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Education September 14, 2026 Pragnya Karlapundi is a second-year medical student at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Arizona, where she continues to work with mentors she first met through the CARES program as a high school student.  As students across the country return to classrooms and campuses this fall, many are building on experiences they had over the summer. For some learners at Mayo Clinic, those experiences meant exploring healthcare careers, conducting research and connecting with mentors who helped them imagine new possibilities for their futures.  The path to a career in healthcare rarely begins with a fully…

Research September 14, 2026 Mayo Clinic researchers are combining biological, environmental and health data with artificial intelligence to identify changes that may signal disease years before clinical symptoms appear  By the time doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, heart failure or cancer, the biological processes behind the illness may have been unfolding silently for years or even decades.  Mayo Clinic wants to make those invisible years a new target for medicine.  The healthcare organization is undertaking a sweeping research effort, called Precure Research, to identify the molecular and physiological changes that occur as people move from health toward disease and determine whether…

Key points: Students are already making cybersecurity decisions every day. Giving them a list of rules is not the same as teaching them how to recognize a threat. K-12 cybersecurity education matters because U.S. schools are more dependent on technology than ever, while the threats facing them continue to evolve. CoSN’s U.S. State of EdTech 2026 report, based on responses from more than 600 education technology leaders across 44 states, found that cybersecurity remains their number one technology priority. At the same time, 65 percent identified insufficient cybersecurity staffing and the lack of a dedicated budget as leading barriers to…

When you got married, you committed to your wife or husband. You said the commitment would last a lifetime and you meant it. But commitment isn’t a decision you make only once. A lasting relationship asks you to make that choice again and again.What Is Commitment?Commitment is more than a promise to stay together for life. It goes beyond that to something you practice in everyday moments. When you choose your relationship daily, you build trust, deepen your connection, and experience greater intimacy.Commitment means approaching life as a team. Your partner’s needs, feelings, and experiences matter to you—not because you…

Cancer September 11, 2026 DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I know prostate cancer is common, but I’m not sure who is most at risk or whether there are symptoms to watch for. When should men consider screening? And if cancer is found, what treatments are available, and what side effects should patients expect?  ANSWER: About 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime, making it one of the most diagnosed cancers in men. The good news is that most cases are found early, and patients often do well with treatment.  Prostate cancer develops when cells in the…

Key points: Every few years, something shifts how schools think about accessibility. A law changes, a new technology arrives, or a group of advocates succeeds in bringing attention to the topic. Right now, it’s Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Department of Justice has updated Title II to require compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA, for all public school digital content: curriculum platforms, grading systems, parent communication tools, online assessments, third-party instructional materials. Larger districts have until April 2027. Smaller ones get until April 2028. Here’s what worries me about that deadline.…

Research September 10, 2026 Getty Images ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have found that artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled spatial analysis can identify patterns in routine pathology slides that may help clinicians identify which patients with pancreatic cancer are at greater risk of recurrence after treatment and surgery. The study, published in Clinical Cancer Research, suggests that looking at how residual cancer is organized — not just how much remains — could eventually improve estimates of recurrence risk, particularly for patients whose tumors show only a limited response to chemotherapy before surgery. Patients with a more fragmented, intermixed pattern of cancer…

Key points: School leaders have invested heavily in campus security over the past decade. Cameras, visitor management systems, emergency communication platforms, and access control upgrades have become standard parts of many districts’ safety strategies. Yet some of the biggest security gaps have little to do with technology and instead result from routine decisions and everyday habits. Consider everyday situations: a door propped open for convenience, a lost staff badge that isn’t reported for several days, or a substitute teacher whose credentials remain active after an assignment ends. Individually, these situations may seem minor, but together they create vulnerabilities long before…

Neurosciences September 9, 2026 ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a potential new approach to treating glioblastoma that could help the immune system fight the aggressive brain cancer while improving the effectiveness of existing chemotherapy. The preclinical research, published in Nature Communications, found that inhibiting the enzymatic activity of a protein called MALT1 can reprogram immune cells surrounding glioblastomas, shifting them from a state that helps protect the cancer to one that promotes an antitumor immune response. Researchers also found that treatment with a MALT1 inhibitor slowed tumor growth in preclinical models and that combining MALT1 with temozolomide,…

Key points: A new national framework from AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education) aims to help educator preparation programs (EPPs) navigate the rapidly changing role of artificial intelligence in education. The framework, AI Framework for Educator Preparation, developed through collaboration among members of the AACTE Programmatic Advisory Committee on Innovation and Technology, AACTE leadership, Board of Directors, and external reviewers, reflects a shared commitment to ensuring that AI strengthens educator preparation while keeping human relationships and professional expertise at the center. “Artificial intelligence presents both tremendous opportunity and significant responsibility for educator preparation,” said Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, Ph.D., AACTE President…