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Prisons vs. Colleges
5 states spend at least as much on corrections as on higher education, survey finds.
More Aggressive Guidance on Conflicts of Interest
2 groups urge universities that engage in biomedical research to adopt policies on institutional conflicts within two years and toughen standards on individual financial interests.
Tomorrow's Doctors: Less Empathetic Tomorrow Than Today
“Is There Hardening of the Heart During Medical School?” asks a new study appearing in March’s Academic Medicine. Seems so...
Abandoning Print, Not Peer Review
Editor of journal with traditional publishing model joins forces with Indiana U. library to start free online alternative, replicating quality control and seeing surge in readers.
The Mentoring Gap for Women in Science
New study of graduates of top doctoral programs in chemistry shows potential long-term impact of differing ways students interact with professors.
A Little Help From Its Friends?
18 months after finishing their work, individual members of the Spellings Commission may urge Congress to abandon plan to limit Education Department regulation of accreditation.
Theses are Forever
The presidential campaign has turned some work by college seniors into fodder for public debate. Some have mixed feelings about the scrutiny of such early academic writings.