Clay weekly context brief for the University category (ISO week 2026-W30). Clay tracks publications from the University feed list. Below are recent items from this category, each with its source and a short description of what the publication covers when one is available in the source feed. Recent publications: 1. Why you should care about first new FDA-approved sunscreen ingredient in 20 years Source: Harvard Gazette Link: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/07/why-you-should-care-about-first-new-fda-approved-sunscreen-ingredient-in-20-years/ HMS dermatology professor Hillary Tsibris explains why you should care 2. Following the questions where they lead Source: MIT News Link: https://news.mit.edu/2026/following-questions-where-they-lead-bailey-flanigan-0717 From the beginning, I got this sense of belonging at MIT like my ways of thinking and problem-solving, which had seemed peculiar in many situations, actually made me belong more, says Assistant Professor Bailey Flanigan. 3. Theres a lot of hype around perimenopause. Dont buy it. Source: MIT Technology Link: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/17/1140608/theres-a-lot-of-hype-around-perimenopause-dont-buy-it/ Perimenopause has entered the chat. 4. Diamonds forged under pressure: Three inspiring NUS graduates who turned their challenges into hope Source: National University of Singapore News Link: https://news.nus.edu.sg/diamonds-forged-under-pressure-three-inspiring-nus-graduates-who-turned-their-challenges-into-hope/ One turned the challenge of financial hardship into a drive for intellectual inquiry. 5. How to log in to Sequoia and what happens next Source: Stanford News Link: https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/news/how-log-sequoia-and-what-happens-next Use your Stanford Single Sign-On (SSO) credentials to access Sequoia, Stanfords HR and payroll system. Read the guidance on Cardinal at Work before signing in. 6. Sociologist Ruth Braunstein named next SNF Agora Institute director Source: Johns Hopkins University News Link: https://hub.jhu.edu/2026/07/16/ruth-braunstein-named-snf-agora-institute-director/ Braunstein, who joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2025, is a nationally recognized scholar who studies democracy, pluralism, religion, and civic engagement 7. Summer of a thousand wildfires: U-M experts available to comment Source: University of Michigan News Link: https://news.umich.edu/summer-of-a-thousand-wildfires-u-m-experts-available-to-comment/ University of Michigan experts are available to comment on the causes and consequences of this year's devastating wildfires: more than 800 active wildfires in Canada, over 100 more in the U.S. and more than 1,000 wildfires this year in Europe. 8. Will Julia Felix survive? Classics prof is on the case in Pompeii TV series Source: Cornell Arts and Humanities Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/07/will-julia-felix-survive-classics-prof-case-pompeii-tv-series Cornell archaeologist Caitie Barrett helps actor Tom Hiddleston uncover some of the secrets of the daily lives of people who were living in Pompeii when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. 9. The diet that could remake modern agriculture Source: Cornell Business Economics Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/07/diet-could-remake-modern-agriculture New study asserts that systematic change in food production and consumption requires real political capital and will. 10. Discovery could lead to drug therapy for hypopigmentation conditions Source: Cornell Health Nutrition Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/07/discovery-could-lead-drug-therapy-hypopigmentation-conditions An NSAID-related compound called ampyrone appears to safely boost production of the pigment melanin in human skin, according to a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine and National Eye Institute investigators. 11. Princeton collaborators celebrate start of observatory's ultra-high-definition time-lapse record of our Universe Source: Princeton University News Link: https://www.princeton.edu/news/2026/07/09/princeton-collaborators-celebrate-new-observatory-begins-its-ultra-high-definition Princeton researchers have played a major role in developing software pipelines to process the massive amounts of data the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory generates scanning the cosmos. 12. UK adults increasingly seek emotional support and companionship from AI, new report finds Source: Oxford University Link: https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/uk-adults-increasingly-seek-emotional-support-and-companionship-from-ai-new-report-finds/ New analysis from researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute reveals that users of artificial intelligence tools are increasingly turning to them for personal support, emotional advice, and companionship. 13. ArtSci Roundup: Summer 2026 Source: University of Washington News Link: https://www.washington.edu/news/2026/07/08/artsci-roundup-summer-of-2026/ Come curious. 14. Research reshapes rules of genetic crossovers Source: Cornell Life Science Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/07/research-reshapes-rules-genetic-crossovers A Cornell-led study is challenging a decades-old explanation for how chromosomes exchange genetic material within the biological process that forms eggs and sperm in mammals. 15. NYS stewards spur absolutely critical local action on climate change Source: Cornell Energy Environmental Sustainability Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/07/nys-stewards-spur-absolutely-critical-local-action-climate-change The Cornell Climate Stewards program gives New York state residents the tools and confidence to address the impacts of climate change in their communities. 16. What social media creators cant say about their job Source: Cornell Social Behavioural Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/07/what-social-media-creators-cant-say-about-their-job Online content creator burnout is, in part, unspeakable a product of a confluence of factors, including the informal nature of platform labor and the privileged status of creative work, seen by many as a dream job. 17. Inside baseball: AI-enabled enforcement tech takes time, testing Source: Cornell Computing Information Science Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/07/inside-baseball-ai-enabled-enforcement-tech-takes-time-testing Training artificial intelligence to enforce even seemingly straightforward rules like balls and strikes in Major League Baseball is a messy, dynamic process that takes time and careful evaluation of the technology. 18. International team sheds light on how planet survived its stars death Source: Cornell Physical Science Engineering Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/07/international-team-sheds-light-how-planet-survived-its-stars-death Using James Webb Space Telescope observations, Cornell astronomers show that WD 1856 b, a planet that survived its stars death, migrated later and has methane-rich atmosphere. 19. Cornell small grains breeding strengthens local and global food systems Source: Cornell Food Agriculture Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/07/cornell-small-grains-breeding-strengthens-local-and-global-food-systems Led by Mark Sorrells and decades of innovation and collaboration, Cornell's small grains breeding program has developed higher-yielding, pest- and disease-resistant grain varieties that have strengthened the agricultural industry in New York state. 20. Near Liberty Bell, public art lets freedom ring for US at 250 Source: Cornell Architecture Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/06/near-liberty-bell-public-art-lets-freedom-ring-us-250 Part of Philadelphia's semiquincentennial celebrations, an interactive bell tower designed by Paul Ramírez Jonas invites visitors to reflect on the meaning of freedom. 21. Many young people are being prescribed multiple psychiatric drugs at once which can be risky Source: University of Pennsylvania News Link: https://penntoday.upenn.edu/penn-in-the-news/many-young-people-are-being-prescribed-multiple-psychiatric-drugs-once-which-can Many young people are being prescribed multiple psychiatric drugs at once which can be risky Sean Hennessy of the Perelman School of Medicine led a study that explored the risks of prescribing multiple medications at once. 22. Robert J. David Source: McGill University News Link: https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/node/22751 Robert David Title: Professeur(e) titulaire Department: Faculté de gestion Desautels Areas of expertise: Émergence de nouvelles industries; transformation des industries matures; évolution des pratiques de gestion; institutions et esprit d'entreprise Email address: robert. 23. More than an endowment pioneer, a good man Source: Harvard Gazette Link: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/07/more-than-an-endowment-pioneer-a-good-man/ Friends, colleagues recall Walter M. Cabot, longtime leader of Harvard Management Co., as modest, thoughtful, with a rare combination of judgment and grace 24. How an influx of salt may affect microbial ecosystems Source: MIT News Link: https://news.mit.edu/2026/how-influx-salt-may-affect-microbial-ecosystems-0717 Climate-driven sea level rise is making freshwater ecosystems saltier, and MIT researchers have uncovered how that shift could reshape the microbial communities that sustain rivers and estuaries. 25. The risk of weather data sabotage is rising Source: MIT Technology Link: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/17/1140622/weather-data-sabotage/ Every morning, airline dispatchers, grid operators, and farmers around the world make decisions based on the same thing: a weather forecast. 26. How Singapores business leaders are positioning AI governance Source: National University of Singapore News Link: https://news.nus.edu.sg/how-singapores-business-leaders-are-positioning-ai-governance/ By Prof Lawrence Loh, Director of the Centre for Governance and Sustainability at NUS Business School The Business Times, 16 July 2026, p22 27. Why we cant quit the Odyssey Source: Stanford News Link: https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/07/odyssey-adaptations-homer-nolan-film Nearly three millennia after Homers epic tale, a Stanford lecturer explains why artists keep retelling the story of Odysseus. 28. Before babies can hear, their brains are already wiring for sound Source: Johns Hopkins University News Link: https://hub.jhu.edu/2026/07/16/babies-brains-wired-for-sound/ A Johns Hopkins study identifies a previously unknown neural 'shortcut' in mice that organizes the auditory system before birth, offering new insight into how the auditory system prepares to process sound and eventually learn language 29. Loneliness is making people sick. Doctors cant cure it alone Source: University of Michigan News Link: https://news.umich.edu/loneliness-is-making-people-sick-doctors-cant-cure-it-alone/ While loneliness has been shown to harm one's health, framing it as a health issue shifts responsibility from society to healthcare, even though healthcare alone cannot rebuild social ties, a new University of Michigan study warns. 30. Alums launch company to streamline cash flow processes Source: Cornell Arts and Humanities Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/07/alums-launch-company-streamline-cash-flow-processes The newest podcast from Entrepreneurship at Cornell features the founders of Tabs. 31. How a Cornell startup scaled to $1.3 billion in battery tech Source: Cornell Business Economics Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/07/how-cornell-startup-scaled-13-billion-battery-tech The startup was founded by Cornell alumni and a professor, inspired by a class in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and nurtured through Cornells entrepreneurship ecosystem. 32. Cancer evolution study reveals biology of glioma progression Source: Cornell Health Nutrition Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/07/cancer-evolution-study-reveals-biology-glioma-progression Glioma, a type of brain cancer, tends to progress toward greater malignancy due to an increasing tendency of the glioma cells to transform into immature, stem-cell-like states. 33. Princeton professors Andrea Bernstein, Ethan Kapstein and Sean Wilentz receive Berlin Prize fellowships Source: Princeton University News Link: https://www.princeton.edu/news/2026/07/08/princeton-professors-andrea-bernstein-ethan-kapstein-and-sean-wilentz-receive Bernstein and Wilentz will both pursue book projects during a semester in Germany. Kapstein will work on a research project. They are among 24 fellowship recipients. Sources in this brief: Cornell Architecture; Cornell Arts and Humanities; Cornell Business Economics; Cornell Computing Information Science; Cornell Energy Environmental Sustainability; Cornell Food Agriculture; Cornell Health Nutrition; Cornell Life Science; Cornell Physical Science Engineering; Cornell Social Behavioural; Harvard Gazette; Johns Hopkins University News; MIT News; MIT Technology; McGill University News; National University of Singapore News; Oxford University; Princeton University News; Stanford News; University of Michigan News; University of Pennsylvania News; University of Washington News. Selected 33 of 441 available items for this weekly brief.