Prize

• 独学のアーティスト Sean Layh による作品が、5月8日の本発表に先立ち、ファイナリストの展示を担当する Art Gallery of NSW のスタッフによって選出されました。 • Archibald prize 2026 ファイナリスト：Virginia Trioli、Jan Fran、Ahmed al-Ahmed ほか – 写真で見る • 俳優 Jacob Collins を描いた Sean Layh の肖像画が Art Gallery of NSW スタッフの支持を集め、5月8日の Archibald prize 本発表に先駆けて、木曜日に Packing Room prize を受賞しました。

• HHS launched the $4 Million KidneyX EMPOWER Prize Challenge on April 15, 2026, to advance living kidney donation and patient-centered health technologies. • The initiative aims to spur innovation in kidney care through science and programs improving American health outcomes. • This effort addresses critical needs in organ transplantation, potentially increasing donation rates and access to treatments.

• The Kennedy Center confirmed comedian Bill Maher as the 2026 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor recipient on March 26, 2026, days after White House denial labeled reports fake news. • Maher becomes the 27th honoree following Conan O'Brien and Kevin Hart; he quipped, 'It's like an Emmy, except I win,' in a Kennedy Center release. • White House communications director Steven Cheung called prior Atlantic reporting 'Literally FAKE NEWS,' and press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Maher would not receive the award.