Plug-in solar in NH: Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed SB 540, setting safety and power limits for portable “balcony solar” units, including caps of one device per metered customer and requirements to meet national testing standards. Data centers and water/power costs: A new NH lawmaker critique points to NVIDIA’s liquid cooling as a way to cut data-center water use, while local opposition to data centers continues to frame the debate around who pays higher electricity bills. Sports betting research: Arnold Ventures awarded about $2.6M for 12 university-led studies on how sports gambling affects consumer risk, household finances, public health, and state policy. Early learning research: A new report on NH’s 2018 shift back toward play-based kindergarten finds teachers’ beliefs and practical constraints are slowing full adoption. Community STEM/learning: Circle Program’s summer camp returns for NH girls, and the Newfound Nature Series runs six weeks of free environmental science talks. Health tech warning: A Yale study finds many GLP-1 telehealth sites dispense prescriptions quickly with minimal clinician involvement. NH STEM workforce pipeline: ConVal Dollars for Scholars awarded multiple scholarships, including to students pursuing forensic science, industrial engineering, radiology, and HVAC.