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The Sunk Cost Fallacy: How I Learned to Let Go of 3 Years of Research and Move On
Starting my doctoral research over with a brand-new project was the best option.
Research Groups Oppose Capping NIH Funding of Publisher Fees
The National Institutes of Health received roughly 900 comments on its various proposals to limit how much of its grant dollars are eaten up by journals’ publication charges. Major science groups called the approaches wrong.
Grad Programs Brace for Loan Caps
New borrowing limits for graduate programs and the elimination of Grad PLUS Loans have left universities scrambling to figure out how to help students pay for their education.
Purdue Allegedly Rejecting Chinese, Other ‘Adversary Nation’ Grad Students
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party investigated the university regarding its Chinese students. Some say the institution is implementing an unwritten new policy to exclude them.
House GOP Accuses Truman Scholarship of Liberal Bias as Dems Talk College Costs
Republicans held a hearing airing accusations that the prestigious program heavily favors left-leaning candidates. No one from the scholarship foundation was invited.
Report: Cost Is Graduate Enrollment ‘Gatekeeper’
States Should Step Up on Graduate School Aid
States can offer targeted grants and zero- or low-interest loans to keep grad school pathways open after the end of Grad PLUS.
Plan to Pivot: A Survival Guide for Scientists
Career agility is no longer optional for Ph.D.s. Here’s how to build it.