Filter & Sort
U.S. Approves New Stem Cell Lines for Researchers
The National Institutes of Health said on Wednesday that it had approved 13 new "lines" of embryonic stem cells to...
Advice for Trustees on Conflicts of Interest
This won't be news to anyone in Illinois, but college trustees and regents need to pay attention to conflicts of...
Global Competition for Doctorates ... and Hockey
The economic downturn has led some leading American universities to scale back Ph.D. programs, but other countries are moving in...
NSF Report Recounts Scientific Misconduct Findings
A semi-annual report to Congress by the National Science Foundation's Office of the Inspector General documents five new cases of...
Yoga Instructors Sue to Block Virginia Regulation
Yoga instructors went to federal court on Tuesday, seeking to block the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia from...
Loan Debt Is Focus of 2 New Reports
Student advocacy groups published two studies Tuesday that draw attention to student loan debt at a time when the economy...
Demise of Education Reporting
A report being released today by the Brookings Institution documents the national decline in coverage of education issues. During the...
Harvard Law to Phase Out Public Service Tuition Waiver
With much fanfare, Harvard University's law school last year announced that it would waive tuition for third-year students who pledge...