Stanford University

Stanford – October 19, 2026 -- Stanford University PhD student Samuel King used a generative AI model in 2025 to propose genetic blueprints for microscopic viruses, a preliminary answer to whether AI can design new life forms. The work is not yet an example of AI-generated life, though that could be the next step.

MIT Technology Review puts King in a subscriber-only roundtable

MIT Technology Review senior AI reporter James O'Donnell interviewed King, a bioengineering PhD candidate at Stanford University and the Arc Institute. The session was recorded on Friday, October 16, 2026, and is available only to subscribers.

King's virus work earned an Innovators Under 35 selection

MIT Technology Review named King one of its Innovators Under 35. The conversation covers his research, the recognition and what the publication describes as new ways of seeing biology.

San Francisco – September 22, 2026 -- Architecture firm NBBJ has partnered with Stanford physician and health economist Dr. Kevin Schulman to redesign hospital campuses for an era of AI-driven care, as health systems commit billions of dollars to facilities meant to operate for decades under uncertain technology trajectories.

Hospitals face multibillion-dollar bets on unpredictable care models

Health systems are currently planning large-scale campuses even as AI, automation and distributed care delivery make it difficult to forecast how medicine will be practiced by the time those buildings open. The partnership targets a specific gap: making long-term real estate investments flexible enough to adapt to care models that do not yet exist.

Washington – September 09, 2026 -- Arizona State University has been named one of eight universities to lead the Foundry School, a U.S. Department of State initiative run in partnership with the Department of Labor to train the next generation of American manufacturing workers.

Vice President Vance unveils national manufacturing education program

The Foundry School was announced by Vice President J.D. Vance in Washington, D.C., alongside Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg and university presidents, including ASU President Michael Crow. Students from ASU's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering were invited to the announcement.

"This is about universities and industry working together to accelerate all things associated with enhancing workforce preparation, enhancement and competitiveness," said Crow.

Chicago – September 03, 2026 -- The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Research and Education Foundation (REF) has awarded $300,000 in research grants to four independent investigators for its 2026-2028 cycle, the third year of the program.

ABMS Foundation issues four $75,000 grants over two-year terms

Each recipient will receive $75,000 spread across a two-year project period, running from August 31, 2026 through August 31, 2028. The awards fund independent research into the structures, processes, and outcomes tied to physician board certification, with particular focus on continuing certification's role in patient care.