Clay weekly context brief for the University category (ISO week 2026-W44). 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. Time to leave? Source: Harvard Gazette Link: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/10/time-to-leave/ Case for Quitting author Lindsay Crouse on why youre wrong when you answer persevere 2. Reinforcing the value of human understanding at MIT Source: MIT News Link: https://news.mit.edu/2026/reinforcing-value-of-human-understanding-at-mit-1023 The Teaching and Learning Innovations panel at SHASS 75th Anniversary Symposium featured (left to right) professors Eric Klopfer, Norvin Richards, and Stephanie Seed; Senior Lecturer Sara Ellison; Institute Professor Suzanne Berger; Senior Lecturer Takako Aikawa; and Professor Will Broadhead. 3. Beyond the whiteboard: U-M experts explore scaling AIwithout losing the human Source: University of Michigan News Link: https://news.umich.edu/beyond-the-whiteboard-u-m-experts-explore-scaling-aiwithout-losing-the-human/ Artifical intelligence enables organizations to break past human bounded rationality by rapidly processing thousands of strategic options and pressure-testing ideas through synthetic deliberation. 4. In the biotech world, you cant see everything Source: MIT Technology Link: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/23/1147610/biotech-you-can-see-everything-theranos-holmes/ Earlier this week, I attended a screening of You Can See Everything, the buzzy new documentary about the disgraced former biotech CEO Elizabeth Holmes. 5. Textile touchscreens worn on the body enable smart interaction and are washable Source: National University of Singapore News Link: https://news.nus.edu.sg/textile-touchscreens-worn-on-the-body-enable-smart-interaction-and-are-washable/ Lianhe Zaobao, 23 October 2026, Singapore, p10 6. Faculty Child Care Assistance Program Source: Stanford News Link: https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/well-being/financial-assistance/faculty-child-care-assistance-program The Faculty Child Care Assistance Program (FCCAP) provides a salary supplement to eligible faculty to offset qualified child care expenses. To be considered for the full-year award, apply by Nov. 13. 7. Kevin Sowers to retire after a decade leading Johns Hopkins Health System Source: Johns Hopkins University News Link: https://hub.jhu.edu/2026/10/22/kevin-sowers-johns-hopkins-retirement-announcement/ Sowers, who has advanced an expansive strategic vision since his arrival in 2018, announces plans to retire at the end of 2027 8. Global food, ag innovators to compete for $3M at Grow-NY Summit Source: Cornell Food Agriculture Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/10/global-food-ag-innovators-compete-3m-grow-ny-summit The annual two-day food and agriculturebusiness competition and networking event will take place Nov. 12-13 at the DoubleTree hotel in Rochester, New York. 9. Migratory birds spread avian influenza to Greenlands polar bears Source: Cornell Life Science Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/10/migratory-birds-spread-avian-influenza-greenlands-polar-bears Scientists found evidence of infections in bear blood samples acquired from Greenland Inuit subsistence hunters. 10. Society for the Humanities Fellows to Explore 'Survival' at Fall Conference Source: Cornell Arts and Humanities Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/10/society-humanities-fellows-explore-survival-fall-conference The 2026-27 focal theme, Survival, invites scholars and artists to consider how individuals, communities and species endure. 11. ArtSci Roundup: November 2026 Source: University of Washington News Link: https://www.washington.edu/news/2026/10/19/artsci-roundup-november-2026/ Come curious. 12. Amy Lewis Sweetman '08 forges beauty from the past Source: Cornell Architecture Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/10/amy-lewis-sweetman-08-forges-beauty-past Sweetman 08, artist and owner of Agrisculpture, is the guest of the October Startup Cornell podcast. 13. Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts welcomes new scholars Source: Princeton University News Link: https://www.princeton.edu/news/2026/10/14/society-fellows-liberal-arts-welcomes-new-scholars A new cohort of outstanding postdoctoral fellows has joined the Society of Fellows for three years of teaching and research. 14. Are Governments Ready for AI Agents? Source: Oxford University Link: https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/are-governments-ready-for-ai-agents/ To avoid breakdown, governments must both acknowledge the risks that agentic systems pose and have clear principles for taming the risks, according to the OII's Jonathan Rystrom. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. The bulk of the benefit and the threat is actually humans Source: Harvard Gazette Link: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/10/the-bulk-of-the-benefit-and-the-threat-is-actually-humans/ Isaac Kohane cautions against both doomer and utopian visions of AI: We have agency here. 18. Gunter Stein, control systems and theory expert, dies at 84 Source: MIT News Link: https://news.mit.edu/2026/gunter-stein-control-systems-theory-expert-dies-1023 Gunter Stein was a valued adjunct professor of EECS and researcher within LIDS, while he also worked at Honeywell Labs. 19. Cleaner brick kilns cut pollution, but gains did not reach workers, U-M research finds Source: University of Michigan News Link: https://news.umich.edu/cleaner-brick-kilns-cut-pollution-but-gains-did-not-reach-workers-u-m-research-finds/ Relatively simple changes to the way traditional brick kilns operate in Bangladesh can reduce pollution, save fuel and improve the quality of bricks they produce. 20. Designing an AI serving harness built to last Source: MIT Technology Link: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/22/1146109/designing-an-ai-serving-harness-built-to-last/ The next competitive advantage in enterprise AI has less to do with which model you choose than with what you build around it. 21. YST Cube debuts new possibilities for music education and performance at NUS Source: National University of Singapore News Link: https://news.nus.edu.sg/yst-cube-debuts-new-possibilities-for-music-education-and-performance-at-nus/ For years, the Orchestra Hall at NUS' Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YST) served primarily as a venue for rehearsals and masterclasses. 22. Career planning for grad students Source: Stanford News Link: https://vpge.stanford.edu/student-programs/career-planning Find links to career advising, professional development programs, and job search resources on VPGEs career planning page. 23. Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman describes crossing behind the moon Source: Johns Hopkins University News Link: https://hub.jhu.edu/2026/10/22/artemis-ii-commander-reid-wiseman-visits-hopkins/ The Artemis II commander and Johns Hopkins alum visited the Hopkins Bloomberg Center recently to discuss his crew's record-setting mission 24. NSF awards $22.5M to continue plant-human communication projects Source: Cornell Food Agriculture Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/10/nsf-awards-225m-continue-plant-human-communication-projects The Cornell-led multi-institutional Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems will continue work to transform agriculture by enabling direct two-way communication with crop plants internal processes. 25. Virus that sickens cows, kills deer, still rare in NYS for now Source: Cornell Life Science Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/10/virus-sickens-cows-kills-deer-still-rare-nys-now An insect-driven disease that causes high mortality in white-tailed deer, and mimics the symptoms of foot and mouth disease in cattle, is still rare in New York state, but the warming climate may increase its spread, Cornell researchers found. 26. Pinkhams The Oak and the Larch wins Pushkin House Book Prize Source: Cornell Arts and Humanities Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/10/pinkhams-oak-and-larch-wins-pushkin-house-book-prize Sophie Pinkham, professor of the practice in comparative literature in the College of Arts and Sciences, won the 2026 Pushkin House Book Prize. 27. Coalition breaks ground on Mount Baker Redevelopment and Rainier Rising Early Learning Campus, an innovative multi-use space including affordable housing, Source: University of Washington News Link: https://www.washington.edu/news/2026/10/15/coalition-breaks-ground-on-mount-baker-redevelopment-and-rainier-rising-early-learning-campus-an-innovative-multi-use-space-including-affordable-housing-early-childhood-learning-hub/ A coalition of housing developers, community organizations, childcare providers and educators today broke ground on the Mount Baker Redevelopment and Rainier Rising Early Learning Campus. 28. Laidlaw scholars build better world Source: Cornell Architecture Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/10/laidlaw-scholars-build-better-world The two-year Laidlaw Scholars Program supports undergraduates as they become globally minded researchers and ethical leaders. Applications opened this week for first- and second-year students interested in joining the next cohort. Sources in this brief: Cornell Architecture; Cornell Arts and Humanities; Cornell Food Agriculture; Cornell Life Science; 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 28 of 262 available items for this weekly brief.