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Going Over Time at Conferences by Gender
Research suggests that women are underrepresented as speakers at conferences, especially in certain fields. But when they are invited to...
Academic Minute: The Character Gap
Today on the Academic Minute, Christian Miller, professor of philosophy at Wake Forest University, discusses why making slow, incremental change...
Lawrence Krauss Accused of Harassing Women
Several talks by Lawrence Krauss, a professor of physics at Arizona State University and a well-known skeptic, were canceled after...
Resignation of Entire Journal Editorial Board
The entire editorial board of the scholarly journal Building Research & Information announced Friday morning that it is resigning to...
Academic Minute: Learning From Mistakes
Today on the Academic Minute, Samuel Sober, assistant professor in the biology department at Emory University, explores which part of...
U of Central Florida Will Manage Arecibo Observatory
The National Science Foundation announced Thursday that the University of Central Florida will manage the Arecibo Observatory, a major radio...
Spokeswoman Who Criticized 'Reverse Racism' Resigns
Nancy Kolsti, a spokeswoman for the University of North Texas, resigned this week amid public discussion of an email she...
Study: Brexit May Help German Universities
New research from Aarhus University, in Denmark, predicts that German universities will see gains from Brexit, as British universities lose...