Conference

• Sacred Heart University announced it will join the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) as a football-only member in 2026, while remaining part of the MAAC for other sports as part of ongoing FCS conference realignment. • The move reflects broader changes across the FCS football landscape, with multiple programs transitioning between conferences to strengthen competitive alignment. • Sacred Heart's addition to the CAA marks another step in the ongoing restructuring of lower-division NCAA football conferences.

Exclusive: Reform UK will be ‘steering well clear’ of CPAC event in July, says a source, as will senior ToriesNigel Farage will snub a major conference of US conservatives that is being brought to the UK by Liz Truss.The short-lived former prime minister, who was accused of crashing the economy, was chosen by the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) to lead a version of the event in the UK in July. Continue reading...

• The SPIRIT-HF study, presented at ACC.26 in New Orleans (March 28-30, 2026), found that spironolactone increased hospitalizations and serious adverse events in patients with HFpEF (heart failure with preserved ejection fraction) or HFmrEF (mildly reduced ejection fraction). • Results raise significant safety questions about the drug's efficacy in these patient populations, potentially challenging current treatment protocols. • The findings were presented to cardiologists and cardiovascular specialists at the American College of Cardiology's annual conference, the largest gathering of heart disease specialists.

Younger conservatives say they are disappointed by Donald Trump’s decision to launch war against Iran. Key US politics stories from 29 MarchA generational divide over the Iran war has emerged between older attendees and their political heirs at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Texas, as the group’s leaders pleaded for unity ahead of a challenging midterm election year for Republicans.Younger conservatives spoke of disappointment and even “betrayal” over Donald Trump’s launch of strikes against Iran, saying that the president’s actions run counter to his many pledges to oppose foreign entanglements. Continue reading...

• The American Telemedicine Association will host its 30th annual NEXUS 2026 conference from May 12-14 at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel in Orlando, Florida. • The event gathers digital health leaders for hands-on sessions tackling operational, clinical, and strategic challenges in expanding telehealth solutions across the U.S. • Organizers emphasize proven technologies and evidence showing virtual care delivers results, positioning the conference as key for national scaling efforts amid policy shifts.

• Tulane University in New Orleans will host the inaugural US Chagas Disease Meeting on March 26-27, 2026, marking the first such conference on American soil. • The event convenes experts to discuss diagnosis, screening, research, and patient care for Chagas disease, now argued by some to be endemic in the US with approximately 300,000 infected Americans per CDC estimates. • Occurring at a pivotal moment, the meeting aims to boost awareness, improve public health responses, and advance peer-reviewed findings on this neglected parasitic disease.

• Red Hat and NVIDIA announced collaborative initiatives focused on delivering production-ready enterprise AI solutions grounded in open source principles, emphasizing choice, control, and flexibility for CIOs and CTOs. • The announcements were made at NVIDIA GTC, showcasing Red Hat's open approach to AI and its integration with NVIDIA's enterprise AI platforms for hybrid cloud environments. • The partnership reflects industry trends toward open source-based enterprise AI deployments as organizations seek to avoid vendor lock-in while scaling AI workloads across hybrid cloud and on-premise infrastructure.