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All Of The Best Cosplay From Lvl Up Expo 2026

With fantastic cosplay from Clair Obscur, Dispatch and The Amazing Digital Circus

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May 6 • 10:26 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Busting five myths about mental health with University of Minnesota experts

University of Minnesota experts are setting the record straight with evidence-based research, new treatments and workforce innovations that are changing how mental health conditions are understood and treated.

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May 6 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • twin-cities.umn.edu
Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass is still an essential read

This 2013 book by an Indigenous botanist is a quietly urgent act of healing that forces Western science to look at the world in a different way

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May 6 • 7:00 AM EDT • Science • newscientist.com
Opinion | New bill would give Minnesota small businesses $100M after ICE surge

ICE actions have resulted in at least $600 million in lost revenue in Minneapolis-St. Paul alone and an estimated $240 million in wages, business leaders write.

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May 6 • 5:59 AM EDT • Business • startribune.com
A Look Inside the Case That Enshrined Political Power for Billionaires

After Watergate, Congress tried to curtail the role of money in politics. But a pivotal Supreme Court case nipped it in the bud. Years later, new details are emerging on how wealthy Americans were conferred with a “right to spend” on elections.

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May 6 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
A Look At AMC Entertainment (AMC) Valuation After Q1 2026 Earnings Update

Q1 2026 earnings put AMC Entertainment Holdings (AMC) back in focus AMC Entertainment Holdings (AMC) reported first quarter 2026 results with revenue of US$1,045.4 million and a net loss of US$117.1 million, drawing fresh attention to the stock. See our latest analysis for AMC Entertainment Holdings. The Q1 2026 update landed after a strong 30 day share price return of 41.96%, although the year to date share price return of a 1.24% decline and 1 year total shareholder return of a 40.67%...

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May 6 • 1:37 AM EDT • Entertainment • simplywall.st
Happy .500 de Mayo! Dbacks 9, Pirates 0

On the same day that manager Torey Lovullo called the entire starting rotation into his office to tell them they needed to pick up the pace, Dbacks starter Eduardo Rodriguez did just that and then some. ERod put this team on his back tonight shutting down the Pirates offense taking some of the pressure off […]

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May 6 • 12:52 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
GAME BLOG: Minnesota Wild V. Colorado Avalanche, Game 2

Welcome to our live thread for Game 2 of the Second Round Stanley Cup Playoff matchup between the Minnesota Wild and the Colorado Avalanche

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May 5 • 7:43 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Vikings Linked to Veteran CB in Free Agency

Last year, when the Minnesota Vikings needed summer cornerback depth, some argued that the club should sign veteran Rasul Douglas. […]

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May 5 • 6:15 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Phobio Has Returned $244M to Business Budgets. Meet The Company's New CEO.

Meet Missy Taylor, the new CEO of Atlanta-based Phobio — the tech company that has returned $244M to business budgets by unlocking value in used devices. Here's how an advertising veteran is leading a circular economy business.

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May 5 • 4:00 PM EDT • Business • hypepotamus.com
From The Sports Desk: Ant-Man’s return

Back from injury, Anthony Edwards led the Minnesota Timberwolves to an upset win over the San Antonio Spurs to start Round 2 of the NBA playoffs.

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May 5 • 3:00 PM EDT • Sports • nbcnews.com
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Lego Batman's Developers Are Trying To Do It All

Lego Batman has to distill decades of comic book iconography into a rewarding but breezy adventure

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May 5 • 1:34 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
$1M volleyball event to be held at AT&T Stadium

Four women's college volleyball teams will play for a total of $1 million in a made-for-TV exhibition at AT&T Stadium in August, event organizers announced Tuesday.

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May 5 • 12:25 PM EDT • Sports • espn.com
Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic Team Full Of Mass Effect Veterans

The new action RPG is not technically a sequel to KOTOR, but folks who worked on the RPG at BioWare are returning

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May 5 • 12:15 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
NFL OTAs: Top 10 storylines, including Ty Simpson's Rams career starting and new looks for Cowboys and 49ers
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May 5 • 9:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami finally hit something other than a home run after record-setting start
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May 5 • 8:40 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Additional $20 million in federal rural health grants announced for North Dakota

North Dakota has announced more than $20 million worth of new grant opportunities under the federal Rural Health Transformation Program — including for workforce education, mental health services and to fill rural healthcare service gaps.

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May 5 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • northdakotamonitor.com
North Dakota small business owners lament rising healthcare costs, credit card swipe fees

Small business owners expressed concerns about rising healthcare costs and credit card transaction fees during a roundtable discussion Monday with North Dakota Rep. Julie Fedorchak and Sen. John Hoeven.

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May 5 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • northdakotamonitor.com
What to watch in CNN’s California governor debate

The top seven contenders in a crowded and highly competitive race to become California’s next governor will face off in a CNN debate Tuesday at 6 p.m. PT (9 p.m. ET). The debate, moderated by CNN anchors Kaitlan Collins and Elex Michaelson, comes at a pivotal time, with the first mail ballots currently being delivered to voters in the June 2 primary.

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May 5 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
House passes tax package to end $555 million in business tax breaks | The Sum and Substance

Four bills roll back state tax breaks or decouple from federal tax incentives in order to raise revenue for a new Family Affordability Credit.

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May 5 • 3:22 AM EDT • Business • tsscolorado.com
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Athletes and coaches honored at RC Sports Banquet

Plus softball and tennis scores

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May 5 • 1:34 AM EDT • Sports • kotatv.com
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Fans grow restless as the Diamondbacks’ pitching struggles go on

PHOENIX — What began as a competitive start for the Arizona Diamondbacks’ starting rotation has unraveled in recent weeks, and fans are growing restless. May 1, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen (23) throws the ball against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning at Wrigley Field.

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May 5 • 1:06 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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What did Anthony Edwards loudly direct toward the Spurs bench

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, who was listed as week-to-week after a left knee hyperextension and bone bruise, shocked everyone by returning in just nine days.

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May 5 • 12:02 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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How a Minnesota landscaping business is navigating rising gas prices
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May 4 • 7:28 PM EDT • Business • cbsnews.com
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More Minnesota farmers seeking help to navigate mental health challenges
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May 4 • 7:26 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton Wins AL Player of the Week

Twins star Byron Buxton received an honor for his impressive week.

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May 4 • 7:08 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Where to watch Minnesota Timberwolves vs. San Antonio Spurs Game 1 NBA playoffs: Live stream, start time, TV channel, odds for Monday, May 4

The Timberwolves and Spurs open their second-round series in the NBA playoffs.

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May 4 • 6:37 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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ND attorney general, Ethics Commission dismissed from free speech lawsuit over political ad law

A federal judge has dismissed the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office and North Dakota Ethics Commission from a former state lawmaker’s First Amendment suit challenging a political advertisement law.

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May 4 • 5:42 PM EDT • Politics • northdakotamonitor.com
Call Of Duty Is Finally Leaving PS4 And Xbox One After 12 Years

Activision confirmed the shift after 12 years of supporting last-gen platforms

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May 4 • 5:15 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
HHS recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month, encourages small steps to support well-being | Health and Human Services North Dakota

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is highlighting the importance of mental health, while encouraging individuals to take small, manageable steps to support their overall well-being.Gov. Kelly Armstrong has issued a proclamation recognizing May as Mental Health Awareness Month across North Dakota.This year, HHS is promoting a “Healthy Habit Exchange” approach and encouraging North Dakotans to make simple, everyday changes that can positively impact mental health.

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May 4 • 4:45 PM EDT • Health • hhs.nd.gov
Jane Castor set to talk community investment, preview final year in office with State of the City address

The address comes at a pivotal moment for Castor, who is entering the final year of her term.

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May 4 • 4:35 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
AP, Washington Post, Reuters and Minnesota Star Tribune among Pulitzer winners for 2025 work

The Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize for public service for scrutinizing the Trump administration’s sweeping, choppy cuts and changes to federal agencies. The Associated Press won the 2026 Pulitzer

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May 4 • 3:31 PM EDT • Entertainment • lancasteronline.com
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Resident Evil Plans To Keep Favorites Like Leon Around

Leon could still be kicking zombie ass in his 70s

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May 4 • 2:30 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Fallout Co-Creator Says Gamers No Longer Think For Themselves

Also: Sony has raised the price of its used PS5s

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May 4 • 1:30 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Kurt Hoffman backs Sydney Gruters in the race for a redrawn CD 16

Support from Republican voters in places like Manatee and Sarasota could also help Gruters endure challenges from a Pinellas County candidate.

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May 4 • 1:15 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
Resident Evil Requiem Producer Glad Fans Didn't Like Grace's AI Redesign

Capcom producer Masato Kumazawa believes that fans' 'strong opinions' on Grace's DLSS 5 makeover were an overall positive for the team

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May 4 • 1:07 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Pokémon Pop-Tarts Have Become Scalper Gold

What, no surprise inside?

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May 4 • 12:52 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
iOS 26.5 Coming Soon With These New Features

iOS 26.5 is expected to be released this May, following more than a month of beta testing. The update is relatively minor so far, which is not too surprising given that Apple is starting to shift its focus towards iOS 27. iOS 26.5 lays the groundwork for end-to-end encryption for RCS in the Messages app and ads in the Apple Maps app, and it will include a new Pride wallpaper and a few other changes. Below, we outline all of the notable additions in iOS 26.5.

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May 4 • 11:40 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Science research building at Florida college likely total loss in fire

Authorities are looking into lightning as the cause of the fire as there were strong storms at the time.

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May 4 • 11:40 AM EDT • Science • heraldtribune.com
Borderlands 4 Boss Faces Fan Backlash After Posting AI Slop

Randy Pitchford also talked about his personal ChatGPT use

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May 4 • 11:06 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Wembanyama, Gobert set to match wits as Spurs, Timberwolves meet

Minnesota is trying to reach the Western Conference finals for the third consecutive season, while San Antonio is bidding for its first trip there since 2017.

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May 4 • 10:14 AM EDT • Sports • spectrumlocalnews.com
Anthony Edwards injury: Timberwolves give new update on status

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star guard Anthony Edwards missed the final two games of the team's first-round series against the Denver Nuggets.

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May 4 • 7:02 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
An asburd amount of goals, plus 3 Game 7s

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Make a hard decision today. Coming up: 😮‍💨 15 goals 😵‍💫 Three Game 7s 💔 Time to trade a star? Normally, we would lead this newsletter with the three Game 7s that happened across both the NBA and NHL yesterday. But we cannot ignore the the goalfest that happened in Colorado last night: The Avalanche, the Stanley Cup favorite, allowed six goals to the visiting Minnesota Wild in their opening game of the second round...

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May 4 • 6:14 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
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Elections could be crucial for WI mental health legislation

This election year in WI may be pivotal for mental health legislation. There'll be new lawmakers in Madison, so let's be prepared to seek changes.

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May 4 • 6:04 AM EDT • Health • jsonline.com
MinnPost analysis: How Minnesota’s remarkable response to Operation Metro Surge changed politics

The pushback to Operation Metro Surge impacted policy and congressional politics, it’s also redefined how Americans relate to immigrants.

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May 4 • 5:59 AM EDT • Politics • minnpost.com
38 Fairfield eateries cited for serious health violations in March

Out of 77 total inspections, 38 eateries in Fairfield were cited for serious health violations, including two schools and one daycare.

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May 4 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • ctinsider.com
Global Health & WASH: May 2026 Funding Opportunities (14 new opportunities!)

The May update for Global Health & WASH brings new calls that cluster around three distinct shifts: LMIC research leadership moving from funder encouragement into a hard eligibility constraint, pharmaceutical and corporate-linked funders running structurally independent education and use-inspired research portfolios at substantial scale, and AI adoption shifting decisively from speculative tool to operational capability across health and WASH systems alike. In LMIC Research Leadership as Eligibility, Not Encouragement, Wellcome anchors the dominant signal of the month with three separate major calls that all require or strongly center LMIC leadership in their basic eligibility architecture. Wellcome’s ESIC Hubs (£1.5-£1.9M per hub over 3-5 years) explicitly requires an LMIC-based lead applicant, treating Global South leadership as a design constraint rather than a participation goal. Wellcome’s Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Development Award funds transdisciplinary teams whose lead must be a mid-career or established researcher based at an organization in Africa, South Asia, or Southeast Asia. Wellcome’s larger Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Award (£1M-£8M for optimizing licensed interventions) requires the administering organization to be in eligible LMIC regions and at least 50% of applicants based there. Around Wellcome, the same pattern shows up at smaller scale and across funders: CHINNOVA channels $1M into West and Central African research institutions for climate-health work; IBRO’s Neuroscience Training Grants explicitly tier ceilings by region of residence with Africa receiving the highest amount ($5,000); IHME’s GBD Emerging Researcher Award reserves at least one of its two annual awards for an LMIC researcher; Sidaction’s HIV Cure call funds research teams across France, the Netherlands, and eligible African countries with a minimum two-country collaboration requirement. Taken together, these calls signal a meaningful shift in how research equity is being operationalized — not as encouragement language at the bottom of a call, but as a structural feature of who can lead, where the work must be administered, and what proportion of the team must be regionally rooted. In Pharma-Funded Independent Medical Education and Use-Inspired Research, the lineup this month is unusually deep. Pfizer alone runs four parallel calls under independent education and quality improvement frameworks: a Migraine and Women’s Health RFP (200K x 2-year, $500K pool), Migraine IME ($200K, $1M pool), JAK Inhibitor evidence-based education ($100K), and Maternal Vaccination HCP Education in Saudi Arabia ($75K), plus a separate Pediatric Pneumococcal Surveillance research call in Saudi Arabia ($400K per project). Novo Nordisk Foundation runs four parallel calls of its own at substantial scale: Infectious Diseases Catalyst Grants (DKK 60M pool, up to DKK 7M collaborative), Non-Diabetic Endocrinology Collaborative Grants (DKK 53M pool, DKK 5-10M per project), Pioneer Innovator Grant Health (DKK 1.1M), and Distinguished Innovator Grant Health (DKK 6.8M). LEO Foundation deploys DKK 2-4M per project for dermatology research excellence. Pfizer’s framing across calls deliberately separates the funding from product promotion, emphasizing measurable practice-relevant change and structural distance between scientific outputs and commercial activity. Novo Nordisk’s “use-inspired” hard filter pushes researchers toward a credible translation pathway from mechanism to deployable tool. The pattern: industry-aligned funders are running structurally independent portfolios at meaningful $ that fund implementation evidence, not promotion. In AI as Operational Capability, Not Speculation, several calls this month explicitly treat AI adoption as a near-term operational question with real evidence and governance requirements, rather than a speculative trend to be watched. Wellcome’s ESIC Hubs frames AI as “the accelerator” for evidence synthesis, asking hubs to translate technical innovation into adoption-ready workflows that can match real-world policy timelines. UNICEF Venture Fund’s new Climate Tech for Children’s Health call funds for-profit startups deploying AI, machine learning, and blockchain in low-resource environments, with a strict requirement that solutions must already have a working prototype with promising pilot results. The Water Research Foundation has launched two simultaneous AI calls treating reproducibility, cybersecurity guardrails, and human-in-the-loop deployments as core design constraints rather than nice-to-haves: one on GenAI and Agentic AI in water utilities ($200K), one on alternatives to water shutoffs that explicitly screens for implementation economics evidence. Nordic Innovation’s quantum technology call (NOK 4.5M) extends the same logic into life science and healthcare, demanding consortium-stage projects mature enough to test with real users. TEF-Health offers €300K in subsidized testing infrastructure for European healthcare AI and robotics SMEs. The pattern: funders are converting AI pilots into playbooks, requiring transfer evidence and risk controls before AI can move from experimentation to sector-wide operational practice. For LMIC-based researchers in infectious disease or evidence synthesis, the three Wellcome calls together represent the deepest concentration of LMIC-led research capital in recent memory — pair the Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Development Award (£200K, deadline May 19) as a strategic pipeline feeder into the larger Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Award (£1-£8M, deadline June 2), since the development award functions explicitly as a track into the larger trial scheme. For Nordic researchers, the four Novo Nordisk Foundation calls plus LEO Foundation and Nordic Innovation Quantum represent ~$30M in regional research capital this cycle, all with deadlines clustered in May-August. For WASH practitioners, the three Water Research Foundation calls together (each up to $200K) are a cluster worth reading across — one on AI deployment, one on shutoff alternatives, one rewarding applied innovation — and the strongest applicants will articulate how their work bridges utility operations to policy-relevant evidence. For US-based clinical researchers and educators, the four Pfizer calls plus the APF Portfolio’s 80+ programs form an unusually accessible recurring pipeline; APF’s prohibition on indirect costs is a meaningful structural feature for early-career applicants whose institutions might otherwise absorb significant overhead. Snapshot of New Opportunities Total Estimated Funding Pool: $100 Million+ USD The grants are organized into three categories: Open Calls: Current grant and opportunities with a deadline. Grants are listed by closing date. 39 open opportunities- 14 new! Rolling Applications: current grant and opportunities with rolling applications (but it’s still best to submit as early as possible). 14 rolling opportunities- 1 new opportunity! Long term planning: Grants that have closed their current rounds, but are expected to open new windows. 4 long term opportunities! A quick tip for returning readers: if you want to jump straight to the newest additions, use CTRL F to search for “New!” and navigate quickly to the latest funding opportunities This post is for paid subscribers. This helps support the time and effort it takes to curate and organize these opportunities. Subscribe To keep this accessible to everyone who needs it, we’re happy to offer pay what you can rates. You can find more details here. Open Calls: Migraine Competitive Grant Program: Migraine and Women’s Health (Quality Improvement and/or Research RFP), Pfizer.*Closing soon!* Pfizer, in collaboration with the American Headache Society, is seeking independent quality improvement and research projects that close persistent gaps in migraine care for women across the United States. The funding logic centers on measurable, practice-relevant change: proposals should generate actionable evidence, tools, or system improvements that can be shared and used widely, not just within a single site. Priority areas span menstrual migraine and screening in women’s health settings, the role of hormonal fluctuations across the lifespan, sex-specific risk factors, comorbidities and quality-of-life burden, and disparities in outcomes by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. The call is structured as a two-step competitive process with an initial Letter of Intent, with the strongest concepts expected to translate scientific insight into implementable improvements in diagnosis, management, and equity. Geographies: United States. Who can apply: U.S.-based organizations (not individuals), including professional schools, healthcare institutions, professional organizations, and other entities focused on healthcare improvement. Funding amount: Up to USD $200,000 total over 2 years; total pool USD $500,000. Targeted Sectors / SDGs: Health; Focus areas: migraine, women’s health, quality improvement, clinical research, menstrual migraine, health disparities. Deadline: LOI: May 5, 2026; Full proposal (by invitation): August 28, 2026. Learn more and apply here. This RFP rewards “shareable impact”: the most competitive submissions will pair rigorous methods with a clear plan for system uptake and dissemination beyond the originating institution. ReSSARC: Strengthening the Health Sector and Food Security in the Central African Republic (AID 013381/01/0) Call for Proposals, Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS). *Closing soon!* AICS is seeking a limited set of high-capacity humanitarian partners to deliver an integrated package that stabilizes essential health services while reducing acute malnutrition and strengthening food security resilience in priority areas of the Central African Republic. The funder’s logic is explicitly nexus-based: proposals should meet urgent, life-saving needs while reinforcing local systems, coordination mechanisms, and community-level capacity so results persist beyond the emergency window. AICS emphasizes inclusion and protection outcomes, expecting gender-sensitive design and explicit measures for groups facing compounded vulnerability, including women, children under five, internally displaced people, and people with disabilities. The call also signals a localization pathway, encouraging stronger collaboration with national NGOs and balanced partnerships, alongside clear coordination with existing cluster and humanitarian actors to minimize duplication and improve coverage. Geographies: Central African Republic (Bangui, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Lim-Pende, Lobaye). Who can apply: Non-profit organizations registered with AICS, plus eligible non-profits without an office in Italy that have a pre-existing collaboration agreement with an AICS-listed organization. Funding amount: Total pool EUR €1,800,000; max EUR €800,000 (single applicant) or EUR €1,000,000 (ATS). Targeted Sectors / SDGs: Health; Focus areas: malnutrition prevention and treatment, maternal and child health, community health services, food security and resilience, localization partnerships Deadline: May 5, 2026. Learn more and apply here. This call is structured to reward partners who can link frontline service delivery to system durability and localization, not just short-term coverage gains. Contracts for Innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare, Innovate UK. *Closing soon!* Innovate UK, on behalf of the Office for Life Sciences Addiction Healthcare Goals program, is procuring R&D to accelerate innovations that can improve treatment outcomes, strengthen recovery, and reduce harm and deaths linked to drug and alcohol addiction. The competition is positioned as a market-facing readiness push: selected projects are expected to advance solutions toward later-stage validation, generate evidence of user acceptability and UK market fit, and map credible routes through regulatory and certification requirements. Innovate UK signals a preference for innovations that can be field-tested in relevant UK settings and progressed to TRL 6 or 7, with practical plans for commercialization after contract completion. This structure favors applicants that can execute most work in-house, co-develop with service providers and people with lived experience, and translate technical progress into deployable tools for addiction healthcare delivery. Geographies: United Kingdom. Who can apply: Single organizations of any size (including EU, EEA, or international) leading delivery, with most work and key deliverables carried out in the UK; subcontractors for specialist skills only. Funding amount: GBP £200,000–1.5 million per project (inclusive of VAT); Total pool: GBP £20 million (across two strands). Targeted Sectors / SDGs: Health; Focus areas: Mental Health, Health Systems Strengthening, Research & Development, Technology Access. Deadline: May 6, 2026 (11:00am). Learn more and apply here. This call uses procurement to pull near-market addiction innovations toward operational proof and adoption pathways in UK services.

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May 4 • 3:59 AM EDT • Health • impactfunding.substack.com
Africa CDC Launches the African Strategic Advisory Group on Genomics

I’m today announced the launch of the African Strategic Advisory Group on Genomics (ASAG), a new continental advisory mechanism established to provide independent, multidisciplinary, and trusted technical guidance on the strategic governance and implementation of genomics across Africa. The launch of ASAG marks a pivotal step in advancing Africa CDC’s vision to democratize access to […]

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May 4 • 3:47 AM EDT • Health • africacdc.org
I tried this $5 laundry hack for a spotless shower — and the results have totally surprised me

It's transformed the way I clean my bathroom

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May 4 • 12:30 AM EDT • Technology • tomsguide.com
Ducks bring speed to challenge the playoff-tested Golden Knights

If the first round of the NHL playoffs played out almost exactly like the opening series a year ago when the Golden Knights eliminated Minnesota in six games, their next opponent is a striking reminder to the one they just vanquished. The Golden Knights again are the more playoff-seasoned team, but the Anaheim Ducks counter with a faster team interested in more of a track meet when their best-of-seven series opens Monday night in Vegas. Much like the Utah Mammoth, a team Vegas eliminated in six games on Friday night.

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May 3 • 7:52 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How Perimenopause Became America's New Health Scare

If you’re a woman who speaks English, it sometimes feels like you can’t spend time on the internet without being bombarded with all the ways in which your body or your mind could be just a little broken. A few years ago, Instagram was full of women talking about attention deficit disorder, and lo and behold: From 2020 to 2022, the percentage of women (between the ages of 23 and 49) newly diagnosed with it nearly doubled. Not long ago, premenstrual syndrome was all the rage, with the algorithm pushing videos that explained why it’s okay to fly off the handle once a month. These days, the word perimenopause is everywhere. Perhaps you’ve seen the headlines. “Perimenopause is having a millennial moment. Here are 7 ways to cope,” says The Washington Post. Or perhaps you’ve seen Apple TV’s glossy drama Your Friends & Neighbors, which is back for its second season; the female protagonist Mel is explicitly perimenopausal, and in the first season, she keyed a car for no apparent reason. She’s played by Amanda Peet, who talks about being perimenopausal in real life (“God knows I’ve wanted to key a lot of cars in the last three years,” she’s said.) In fact, it sometimes feels like every celebrity interview with a forty- or fiftysomething woman requires her to open up about what’s going on with her hormones. Drew Barrymore joked on CBS Mornings that when she found out how long perimenopause can last, she thought she’d “never make it 10 years like this.” Katherine Heigl told Business Insider that “whoever designed it so that women would be going through perimenopause while raising teenagers should be sent a strongly worded letter.” At the same time, influencers who talk about perimenopause seem to have cropped up out of nowhere with something to sell you, causing people online to wonder where this all came from. It’s trickled down from Instagram to tchotchke shops, which sell fridge magnets that say “Perimenopause Is Hot.” You can buy a T-shirt that proclaims “Perimenopause Made Me Do It!” My mom, who is 48, started uncontrollably shaking her leg at night a few years ago. “It’s perimenopause,” she told me when I complained about how annoying it was. But what exactly is perimenopause—and why are we all talking about it all of a sudden?

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May 3 • 7:52 PM EDT • Health • thefp.com
Fire destroys a lab building on a University of South Florida campus

A fire at the University of South Florida's Marine Science Laboratory building in St. Petersburg caused significant damage, with initial assessments suggesting the structure may be a total loss.

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May 3 • 4:28 PM EDT • Science • wesh.com
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Carolina Panthers looking to trade fan-favorite wide receiver

The NFL offseason has begun its shift toward minicamps and OTAs, and the draft gave teams a chance to infuse their rosters with rookie talent after free agency. The Carolina Panthers made several moves this offseason, including selecting a wide…

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May 3 • 2:48 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Opinion | Academic research in science is complicated

Complicated enough for a thoughtfully appointed National Science Board. Which, suddenly, we no longer have, writes a University of Minnesota professor emeritus.

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May 3 • 2:29 PM EDT • Science • startribune.com
NBA conference semis: Thunder-Lakers, Spurs-Wolves, Knicks-76ers

How they got here: San Antonio beat No. Portland 4-1, Minnesota beat No. Denver 4-2.

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May 3 • 1:32 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Rumored PvP Assassin’s Creed's Playtest Reportedly A Letdown

The repeatedly delayed and much speculated Fall Guys-esque “Assassin’s Creed Invictus” had a reportedly rocky outing last month

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May 3 • 1:00 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
"This Is Fine" Dog Fights For Therapy In Official Metroidvania

In This Is Fine: Maximum Cope, help Question Hound overcome his anxieties in this nightmare-inspired video game debut

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May 3 • 12:02 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Nancy Guthrie Update: New Footage Shows Masked Man in Same Neighborhood

One neighbor said the new Ring video is ‘disturbing.’

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May 3 • 11:48 AM EDT • Entertainment • gjsentinel.com
Nancy Guthrie Update: New Footage Shows Masked Man in Same Neighborhood

One neighbor said the new Ring video is ‘disturbing.’

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MindsEye CEO Apparently Found Time To Vibe Code An AI Feature

The Build a Rocket Boy co-CEOs could really do with a new PR manager, because they've even managed to upset the die-hard MindsEye community this time

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May 3 • 10:22 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
12 Cool New Gadgets to Keep on Your Radar

Catching you up on the past week’s most notable product releases.

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May 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • gearpatrol.com
Curing U.S. Health Care, Part II

On March 23, 2010 President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — usually referred to either as the Affordable Care Act or as Obamacare — into law. Joe Biden, then the vice president, could be overheard whispering “This is a big fucking deal.” And it was. The ACA, which went into full effect in 2014, created a system of subsidies and regulations designed to make health insurance available to many Americans who had previously been left out. It worked: In 2010 there were 47 million uninsured people in America, but by 2016 this number had dropped to 27 million. This still fell short of the universal health insurance that every other advanced nation has, but it was real progress. In 2017, during his first term, Donald Trump tried to destroy the ACA, replacing it with the American Health Care Act — legislation that would have eliminated most of the provisions that expanded health insurance under Obama. At the time the Congressional Budget Office projected that the G.O.P.’s replacement bill would nearly double the number of Americans without health insurance, increasing the total uninsured population by 23 million and undoing all of the progress achieved under the ACA. However, the attack on Obamacare failed by one vote in the Senate, and the ensuing public backlash against the G.O.P. delivered a large victory in the 2018 midterms to the Democrats. After these developments many observers assumed that the ACA had become a more or less permanent feature of American life. Such assessments, however, failed to take into account the deep hostility of the U.S. right toward policies that expand access to healthcare. As we’ll see, this hostility goes back generations. And the second Trump administration has taken actions that the CBO projects will add 16 million people to the rolls of the uninsured by 2034. How did we get here? And now what? Today’s primer will analyze the political economy of U.S. healthcare since the 1940s and the combination of danger and opportunity created by the current crisis. Beyond the paywall I will discuss the following: US health care on the eve of Trump II 80 years of US health politics The Obamacare story The new assault on healthcare

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May 3 • 6:31 AM EDT • Health • paulkrugman.substack.com
Burcum: The race to rescue HCMC

The fight to save Minnesota’s most essential hospital is urgent, unfinished, and only going to get harder, columnist Jill Burcum writes.

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May 3 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • startribune.com
The body’s most mysterious organ may play a key role in longevity and cancer

A raft of research is recasting the thymus from a bit player to a potent regulator of aging and immune health.

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May 3 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
Surging gas prices loom over pivotal special election in Michigan

The special election in the 35th District will be an early test of where Michigan voters stand in a key election year.

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May 3 • 12:06 AM EDT • Politics • detroitnews.com
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Massive fire destroys University of South Florida laboratory building: 'Total loss'

A massive fire broke out at the University of South Florida's Marine Science Laboratory in St. Petersburg, with no injuries reported, authorities said.

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May 2 • 11:15 PM EDT • Science • foxnews.com
Patrick Mahomes in 'a good position' on ACL recovery ahead of Chiefs OTAs, Andy Reid says
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Fire Damages USF Marine Science Lab; Hazmat Evaluation Planned Overnight

A multiple-alarm structure fire significantly damaged a marine science laboratory, with officials indicating the building is likely a total loss due to extensive water and fire damage. The fire was reported at approximately 5:12 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Fire crews reported that the structure was already heavily involved in the attic upon arrival. […]

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May 2 • 10:03 PM EDT • Science • iontb.com
Andy Reid Expects Patrick Mahomes Back For Chiefs OTAs

The 2025 NFL season saw Patrick Mahomes endure his first losing season and end with a torn ACL and LCL.

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May 2 • 9:59 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Massive fire engulfs science lab at University of South Florida St. Petersburg: 'Total devastation'
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May 2 • 9:48 PM EDT • Science • nypost.com
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New Raiders QB Fernando Mendoza non-committal about visiting White House with Indiana teammates

Mendoza said that he "can't miss practice," and was unsure if he had a conflict. The Raiders' OTAs start a week after Indiana's visit.

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A Look At WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN) Valuation As Genies Partnership Expands 3D Avatar Opportunities

WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN) recently announced a partnership with AI avatar company Genies to bring its English platform characters into interactive 3D chat experiences, digital collectibles, and creator tailored avatar tools. See our latest analysis for WEBTOON Entertainment. The Genies partnership arrives after a sharp pickup in momentum, with WEBTOON Entertainment’s 30-day share price return of 35.79% and 7-day return of 18.96% lifting the latest price to $13.24. The 1-year total...

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FOMO 10/40 Creamery to bring ice cream to small business across North Dakota

A grant from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture is helping a small business in Bismarck expand.

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May 2 • 8:37 PM EDT • Business • kfyrtv.com
Toronto Blue Jays Dodge Bullet With Latest Injury Concern

Blue Jays slugger George Springer has avoided another serious injury after an early exit from a game against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday

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‘The reality, for better or worse’: Columbia comp sci students and faculty grapple with AI’s disruption of the field

‘The reality, for better or worse’: Columbia comp sci students and faculty grapple with AI’s disruption of the field ‘The reality, for better or worse’: Columbia comp sci students and faculty grapple with AI’s disruption of the field A field that once seemed like a direct path to stable, lucrative work is becoming less certain under AI, students and faculty told Spectator. By Ria Vasishtha and Arjun Menon May 3, 2026 Shanying Liu / Deputy Illustrations Editor Asia Genawi, SEAS ’29, first encountered artificial intelligence during her sophomore year at her high school in Indiana. Back in 2023, policies on AI varied widely—even within the same district—and some schools had no guidance at all. As Genawi began to see the effects of AI trickle into her classroom, she turned to guidance from her home state’s Department of Education, which she said she found “outdated and inaccessible.” Genawi spent the rest of her high school career dedicated to the issue, including writing a 15-page memo exploring varying AI policies across Indiana schools, which she sent to every Indiana state senator and representative whose contact information she was able to find. She later helped draft a bill that would have required public high schools to establish and share their own AI policies with students in an accessible format. But with so many other bills already awaiting referral, hers never made it to committee. When Genawi arrived at Columbia to study computer science, she found that the gaps she had spent years trying to address in Indiana had followed her there. Many students and professors were also grappling with what AI meant for the field. Across Columbia’s undergraduate schools, computer science has become the most popular major—accounting for around 11 percent of degrees awarded in Columbia College, 32 percent in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and 12 percent in the School of General Studies in 2024. While the number of computer science majors in SEAS grew from 166 to 173 during the 2024-25 academic year, the total number across the three schools fell around 4.5 percent from 393 to 375, driven by declines at Columbia College and General Studies. At Barnard, it has grown to become the second most popular major as of 2025, up from third the year prior. The number of degrees awarded have grown fivefold since 2016. Faculty members and students in the department told Spectator that the surge in the major’s popularity has been driven in large part by its apparent promise of a secure, well-paid career path. However, they noted that the recent rise of generative AI has compromised the sense of stability that once defined the field, even as interest in technical skills among students persists. According to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in 2024, out of 74 majors tracked, computer science had the fifth highest unemployment rate among majors at 7 percent, while computer engineering had the second highest at 7.8 percent. “Anecdotally, people are moving away from CS as a major,” Daniel Bauer, a senior lecturer in the computer science department, said. “They’re still taking some of our classes, right, because they think they need that, but they’re instead majoring in other things.” Bauer described a field that had shifted from what he called a “nerdy outlier discipline” to one that “everyone needs,” a sign that technical skills have become a baseline expectation across industries with the emergence of AI. “A lot of people thought, ‘Oh, it’s a guaranteed path to a stable income. You get a six-figure job right out of your undergrad,’” Bauer said. Now, companies may see AI as a way to reduce demand for entry-level programmers, especially in what he calls “code monkey jobs,” roles where a large number of employees are “just writing out code nine-to-five.” Chris Murphy, a senior lecturer in the computer science department, described the current moment as the convergence of two forces: the downturn of the job market and generative AI coming onto the scene. “Things kind of started to really pick up in 2014, 16,” he said, recalling the years after the weaker 2010 market. Murphy added that this was also a period where “students were getting more experience outside of class than they were inside of class” through internships, jobs, and side projects. Murphy suggested that the earlier momentum helped make computer science feel like both an academic program and a reliable pathway into work. That feeling is harder to sustain now as the industry reconfigures, which is a shift that students are seeing firsthand. Rebecca Yu, SEAS ’27, said that during a recent internship in Big Tech, she saw that “every single tech company was racing to integrate” large language models. She added that her manager said her intern class was the first to complete their assigned projects, which she attributed to the increased efficiency that comes with AI. Frank Liu, SEAS ’29, said that with AI lowering the barrier to coding, companies now expect everyone to write code. “A lot of companies outright say if you’re not using coding in your job, you might get fired for not being productive enough,” Liu said. Yu similarly expressed that students increasingly have to accept AI being a part of industry workflow, adding that many also “make use of it to maximize their productivity.” Richard Li, CC ’28, described a “franticness” among his peers as the pace of change accelerates. He explained how “some new tool” is released regularly, noting that tools rise and fall in prominence within weeks. He has come to believe that he doesn’t need to “match that speed all the time” and keep up with every development. Li has learned that AI tools allow him to “take a breath” and “get back into the loop much easier than before” when he needs to. While some companies specifically target Columbia when hiring, sending representatives to campus career fairs and recruiting large numbers from Columbia, a computer science degree cannot be treated as a static credential, Yu described. “You can’t just get your degree and stop learning after that. You have to always be learning,” Yu said. “That is something you basically have to expect for your job.” AI has not only affected students’ decisions to major in computer science, but also reshaped how the subject is taught. Across departments, faculty members no longer treat work done outside the classroom as a reliable measure of understanding, shifting instead toward in-person exams, quizzes, and attendance checks. While homework once made up as much as 60 to 70 percent of a student’s grade in computer science classes, Murphy said that breakdown has since flipped, with exams and quizzes now accounting for the majority. “The assumption—especially among pessimists—is that they’re using it to do their homework,” Murphy said. “They take the homework assignment. They put it into generative AI. Out comes the solution. Submit solution. The end.” Murphy said that faculty members ranged in their responses from fully prohibiting AI use to actively teaching students how to effectively work with AI. He said he shifted his approach this year after his teaching assistants called his belief that students weren’t using the technology “naïve,” and now permits students to use AI on assignments. His surveys of students in his introductory classes have told a more complicated story than the one so-called pessimists offer: Around 60 to 70 percent of students who reported using AI said they used it to have concepts explained to them, to clarify assignment instructions, to generate test cases, or to create practice questions. “Those are all ways that you might have had a tutor in the past to do that, and now you have this AI essentially as your tutor,” he said. Bauer has taken a different approach, teaching students how to use AI productively without sacrificing the core principles of the discipline. “People who are trained to actually use AI tools productively, while being in charge of designing the overall project, will be very much in demand in the next couple of years,” he said. Over the past year, a working group of computer science faculty has been redesigning the introductory and intermediate programming sequence to integrate generative AI as both a subject and a tool, representatives from SEAS wrote in a statement to Spectator. The effort is “coordinated” across the department, “not course-by-course,” with a systematic assessment of how AI integration is affecting student outcomes underway to shape the next round of changes. The goal, the department explained, is for students to be able to “read, verify, and reason about code, whether they or a model wrote it.” Tony Dear, senior lecturer in the computer science department, is piloting individualized AI feedback in a discrete mathematics course, while a machine learning course is also testing a Socratic AI dialogue system designed to “guide inquiry rather than supply answers,” the statement reads. Beyond individual courses, SEAS funded seven cross-departmental faculty projects in generative AI this past academic year, spanning biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, industrial engineering, and computer science, according to the statement. This phenomenon extends beyond the computer science department. SEAS’ new AI minor, which it announced in November 2025, reflects the University’s attempt to adapt. The minor is specifically designed for noncomputer science majors and aims to provide “essential AI knowledge” while emphasizing practical and responsible use across disciplines, according to the SEAS website. At the center of the minor is AI in Context, a course taught by a team of faculty from the departments of computer science, applied mathematics, philosophy, music, literature, and the Writing Center, the representatives told Spectator. Bauer described it as targeted at students who want to bring AI into fields like economics or biology, rather than as a path into software engineering itself. At the graduate level, SEAS announced a new Master of Science in artificial intelligence in February, with the inaugural cohort starting in the fall. While recognizing how AI has helped them navigate coursework, students also described its rise as isolating, even among members of the Application Development Initiative, one of Columbia’s largest computer science clubs. “As people start to ask AI for questions that they would normally ask students and members, it starts to isolate people” Li said. Alexa Kafka, BC ’27, echoed Li’s sentiment, pointing out that computer science has always been a collaborative discipline with code reviews and pull requests, even as AI makes independent work easier. Despite this, Kafka noted that she hasn’t been to office hours “in at least a year.” Bauer added that faculty are exploring long-term solutions to the assessment problem. “One of the things that we’re trying to do at the department or school level is to maybe move towards computerized testing facilities,” Bauer said, referring to ideas in the department to revitalize computer labs as an alternative to pen-and-paper exams. “We have to accept that this is the reality, for better or worse.” But more exams, students say, does not mean better learning, nor does it reflect how computer science is actually done. “Code is so variable and can be approached in so many directions, there’s never just going to be one correct answer. There can be multiple optimal solutions,” Kafka said. Students also expressed concern that the shift toward exam-heavy grading pulls focus away from the applied, project-based work that better reflects both discipline and industry expectations. ADI has tried to respond more quickly than the curriculum can. Through a vibe coding workshop this past semester, club members said they wanted to help students understand not just that AI exists, but how to use it deliberately. “Vibe coding” refers to the practice of prompting AI to write code for a task or project, and has become widespread enough that ADI felt the gap in formal instruction was worth addressing, according to Sophia Huang, BC ’29. The workshop introduced students to the concept of context engineering, which Shaina Sahu, SEAS ’27, described as not just writing a prompt, but optimizing “the rest of the relevant information that you would feed into the model.” Without that, students said that AI-generated code can fail at scale or introduce difficult-to-detect bugs. Genawi said the shift toward AI has changed what it means to be good at computer science. “I think the shift has kind of gone towards what can you create and what can you do, instead of, what do you know,” she said. Indeed, during ADI DevFest, its annual hackathon, Li said more teams are trying to complete their projects than in years past. While sign-ups have historically outpaced submissions, Li said this is beginning to change because teams “have a tool that completes the vision for them.” While many students see AI as an equalizer that lowers the barrier to entry for coding and technical work, Murphy said it also creates new equity concerns inside the classroom around who can afford stronger tools and who already knows how to use them. “The equity issues I worry about are students who have access to paid versions of things versus free versions of things,” he said. Although popular AI models like ChatGPT and Claude have free versions available, both have paid models that can reach over $100 per month, which output different qualities of code. Murphy also pointed to differences in prior exposure to AI literacy itself. “Students who go to high schools or K-12 education, where they’re taught AI literacy, prompt engineering, context engineering, they understand how to do this, as opposed to students who go to schools who don’t teach that,” he said. “Then they come in, and then they’re somehow expected to know how to use these tools.” For Genawi, those disparities begin long before students arrive on campus. “It’s very interesting to consider how lucky you were geographically,” she said. “To be born where you were is influencing your ability to get access to these spaces.” Students like Yu, though broadly apprehensive about the future of computer science, are not without hope. “I’m optimistic, because I think if you’re truly passionate about CS, there will definitely be a place in the field to do something you want to do,” she said. Senior Staff Writer Ria Vasishtha can be contacted at ria.vasishtha@columbiaspectator.com. Follow Spectator on X @ColumbiaSpec. Staff Writer Arjun Menon can be contacted at arjun.menon@columbiaspectator.com. Follow Spectator on X @ColumbiaSpec. Want to keep up with breaking news? Subscribe to our email newsletter and like Spectator on Facebook. Produced with Spectate by Emily Ta

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Edwards' Health, Dosunmu's Status, TSJ's Breakout Top 3 Questions For Spurs-Wolves

Does Minnesota have enough to knock off San Antonio?

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May 2 • 4:35 PM EDT • Health • si.com
Botafogo and Remo name line-ups for Brasileirão round 14

Botafogo and Remo are lined up for this Saturday’s (2) clash, at 4 p.m., at Nilton Santos, in Matchday 14 of the Brasileirão.Premiere will broadcast it. And you can follow the main live updates in ...

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Reggie Fils-Aimé Says Amazon Asked Nintendo To Break The Law

A recent lecture at NYU suggests the unstable relationship between the gaming and e-commerce giants dates all the way back to the Nintendo DS

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May 2 • 1:12 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Rapid City Medical Center joins Monument Health System

Rapid City Medical Center will join the Monument Health system effective May 4, 2026. Leaders say patients can expect continuity of care with the same providers and expanded resources.

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May 2 • 1:00 PM EDT • Health • kotatv.com
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Ted Cruz warns of high stakes during Iowa visit as 2026 midterms loom

As Republicans gathered at a conservative event in Clive ahead of a pivotal midterm election, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, warned that what happens in Iowa could help determine the direction of the country.

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May 2 • 12:38 PM EDT • Politics • kcci.com
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PS5 Players Set For $7.8 Million Payout After Settlement Approval

The $7.8 million will be distributed as "credits" to the PSN accounts of those who are eligible

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May 2 • 12:00 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Spirit Airlines goes out of business after 34 years, ending operations immediately - Wausau Pilot & Review

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced

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Crimson Desert Gets A Surprise Feature To Keep Fans Playing

The latest patch makes an important change to how war works

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May 2 • 10:58 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
The politics of Trump's ballroom

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — President Trump was about a half-hour into his second speech of the day, musing about the danger he faced last week at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. “Saturday night, it was good for one thing. People are loving my ballroom now,” Trump told a crowd last night. “That’s the only thing. They love my ballroom.” Ever since he was hustled off stage at the Washington Hilton last week, after an attempted shooter breached the dinner’s security perimeter and sent guests diving to the floor, the president has argued that the incident is proof for why his White House ballroom is needed. Only his planned $400 million, 90,000-square-foot project, Trump has reasoned, can keep a president truly safe at major events. It’s true that a bunch of GOP lawmakers have jumped on board with new legislation and words of support for Trump’s project. House Speaker Mike Johnson, Sen. Rand Paul and other prominent Republicans went on TV to talk about the need for a ballroom. But as we reported at The Washington Post this week, “people” aren’t really changing their minds on Trump’s ballroom. A new Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found that most Americans still oppose the ballroom project: 56 percent against it versus 28 percent in favor. The numbers are the same as a poll from last year, the Post’s polling whiz Scott Clement found. Other new polls have found similar margins, too. “I’m just not a giant fan, especially of extravagance,” one independent voter told me. “I mean, in the era we’re in right now, given how much people are struggling, it just doesn’t make a lot of sense to me to spend $400 million on a ballroom.” How we got here The Washington Post has followed Trump’s ballroom project very closely. (My colleague Jonathan Edwards may have written the most total words of any reporter about the project; I may be second.) The project exploded as a national issue after Trump tore down the White House’s East Wing after initially promising not to touch it.1 Historic preservationists sued, and about a month ago, a federal judge ordered a halt to ballroom construction.2 The only way the ballroom could proceed, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled, was if Congress explicitly authorized Trump’s plans. (An appeals court has stayed Leon’s order for now.) The judge’s ruling raised an obvious question: would Congress authorize the project? Keep in mind, “authorization” doesn’t mean that Congress needs to necessarily fund the planned $400 million project; they could just sign off on the private donations that Trump has solicited to pay for the ballroom.3 But GOP lawmakers really didn’t want to talk about the ballroom, we reported at The Post just a few weeks ago. One major reason was the ballroom’s bad polling — not a small detail with many of their own midterm elections looming. The White House Correspondents’ Dinner incident, and Trump’s advocacy, may have changed the political conversation around the ballroom. As this week’s polling shows, it doesn’t seem to have affected the fundamental questions surrounding the project. To put it another way, voters still say that cost-of-living concerns are top-of-mind heading into the midterms. Some Republican and independent voters have told me that they see the ballroom as a vanity project that will help Trump but do nothing for their own lives. It might not help Republicans that Trump has dismissed some of the cost-of-living concerns. He’s described “affordability” as a buzzword manufactured by Democrats whose policies helped cause inflation. “They’ve got one good line of bullshit,” Trump said in his first speech yesterday, delivered at a Florida retirement community known as The Villages. Thanks for reading Dan Diamond's newsletter! Subscribe for free to stay up-to-date on my work. Subscribe Speaking of Trump’s speeches… I’m down in Florida because it’s my “duty week” as a White House reporter — basically, I follow the president wherever he goes. (And then hand the baton off to one of my Washington Post colleagues next week.) As part of my duty week, I’ve spent a few days covering the White House’s reaction to Saturday’s attempted shooting, including officials’ review of the security protocols to protect the president. Trump was restrained in the wake of the incident, addressing the nation from the White House briefing room about the need for peaceful dialogue and trying to lower the temperature. But he’s clearly been itching to get back out of the White House, and I was curious to hear how his Florida speeches would go. And — to my ears — it was an unburdened Trump. Not the one we saw Saturday night in the White House briefing room, but the one we witnessed on the campaign trail in 2024. Loose, dropping profanities, mocking everyone, including members of his team. “We have a man here who knows more about Medicaid, Medicare, medical crap than any human being. Where’s Dr. Oz? Where the hell are you, stand up,” Trump said, referring to Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. “It’s the most boring trip I’ve ever made. He’s telling me about Medicare, Medicaid. All I want to do is take care of you, I don’t care. I said, ‘You work out the details.’” I wrote up the speech, as Trump headed to West Palm Beach to deliver more remarks a few hours later. The White House didn’t like my story. Their rapid-response team called it the work of a “total loser”4 and “a miserable TDS-ridden moron.” You can be the judge of whether it’s a fair story or the product of someone afflicted with “TDS.” (The White House’s shorthand for “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”) I’ve pasted the story below with a gift link, meaning that you don’t need to be a Washington Post subscriber to read it. It might prompt you for an email address, though. Meanwhile, I’ll be down in Florida for the rest of the weekend, covering the president. It’s TBD whether those stories will be deemed TDS-afflicted, too. 1 Jonathan details the past six months of ballroom fallout, reactions and the implications for executive authority here. I also had a great time talking about Trump’s ballroom and other projects with Australia’s ABC News Daily on a podcast this week. 2 The judge allowed underground construction and national security-related work to continue. But that hasn’t been enough for Trump, who says the ballroom itself is essential for his protection. 3 The ballroom donors include companies like Palantir, Google and Amazon. For transparency, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post, where I work. No one has ever interfered with our team’s coverage of the ballroom or our mentions of Amazon or Bezos, and if that changed, I’d speak out. 4 To be fair, I’ve spent the morning working on stories and writing this Substack post rather than enjoying the beautiful Florida weather. So they may be onto something about who’s winning and who’s losing.

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Marvel Snap Dev Tries To Head Off Concerns About Recent Layoffs

Designer Ben Brode said the mobile card game's roadmap hasn't changed

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‘Don’t Minnesota’ my state: Land of 10,000 Lakes becomes a political punching bag

After a tumultuous political year, a higher profile for Gov. Tim Walz and problems with fraud in state programs, Minnesota popping up as a talking point elections far beyond its borders.

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Trump’s Vision for D.C. ‘Garden of Heroes’ Statues Grows in Size and Cost

Plans for the project include formal gardens, reflecting pools and plazas alongside the statues of 250 notable Americans, according to documents obtained by The New York Times.

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A Look At Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) Valuation After Recent Share Price Momentum

Why Sphere Entertainment is on investors’ radar Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) has drawn fresh attention after recent share price moves, with the stock up 1.6% over the past week and showing stronger momentum over the past month and past three months. See our latest analysis for Sphere Entertainment. The recent share price gain to US$144.73 comes on top of a 51.53% 3 month share price return and a very large 1 year total shareholder return, signalling strong and sustained momentum rather than a...

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Rangers 5, Tigers 4: Flaherty flounders again

The only question about Jack Flaherty is how long he can stay in the rotation. Tonight’s outing didn’t help his case.

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Hochul says budget deal could come next week

Notably, Hochul didn't rule out an upstate opt-in pied-à-terre tax or foundation aid formula changes.

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NASA to increase value of CLPS contract to support surge of lunar lander missions

NASA is planning to increase the total value of a contract for robotic lunar lander missions to support a proposed surge in flights for a moon base.

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May 1 • 6:43 PM EDT • Technology • spacenews.com
Kelly Kirschner jumps into race for open CD 16 seat

The former Sarasota Mayor hopes to succeed Vern Buchanan and flip the district blue.

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May 1 • 6:11 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
Abbott credits pro-business policies as Texas adds 46,800 jobs in March

Texas has reached a new milestone in employment, setting a record for total nonfarm jobs following strong gains in March, according to state officials.Governor

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Minnesota QB Drake Lindsey arrested on fake ID, underage alcohol consumption charges
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May 1 • 4:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Hunnicutt, national wellness leader, joins North Dakota’s rural health transformation effort | Health and Human Services North Dakota

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced Dr. David Hunnicutt, as a Rural Health Transformation Program strategist. Hunnicutt brings more than two decades of nationally recognized leadership to this role, having served 20 years as CEO of WELCOA—one of the largest and most influential corporate health and wellness organizations in the U.S. As principal of his own consulting firm, he spent seven years partnering with Dakota Medical Foundation (DMF) and the Impact Institute to design and launch initiatives that elevate leaders across North Dakota and strengthen the state’s capacity for long-term community well-being.

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May 1 • 3:20 PM EDT • Health • hhs.nd.gov
This May Day, even organizers are cautious, but hopeful

Ezra Levin, co-founder of Indivisible, says that the pro-democracy movement needs disruption as big as Minnesota's protests at the scale of No Kings.

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May 1 • 3:01 PM EDT • Politics • motherjones.com
Youth Voices for Change: YWI Cabinet’s Agenda for Health Equity – Women's Foundation of Minnesota

WFM’s investment in building power and leadership with young people shows in the Young Women’s Initiative’s Statewide and Mankato Cabinets.

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May 1 • 1:47 PM EDT • Health • wfmn.org
WATCH: Correspondents' dinner shooting suspect seen running through security in surveillance footage
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May 1 • 1:21 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Politics Friday: Taking stock of Minnesota's session, campaign as May decision points near

May will be a critical month for state lawmakers and for candidates for a range of Minnesota elective offices. The end of the legislative session and the state party endorsing conventions are closing in. Friday at noon, we’ll check in on both.

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May 1 • 1:00 PM EDT • Politics • mprnews.org
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance AMA Gets Bombarded With Questions About AI

Warhorse Studios developers were bombarded with questions about a fired translator's claims

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May 1 • 12:40 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com