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Humboldt State, Mocked by Jimmy Kimmel, Invites Him to Campus
When Humboldt State University announced the creation of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research (to focus on marijuana policy analysis)...
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Stem Cell Research
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal of a lawsuit challenging (without success) the right of...
How Economics Journals Have Evolved
A new analysis released by the National Bureau of Economic Research (abstract available here) tracks the changes among the five...
Shrinking Payoff of Earning an MBA
The financial payoff of earning an M.B.A. appears to be shrinking. The Wall Street Journal reported that for M.B.A. graduates...
IRS Starts to Address Issues on Adjunct Faculty Hours
Proposed rules issued by the Internal Revenue Service note concerns among some colleges about how to calculate when adjunct faculty...
Academic Minute: Mathematics and Mapping Epidemics
In today’s Academic Minute, Thomas House of the University at Warwick reveals how mathematical models are increasing our understanding of...
Assault Allegation and Hamline's Basketball Team
Hamline University has suspended its head basketball coach, dismissed a player from the basketball team and suspended 14 other players...
Call for Reform of China's Financing of Research
Scientists in China are calling for reforms of the system of distributing funds for research, China Daily reported. Government officials...