On Friday, April 24, 2026, ESAL's Cherry Cheuk Lam Cheung, PhD, hosted the Indiana Statehouse Engagement Day, a civic engagement initiative designed to help STEM trainees and early-career scientists connect their research, lived experiences, and scientific training with local and state policymaking.

ESAL spoke with pioneering artificial intelligence researcher and educator Kiri Wagstaff about her roles as a Special Advisor on Artificial Intelligence for the Oregon State University Libraries and instructor of a graduate course on applying AI to real-world challenges.