  Explorations of the properties of light nuclear systems beyond their
lowest-lying spectra have begun with Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics. While
progress has been made in the past year in pursuing calculations with physical
quark masses, studies of the simplest nuclear matrix elements and nuclear
reactions at heavier quark masses have been conducted, and several interesting
results have been obtained. A community effort has been devoted to investigate
the impact of such Quantum Chromodynamics input on the nuclear many-body
calculations. Systems involving hyperons and their interactions have been the
focus of intense investigations in the field, with new results and deeper
insights emerging. While the validity of some of the previous multi-nucleon
studies has been questioned during the past year, controversy remains as
whether such concerns are relevant to a given result. In an effort to summarize
the newest developments in the field, this talk will touch on most of these
topics.
