AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoEducation & AI in the classroom: Ohio University’s CTLA is running fall 2026 book groups on teaching with AI and improving online instruction, with sessions scheduled from October through December. Health & supplements myth-busting: A new review in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences says berberine’s effects appear to work indirectly via gut inflammation and the microbiome—not like GLP-1 drugs—while also flagging variability and possible digestive side effects. Publishing & public culture: Lucknow’s Gomti Book Festival-2026 opens with major participation from publishers and languages, while Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath urges children to read PM Modi’s “Exam Warriors.” Books as community events: A sold-out Carlisle Library launch for M.W. Craven’s “The Killer’s Mark” and a free Lewes talk by National Book Award finalist Beth Kephart highlight how local libraries keep authors in the spotlight. Science meets history: DNA traces of sheep pox virus were found in medieval manuscripts, including the York Gospels—an unexpected link between disease and book preservation. World Trade Center legacy in print: “Scattered Steel” follows how WTC steel pieces traveled across the U.S. and abroad.
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