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AI Chat Bot Can Conduct Research Interviews on Unprecedented Scale

The freely available tool performs strongly in trials against human interviewers and traditional online surveys.

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In Defense of FIRE

John K. Wilson argues that a recent defense of the AAUP goes too far in denouncing the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.

Female CU Boulder Professors Awarded Back Pay in Gender Pay Gap Suit

Hundreds of female faculty members at the University of Colorado Boulder will get back pay as part of a $4.5...

Author of Retracted Superconductor Articles Leaves U of Rochester

A researcher who claimed a blockbuster discovery of a superconductor that worked at room temperature but then saw the article...
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Survey: Students Value Instructional Clarity, Active Learning

A recent report from the Association of College and University Educators and the Lumina Foundation found students evaluated their courses based on four primary factors.

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‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Is Not the Answer

Viewpoint diversity treats the symptoms of dogmatism, but curiosity treats the disease, John McHugh writes.

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Boston U Suspends Admissions to Humanities and Social Science Ph.D. Programs

The university didn’t announce its decision in a news release and hasn’t fully explained it, but two deans blamed a new grad workers’ union contract for the cutbacks to a dozen programs including English, history and sociology.

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What’s at Stake for Science as Trump Returns

No one knows exactly how President-elect Trump’s second term will shape science and research policy, but judging from his first four years, he will likely focus on budget cuts and research security.