AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoTick-borne illness push: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited New Hampshire to unveil new federal efforts aimed at Lyme disease and alpha-gal, including research and prevention work meant to cut cases by 2035. Public health + policy: The same week, HHS announced a broader national tick initiative, while Wisconsin reported record Lyme numbers and linked warmer seasons to longer tick activity. Robotics for aging: The University of New Hampshire is testing in-home dementia-care robots through its MARSS project, with a robot named Robbie already helping a local family with reminders and exercise prompts. Immigration + higher ed: New Hampshire lawmakers warned a DHS approval delay could cost a university up to 2,000 international graduate students tied to a new doctoral program unless approval comes by July 1. Space science: NASA confirmed a meteor bolide over the Northeast that produced a sonic boom, with energy comparable to hundreds of tons of TNT and fragments falling near Cape Cod Bay. Data privacy: State Rep. James Spillane raised concerns about Fitbit’s transition to Google Health and whether New Hampshire’s consent rules are being followed. STEM community: A Smithsonian traveling exhibit, “Spark! Places of Innovation,” is set to tour Vermont and New Hampshire towns starting in Bellows Falls.
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