American history, and most Kansas lawmakers agreed last week to establish a sports authority board to oversee the project.
PlayStation Announces Project Playmo, Its Next-Generation PS5 DualSense Controller That Will Change How You Play Games Forever
PlayStation has officially announced Project Playmo, its next-generation DualSense controller that can literally play games for you, act as an opponent in a fighting game to help improve your skills, and even order you a pizza with the power of AI.