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A photograph of Dr. Peter Hotez in a white lab coat, surrounded by technology.

This Professor Has Taken on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Opposing Vaccines

A Q&A with Dr. Peter Hotez, who has clashed with the new health and human services secretary nominee. Hotez himself helped develop low-cost vaccinations.

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...

U.S. Institutions Top Interdisciplinary Science Ranking

U.S. higher education institutions lead the world in interdisciplinary science, according to a new ranking of interdisciplinary strength in undergraduate...
A photograph of demonstrators, with high rises in the background, holding signs supporting the Boston University Graduate Workers Union.

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.

Oregon State University Graduate Student Workers Strike

Oregon State University graduate student workers went on strike this week to push for raises and to keep shorter union...
A photograph of Louisiana governor Jeff Landry standing in front of a couple of microphones outside the U.S. Supreme Court building.

LSU Student Jailed for Allegedly Tweeting Threat to Tiger-Toting Governor

An LSU student is in hot water after the state’s governor brought a live tiger to a football game.

Biomedical Scientists Struggle to Replicate Their Own Findings

Many researchers are opting against trying to publish replication efforts, survey finds.

A photograph of pro-Palestinian protesters.

Professors Say Indiana U Has Stopped Enforcing Late-Night Protest Ban

The university implemented the curfew in August, after pro-Palestinian encampments. Protesters who’ve been purposefully violating it say IU has suddenly stopped, but a spokesperson says the policy hasn’t changed.