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U. of Zurich Criticized for Work Funded by Philip Morris
Antismoking groups and some academics are calling on the University of Zurich to retract two papers it published -- without...
California Suspends Student Aid to Heald College Chain
The California Student Aid Commission has suspended state student aid for those enrolled at the 10 California campuses of the...
Push to Make Freshmen Ineligible in NCAA Basketball
Several conference commissioners, based in part on a push by Pac-12 presidents and chancellors, say it is time for the...
U. of Scranton Moves to End All Abortion Coverage
The University of Scranton's president has announced plans to end its health insurance coverage of abortion, which was covered only...
Socrates, Plato and Education Spending
U.S. Representative Dave Brat, a Virginia Republican, is in his first term in Congress and is best known for having...
Peking U. Gets a New, Controversial President
Peking University announced Sunday that it is replacing its president, who has been controversial, with another academic leader who has...
Academic Minute: Theories of Time Travel
In today's Academic Minute, Ron Mallett, research professor of physics at the University of Connecticut, discusses theories of studying time...
Sit-In to Protest Fossil Fuel Investments
Divest Harvard, a student group that wants Harvard University to sell off its investments in fossil fuel companies, started a...