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Academic Minute: History of Blood Transfusion
In today’s Academic Minute, Holly Tucker of Vanderbilt University explains early modern Europe's cultural resistance to attempts at blood transfusion...
Out of the Club
Research university group votes to discontinue U. of Nebraska's membership, and Syracuse plans to leave; officials at both universities say group's rankings define research excellence too narrowly.
Reprieve for 4 Teams at Brown U.
Ruth J. Simmons, Brown University's president, announced Friday that its board will not vote to eliminate four athletic teams later...
Commencement Speakers Announced: Camden County, Centre, College of Saint Benedict, Mass. Pharmacy, Michigan State, Middlebury, Muskegon CC, Rose-Hulman, SUNY Albany, Thomas Aquinas, VCU, Walden, Western Connecticut
The following colleges and universities have announced their commencement speakers for spring 2011: Camden County College: Sharon N. Wedington, vice...
Canadian University Returns to Rankings
Queen's University in Canada is ending a boycott of the international rankings of Times Higher Education, citing last year's change...
Union Breakthrough
Professors at the University of Illinois at Chicago file petition for collective bargaining -- a rare move by the faculty at a research university.
U. of Alaska: Stop Flushing Your Socks
The University of Alaska at Fairbanks is appealing to students to stop flushing socks down the toilets of the fine...
More Errors in NRC's Doctoral Rankings
Last month's corrections to the National Research Council's controversial rankings of doctoral programs turned out not to fix all the...