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A photo illustration of distressed versions of the official portrait of astronaut Ronald E. McNair from 1985 and an image of McNair playing his saxophone while aboard the space shuttle Challenger in 1986.

Trump Administration Agrees to End Race-Based Criteria for McNair Grant

The decision ends a lawsuit from a conservative student group and will open up the doctoral grant program that originally targeted underrepresented students.

A University of Virginia advising fellow helps a first-year student during the college's first-year orientation.

UVA Launches Career Design Initiative

Building on a successful advising overhaul, UVA integrates career design into the curriculum to prepare undergraduates for life after college.

Christina Pagel with an image of President Trump raising his fist against a red background hung with American flags

The Mathematician Lifting the Lid on Trump’s ‘Attacks’

The scientist behind the Trump Action Tracker uses skills in data collection to look for patterns in the president’s seemingly “scattergun” approach.

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Censored Medical Research Restored to Federal Website

Nearly one year after researchers sued the federal government for removing articles from its patient safety website for allegedly promoting...

Ep. 189: The 3-Year Degree With Robert Zemsky

Shorter programs appeal to students who are not sold on higher education.

Jayanta Bhattacharya, a man with silver hair and glasses wearing a suit and red tie

NIH Director Will Be Acting CDC Chief; O’Neill to Be Nominated NSF Director

The National Institutes of Health director will become acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and President...
Hispanic female student working at a laptop in a library study room on a college campus.

AI Usage Mirrors Young People’s Offline Struggles

A national survey finds that AI affects youth mental health more through context than frequency, reflecting young people’s offline support and stress.

A digitized man wearing glasses sits in a lecture hall surrounded by students, facing a professor speaking.

Why One AI Administrator Is Skeptical of AI

Matthew Connelly, a vice dean for AI initiatives at Columbia University, has been using machine learning for 15 years. But as more students have turned to generative AI over the past few years, he’s noticed a worrying shift.