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Academic Minute: Is the ‘Mona Lisa’ Smiling?
Today on the Academic Minute, Jürgen Kornmeier, senior researcher at the University of Freiburg, looks into whether the “Mona Lisa”...
Self-Affirmation and Minority Student Achievement
When black and Latino middle school students are encouraged to write a series of self-affirming essays, they are more likely...
Server Perceptions and Tipping
Are you a big tipper? In today's Academic Minute, the University of Missouri's Dae-Young Kim examines whether what a customer...
Supreme Court Partially Reinstates Travel Ban
Court agrees to hear case, reinstates ban except for foreign nationals -- including admitted students -- “who have a credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States.”
Smarter Approach to Teaching Science
Carl Wieman makes an evidence-based plea for better science instruction in a new book on what might be his grandest experiment yet.
Trinity Suspends Targeted Professor
Trinity College in Connecticut places Johnny Eric Williams on leave over controversial comments about race. Faculty groups say college is undermining academic freedom.
Oregon Basketball Star Allowed to Play During Sexual Assault Investigation
A former University of Oregon men’s basketball player was allowed to play this year while under investigation for sexual assault...
Campus Police Chief Arrested for DUI
Georgia State University has placed its police chief, Joseph Spillane, on administrative leave following his arrest for driving while under...