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16-Jul-2026

What would it cost farmers if Illinois banned glyphosate?

College of ACES at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new analysis from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Illinois Soybean Association finds that Illinois corn and soybean farmers could lose up to $609 million per year — representing a 3.6% revenue loss — if the state banned the weedkiller glyphosate.

Journal: Weed Technology
Funder: Illinois Soybean Association

16-Jul-2026

Boston University-led opinion piece highlights the need for public health leadership to build trustworthy AI in health

Boston University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

From disease surveillance to clinical care, artificial intelligence is transforming health. As AI becomes more deeply embedded in decisions affecting population health, a new editorial asserts that realizing AI’s full potential requires public health leadership alongside technical innovation.

Journal: American Journal of Public Health

16-Jul-2026

How the 2024 Migration Pact reconfigured European Union migration governance

Sophia University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Migration and asylum policy have long been among the most debated issues in the European Union (EU), exposing divisions among member states over responsibility-sharing and border management. A new study found that the 2024 Migration Pact transformed EU migration governance from expert-led coordination to political bargaining among national leaders. The findings reveal how migration has become a central arena of intra-EU diplomacy and suggest a shift in how political consensus is built across the EU.

Journal: JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

16-Jul-2026

For energy systems that power a reliable grid, the future is all about location

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The location of new energy projects will play a significant role in meeting future demand in a changing climate, MIT researchers report. They created a way to make more climate-informed decisions about siting new energy systems, which can in turn make the grid more resilient and reduce blackouts.

Journal: Nature Energy
Funder: MIT Climate Grand Challenges, MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium, MIT Energy Initiative Future Energy Systems Center

16-Jul-2026

Lancet papers call for Japan to redesign health and diplomacy by 2040

Tohoku University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Two papers by researchers and policy practitioners provide evidence-based suggestions so that Japan’s health system can continue to flourish, even as its population rapidly ages.

Journal: The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific

15-Jul-2026

Adolescent social media restrictions may reduce some harms while shifting others, warn experts

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

As the UK plans to ban under 16s from social media platforms such as Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and X, experts writing in The BMJ today argue that restrictions may reduce some harms while shifting others, depending on how they are implemented and enforced.

Journal: The BMJ

15-Jul-2026

What gets published? Sweeping analysis shows prestige, topic and location matter most

University of Colorado at Boulder
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An analysis of 110,000 submissions to elite general science journals shows that researchers from prestigious universities are more than three times more likely to get published than those from lesser-known schools. Meanwhile, China-based researchers, small teams and social scientists face a disadvantage.

Journal: Science Advances