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Leading Neuroscientist Accused of Research Misconduct

The National Institutes of Health said Thursday that Dr. Eliezer Masliah, a prominent Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease researcher, falsified or...
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Faculty Issues Research

Federal Agencies Aim to Boost Research at HBCUs

A newly launched, HBCU-specific $10 million grant program from the National Science Foundation is part of the federal government’s broader push to diversify scientific research and the STEM workforce.

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Researcher Support Consortium Launched to Fight Intimidation

To help scholars and their employers prepare for and respond to intimidation and harassment from outside their institutions, two professors...
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Faculty Issues Research

The Prestige Factor Propping Up Academic Publishers

A federal antitrust lawsuit against a group of megapublishers highlights how academia’s system of rewarding researchers for publishing in certain journals has undermined their leverage.

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Governance Executive Leadership

U of Maryland President Accused of Plagiarism

College Park president Darryll Pines has requested an independent review into allegations that he lifted a portion of a tutorial website for two papers.

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Scientists File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Journal Publishers

A group of scientists and scholars are accusing six academic journal publishers of working together to exploit their labor, in...
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Tim Walz, China and Me

The choice of a vice presidential candidate with deep ties to China prompts Jeffrey Wasserstrom to reflect on trips taken and not.

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Faculty Issues Labor & Unionization

Boston U Grad Worker Strike Now Longest in a Decade

With fall classes beginning about a week from now, the private institution must reach a deal soon with its student employees—or face further disruption.