Clay weekly context brief for the University category (ISO week 2026-W45). 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. J-PAL North America launches ARTEMIS to train early-career researchers Source: MIT News Link: https://news.mit.edu/2026/j-pal-north-america-launches-artemis-train-early-career-researchers-1030 J-PAL North America's inaugural ARTEMIS cohort attended Summer Institute an intensive week-long course at the MIT Endicott House to begin their training last June. 2. Midterm elections: Voters want solutions, but campaigns deliver polarization Source: University of Michigan News Link: https://news.umich.edu/midterm-elections-voters-want-solutions-but-campaigns-deliver-polarization/ With the 2026 midterm elections days away, voters are once again focused on the cost of living, while campaigns increasingly rely on combative rhetoric rather than detailed policy proposals, says a University of Michigan political scientist. 3. Technology governance scholar Gillian Hadfield on AI safety and security Source: Johns Hopkins University News Link: https://hub.jhu.edu/2026/10/30/ai-safety-security-gillian-hadfield/ Gillian Hadfield, who has been studying and proposing regulatory policies for powerful technology for more than a decade, shares her insights on recent AI security concerns and the urgent need to enact workable solutions 4. Eating disorders are on the rise. GLP-1s could make things worse. Source: MIT Technology Link: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/30/1147838/eating-disorders-rise-glp-1s-weight-loss-drugs/ GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are one of the biggest biotech breakthroughs of the last decade. 5. Israel's indecisive election reveals deep fault lines Source: National University of Singapore News Link: https://news.nus.edu.sg/israels-indecisive-election-reveals-deep-fault-lines/ By Dr Jean-Loup Samaan, Senior Research Fellow from the Middle East Institute at NUS CNA Online, 29 October 2026 6. U.S. literacy crisis keeps getting worse Source: Harvard Gazette Link: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/10/reading-decline/ Education experts call decline in U.S. student scores a crisis with potential economic, political fallout. But, they say, its fixable. 7. Twenty-five years of transformative financial aid Source: Princeton University News Link: https://www.princeton.edu/news/2026/10/29/twenty-five-years-transformative-financial-aid Princetons pioneering aid program has benefited more than 20,000 students since 2001. 8. Permanent Daylight Saving Time could lead to at least 2B more dark commutes to school for US children Source: University of Washington News Link: https://www.washington.edu/news/2026/10/29/permanent-daylight-saving-time-could-lead-to-at-least-2b-more-dark-commutes-to-school-for-us-children/ Permanent Daylight Saving Time would lead to darker mornings from November to March. 9. Professors defend their disciplines in apocalypse debate Source: Cornell Law Government Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/10/professors-defend-their-disciplines-apocalypse-debate Five professors from across campus will advocate that their discipline is the most important to save in the annualApocalypse Debate, sponsored byLogos, the undergraduate philosophy journal and club. 10. Student unlocks potential in juvenile detention centers with STEM ed Source: Cornell Physical Science Engineering Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/10/student-unlocks-potential-juvenile-detention-centers-stem-ed Emily Cho 28 has grown the nonprofit she founded as a 13-year-old into a national network of volunteers giving incarcerated students access to education. 11. All-natural materials promote regenerative architecture Source: Cornell Architecture Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/10/all-natural-materials-promote-regenerative-architecture Straw, mycelium, hemp and dirt are building blocks in Marta Wisniewska's research and teaching focused on designing healthier spaces that mitigate the construction industrys environmental impact. 12. Exhibition showcases an innovative precursor to 3D printing Source: Stanford News Link: https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/10/exhibition-cantor-photosculpture-3d-printing Solid Pictures , a new exhibition at the Cantor Arts Center, spotlights a 19th-century technology that turned photographic negatives into three-dimensional portraits. 13. Reducing nuclei damage improves heart function and survival in mice Source: Cornell Life Science Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/10/reducing-nuclei-damage-improves-heart-function-and-survival-mice Reducing damage to the nuclei of heart muscle cells improved heart function and dramatically extended survival in mice with a form of inherited heart disease, according to a new study led by Cornell researchers. 14. Global food, ag innovators to compete for $3M at Grow-NY Summit Source: Cornell Global Reach 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. Study pinpoints states with steepest warming trends since 1980 Source: MIT News Link: https://news.mit.edu/2026/study-pinpoints-states-with-steepest-warming-trends-1030 A new study reports global-warming-attributed trends in monthly-averaged maximum daily temperature for every U.S. 19. Education on the ballot: U-M experts share insights Source: University of Michigan News Link: https://news.umich.edu/education-on-the-ballot-u-m-experts-available/ As the U.S. 20. 'Science' communicator: Mathematician Emily Riehl on being a columnist Source: Johns Hopkins University News Link: https://hub.jhu.edu/2026/10/29/emily-riehl-science-qa/ The professor shares her experience as a columnist for one of the world's top academic journals 21. The Download: AI agent tracking and climate feedback loops Source: MIT Technology Link: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/29/1147830/the-download-monitoring-ai-agents-climate-feedback-loops/ This is todays edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of whats going on in the world of technology. 22. Funding the future: NUS students bring green ideas to life with sustainability grants Source: National University of Singapore News Link: https://news.nus.edu.sg/funding-the-future-nus-students-bring-green-ideas-to-life-with-sustainability-grants/ In this series, NUS News explores how NUS is accelerating sustainability research and education in response to climate change challenges, and harnessing the knowledge and creativity of our people to pave the way to a greener future for all. 23. Bearing witness in war zones Source: Harvard Gazette Link: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/10/bearing-witness-in-war-zones/ Award-winning filmmaker, photographer recounts three decades of trying to produce images that bring about positive change 24. Thirteen scholars named Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows Source: Princeton University News Link: https://www.princeton.edu/news/2026/10/29/thirteen-scholars-named-presidential-postdoctoral-research-fellows Members of the 2026 cohort represent disciplines spanning the humanities, engineering, sciences and social sciences. 25. October research highlights: Cellular organization, downsized LLMs, migrant fishers and burrowing shrimp Source: University of Washington News Link: https://www.washington.edu/news/2026/10/28/october-research-highlights-cellular-organization-downsized-llms-migrant-fishers-and-burrowing-shrimp/ Explore recent research from the University of Washington: cells that organize DNA from outside the nucleus, smaller language models for smartwatches, rights for migrant fishers and burrowing shrimp on the move. 26. Prosecutors invoke gender stereotypes in capital cases against women Source: Cornell Law Government Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/10/prosecutors-invoke-gender-stereotypes-capital-cases-against-women Cornell information science researchers andCornell Law School faculty found that in capital cases, prosecutors invoke a range of gender stereotypes against women defendants to increase the likelihood of convictions and death sentences. 27. Real-time view inside batteries leads to faster, cheaper battery production Source: Cornell Physical Science Engineering Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/10/real-time-view-inside-batteries-leads-faster-cheaper-battery-production Cornell researchers, working with an upstate New York battery company, have developed a real-time diagnostic approach to improving one of the most expensive and time-consuming stages of lithium-ion battery manufacturing: forming the battery. 28. AAP interns help reimagine the future of Far Rockaway, Queens Source: Cornell Architecture Link: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/10/aap-interns-help-reimagine-future-far-rockaway-queens Through a summer internship opportunity with RISE in Queens, New York, a multidisciplinary student team, comprising both planners and architects, worked alongside community members to envision new possibilities for a more equitable, sustainable bayside. Sources in this brief: Cornell Architecture; Cornell Global Reach; Cornell Law Government; Cornell Life Science; Cornell Physical Science Engineering; 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 284 available items for this weekly brief.