Today, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA) and UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography announced a formal partnership through the Agile Restoration & Conservation Hubs (ARCH) initiative. With over 200 years of combined experience in scientific research and public outreach, the two organizations aim to jointly accelerate innovation and expand their global conservation impact.

Each year, about 85,000 adolescents and young adults (AYA) between the ages of 15 and 39 are diagnosed with cancer in the United States. According to the National Cancer Institute, this represents about 4% of all new cancer diagnoses.

Depending on age and specific diagnosis, many AYA people with cancer may be treated at either a pediatric cancer center or an adult cancer center. However, often these patients don’t feel comfortable in either setting as they feel too old for settings gear toward young children, but too young in centers where most of the patients are elderly.

This population also must navigate challenges surrounding normal milestones for others their age, such as pursuing an education, establishing a career or creating a family. Additionally, financial instability and lack of insurance coverage often deter AYAs from seeking timely medical attention, further complicating their prognosis.

The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology and the Alliance Foundation Trials (AFT) have several active trials specifically poised to help the AYA population as well as others open to people in the AYA demographic.

In one of its final acts after closing, IntraCare North Hospital has made a $1.6 million gift to the University of Houston to help prepare the next generation of behavioral health professionals serving communities in Houston and across Texas. 

A groundbreaking study finds that unsupervised screen time – both TV and handheld devices – can intensify behavioral and emotional problems in young children. Unsupervised preschoolers with limited language skills showed the greatest rise in conduct issues in just six months. Often used as a convenient “babysitter,” screens may widen developmental gaps, displacing the interactions children need to build language, social and emotional skills. Not all screen time is harmful – but when it replaces engagement with parents and peers, it can become a barrier rather than a bridge to healthy development.

Okayama University of Science (OUS), in collaboration with ANA’s Maintenance Center, launched a joint talent development program focused on aircraft maintenance. As part of the program, award-winning students participated in a two-day experiential visit to ANA facilities at Haneda and Okayama airports.

Students explored ANA’s training center, including a flight simulator, and observed large-scale aircraft maintenance operations such as engine inspections and component replacements. The experience provided valuable hands-on insight into real-world aviation maintenance and deepened students’ understanding of the field.

Through this initiative, OUS continues to promote industry-academic collaboration and experiential learning in science and engineering education.

US courts have ruled against platform providers for failing to protect children, and the debate over age restrictions for social media has gained momentum. An international group of experts from academia, children’s rights organizations and non-profit institutions is convinced that bans would be the wrong approach. In the journal Science they advocate for new strategies for the digital safety of children and youths aged 13 and older. Prof. Sandra Cortesi and Prof. Urs Gasser from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) explain when artificial intelligence could intervene on smartphones, what role peer groups can play and why children should be involved in shaping their digital education.