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Washburn University Receives Record $50 Million Gift

On its 160th birthday last week, Washburn University announced a historic gift: a $50 million donation from alumni Greg and...
Senior Caucasian female doctor, giving a flu vaccine to a female patient Japanese ethnicity, during an annual medical check-up

College Students See Importance of Vaccines but May Need More Routine Vaccination Knowledge

A recent study from Temple University finds a majority of Pennsylvania college students consider themselves educated about vaccines, particularly the COVID-19 vaccine.

AI art or not?

Making Space for Student ‘Sorrow’ Over AI

An art assignment using generative AI sparked fierce controversy, vandalism and the specter of Hitler at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, last fall—and then offered a lesson in navigating student anxiety about the technology.

Bethesda campus of the National Institutes of Health with the main historical building (Building 1) at the focus. It is a sunny spring day.

‘Shortsighted’ and ‘Dangerous’: Colleges Warn of Budget Cuts After NIH Slashes Medical Research Funding

Federal officials said the change would save up to $4 billion. College leaders argue the cut will slow advances for millions of patients in need of critical breakthroughs.

Elon Musk with fists raised behind a podium at Trump's inauguration.

Is DOGE Digging Around in Student Data?

Elon Musk’s government efficiency office may have access to sensitive student information, raising alarms about privacy and threatening to throw the federal aid system into crisis.

Education Department Ends Internal ‘Gender Ideology’ Programs

The Department of Education is ordering an end to all spending and programs that “promote gender ideology,” according to an...

A Brighter Future for Academic Publishing

Hear from two academics who are developing publishing solutions that encourage and underpin quality research practices and improve access to scholarly work.

McMahon

Senate Schedules McMahon Confirmation Hearing, but Who’s Leading Until Then?

The secretary nominee is likely to be confirmed, but the department has already taken action in her absence, though few political appointees have been named.