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7-Month Boston University Grad Worker Strike Ends, but Fight May Not Be Over
The student employees won their first union contract after months of bargaining and then a lengthy walkout. But the agreement, which only lasts three years, doesn’t achieve some major demands.
Springer Journal Retracted Over 200 Papers Since Sept. 1
An academic journal published by Springer has retracted over 200 papers since the start of last month, Retraction Watch reported...
Black, Hispanic Faculty Far Less Likely to Get ‘Gold Standard’ Tenure Recommendations
A study published this month focusing on five unnamed universities adds to research on racial disparities in the professoriate.
3 Academics Share Nobel Prize for Economics
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded jointly Monday to three researchers, two from the Massachusetts Institute of...
Grad Workers Unionize at Mount Sinai
Graduate student workers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have voted 218 to 24 to unionize. The...
What’s Behind the Push for ‘Institutional Neutrality’?
Since last Oct. 7, several institutions have pledged to refrain from speaking on political and social issues. But what does it mean for a university to go neutral?
U of Washington Biochemist Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
University of Washington biochemist David Baker has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in “computational...
2 Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics for Advancing AI
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded Princeton University professor emeritus John Hopfield, along with Geoffrey Hinton of the...