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This transformational investment— the largest single cash gift in University history—marks a significant milestone for Cal Poly Humboldt, reflecting its leading expertise in cannabis research and education. The endowed professorship will support a permanent faculty position in Cannabis Studies to attract top scholars and ensure the continuity of critical research in a rapidly evolving policy landscape. The University will launch a national search this fall to fill this important role.

Newswise — LOS ANGELES — A diet rich in fruit, vegetables and whole grains is generally recommended for better health and to lower the risk of cancer and other diseases. However, new research from USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC, presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research suggests that this type of diet may put non-smoking Americans under the age of 50 at greater risk of developing lung cancer.

Newswise — MIAMI (EMBARGOED UNTIL FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026 at 3PM EDT) – Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has developed a novel, cloud-based informatics platform that combines clinical and genomic data from multiple sources into one unified platform.

Funded by the Florida Department of Health’s Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program, the network connects Sylvester Cancer with five other research organizations in this collaboration designed to align research efforts, share data and uncover why cancer outcomes differ across diverse populations. Sylvester Cancer has played a leading role in the network by helping develop the data systems crucial to its success.

**EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE ON APRIL 17 AT 3 P.M. ET** WHAT: Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center will present new research findings and receive honors and awards at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, one of the world’s largest gatherings of cancer researchers. WHEN and WHERE: April 17–22, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California Kimmel Cancer Center Director Named AACR Academy Fellow: William Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., Marion I.

New guidance from ACP says all average-risk females aged 50-74 should undergo biennial mammography screening for breast cancer ACP also offers screening advice for females aged 40-49, frequency of screening, discontinuing screening, and females with dense breasts Abstract: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-05116 URL goes live when the embargo lifts Newswise — New guidance from the American College of Physicians (ACP) says all average-risk females ages 50 to 74 should receive...

Common obesity medications lead to higher muscle loss than other weight loss interventions, review finds Abstract: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-00478 Summary for Patients: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-00478-PS URL goes live when the embargo lifts Newswise — A systematic review of clinical trials found that adults treated with incretin-based obesity medications, like semaglutide and tirzepatide, not only lose significant body fat but also tend to have...

AI scribe tools produce lower quality medical notes compared to human clinicians Abstract: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-02772 Editorial: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-26-00231 URL goes live when the embargo lifts Newswise — A cross-sectional evaluation found that clinical notes generated by ambient artificial intelligence (AI) scribe tools were consistently lower in quality than those produced by human clinicians.

New guidance from ACP says all average-risk females aged 50-74 should undergo biennial mammography screening for breast cancer ACP also offers screening advice for females aged 40-49, frequency of screening, discontinuing screening, and females with dense breasts SAN FRANCISCO, April 17, 2026 – New guidance from the American College of Physicians (ACP) says all asymptomatic, average-risk females ages 50 to 74 should receive biennial screening mammography for breast cancer.

The Science Physicists have proposed a new way to make neutrinos at accelerated rates. This method would use a state of matter close to absolute zero called a Bose-Einstein condensate. It would harness quantum effects that can produce neutrinos faster than ordinary radioactive decays. This tool would produce a large and controllable beam of neutrinos. They could have similar properties to photons (particles of light) in an optical laser.