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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.
$105M for Ohio U.'s Osteopathic Med School
Ohio University on Saturday announced a $105 million grant from the Osteopathic Heritage Foundations. The funds will be used to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Obama Renews Support for DREAM Act
President Obama used a commencement speech Friday at Miami Dade College to renew support for legislation that would create a...