US universities beg Congress to limit student athlete pay NCAA wants federal intervention as states move to allow profit-making by collegiate sports stars Paul Basken 6月 11日
US faculty influence wanes during Covid, survey finds Ideal of shared governance suffers, though AAUP heartened by some revivals, especially at large public universities Paul Basken 6月 9日
US students largely back vaccine mandates, but Republicans wary Limited objections tied to nation’s political divide may be theatrical but still significant, survey suggests Paul Basken 6月 9日
Grade inflation tied to women in insecure teaching roles Gender bias in student reviews leads vulnerable females to be more lenient in their assessments, large analysis finds Paul Basken 6月 9日
Confirmatory research ‘boring and stressful’, says Harvard study Shift towards studies using preregistered reports could inhibit scientific inquiry and harm researcher well-being, argue US scholars Jack Grove 6月 8日
A year after Floyd, US campuses avoid major police reform Misplaced fear of racial and sexual threats, plus the need to provide a ‘feeling’ of security, cited as reasons universities are reluctant to limit armed officers Paul Basken 6月 7日
Biden push for innovative NIH raises concern in Congress Latest attempt to replicate Darpa brings bipartisan praise but also wariness of potential harm to basic health research Paul Basken 6月 6日
Boise State committed to diversity despite political ‘venom’ Embattled university president in staunchly conservative state sees business-world allies valuing benefits of under-fire course Paul Basken 6月 4日
Stanford puts hold on degree of law student who mocked Capitol rioters University retreats under pressure by pausing graduation plans for critic of pro-Trump insurrectionists Paul Basken 6月 3日
NIH backs pathway to expand research of psychedelic drugs Promising studies in treating mental illness leave Collins eyeing expansion in politically sensitive area Paul Basken 6月 3日
Editor-in-chief leaves JAMA after journal’s racism denials Podcast denying systemic racist attitudes in medicine seen as emblematic of leadership at top periodical Paul Basken 6月 2日
Virginia Military Institute found to harbour deep racism Love for Confederacy permeates oldest state-funded military college in the US, investigation concludes Paul Basken 6月 2日
