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The culture of scientific research needs a major shakeup to tackle the challenges facing society, a new report asserts.

One U.S. representative blasts her colleague for questioning the wisdom of specific National Science Foundation grants, warning of unprecedented "political intrusion."
 

As the Senate considers a resolution to fund the federal government through the rest of the fiscal year, House Republicans propose a budget for upcoming years that would cap the Pell Grant -- a change many see as a net loss.

As tension over drones is rising, so too is their use among academics. The unmanned vehicles' potential for research is huge, but privacy concerns remain.

With HathiTrust ruling, 'fair use' advocates in academe continue a legal winning streak that could have historic implications.

Kerfuffle over release of Kinsey Institute sexual research tool highlights the opportunities and hazards of app-based data collection.

UT-Austin launches administrative inquiry into integrity of controversial study about children of same-sex couples.

U.S. research universities' global dominance will be threatened in coming years unless governments invest more and universities become more efficient and better educate under-represented groups, according to new National Research Council report.

White House solicitation about the government's role in making federally funded research available to the public rekindles debate over open access.

Blog-borne debate about a study on the relationship between social media and scholarly communications reaches new levels of meta.