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A Geneticist for NIH Director
President Obama chooses the genome scientist Francis Collins as his nominee for director of the biomedical research agency.
Lenders' Last-Ditch Gambit
For all their talk about how damaging and risky the Obama administration's student loan proposal could be for students and...
College Football and Congress
Senate panel (of one) hears debate on whether bowl series for determining NCAA Division I champion is fair and legal.
A Posse at Penn
Foundation that helps place groups of students from urban schools into selective colleges has formed its first Ivy League partnership.
Rights for Some People
Some NYU students question hire of visiting professor from Singapore -- who campaigns to keep gay sex illegal -- to teach human rights.
Not So Confidential Presidential Search
A senior administrator at the State University of New York has taken the unusual step of publicly scolding trustees involved...
Ward Churchill Gets Nothing
Judge vacates jury's decision in his favor, and declines to tell U. of Colorado to give him his faculty job back, or to pay him anything. Churchill vows to appeal.
Ex-Alabama-Birmingham Prof Punished for Scientific Misconduct
A former assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham engaged in scientific misconduct by reporting false information from...