Local STEM & workforce: A new Pew report finds Philadelphia-area Gen Z workers want jobs with advancement, high pay, employer healthcare, and work-life boundaries—and many say they need better hard-skill training and look beyond the city for more opportunities. Public health & prescribing: A Michigan Medicine-led study links a high-profile 2025 federal autism press event to a 46% jump in leucovorin prescriptions for children, raising concerns because the drug’s long-term autism benefits and safety remain uncertain. Healthcare systems: UC San Diego Health and West Health launch a six-year, $40M “Accelerator” to improve coordinated, reliable care models that they plan to share with other health systems nationwide. DC legal/tech governance: A D.C. court upheld a challenge involving a law firm’s fee arbitration pact, rejecting claims it was coerced—another reminder that tech and business disputes still land in local courts. Cyber & fraud: Gujarat police arrested a suspected Jamtara gang associate tied to fake RTO e-challan APK scams that siphoned money via mule accounts. STEM in the classroom: Woodward Public Schools starts the year with two high school teaching vacancies (Spanish and family/consumer sciences) while filling other roles and adding new teachers. Space/defense policy chatter: Coverage continues around U.S. missile and interceptor readiness claims, with competing reports fueling debate over whether stockpiles are shrinking.