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Opinion

An Uncertain Landscape for Science Funding

New obstacles for early-career researchers could undermine U.S. innovation and competitiveness in the long term.

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Despite Concerns, IES Spent 99% of Expiring Funds

Some experts say the Education Department is front-loading grants, and they worry the practice could harm education research more broadly.

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Opinion

Why Leaving Academia Feels Like Withdrawal

Academic success can train us to depend on institutional recognition. Who are we without it?

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Opinion

The AI Invasion Has Come for Mathematics

Must mathematicians resign themselves to a future in which we are mere advisers to the LLMs and their corporate overlords?

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GAO: HHS Illegally Withheld $78M in Health-Care Improvement Agency Funds

The Government Accountability Office concluded that the Health and Human Services Department violated the law when it didn’t spend $78...
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Stanford Scientist Wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Karl Deisseroth, a professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University, was among the trio of...
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Opinion

On Proper Objects of Study

A recent report on the humanities criticizes the distortion of scholarship in the service of political goals. Other disciplines would like a word.

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‘Sharp’ Fall in Research Mobility Between E.U., U.S. and China

European Commission report finds 45 percent fewer researchers moved from the E.U. to the U.S. in 2025 than in 2023.