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‘A Lab of One’s Own’
Author discusses new book about how World War I created a brief period of progress for female scientists in Britain -- and the implications of that history for women in science today.
Political Scientists Rank the Presidents
The New York Times marked Presidents' Day with a survey of the American Political Science Association’s Presidents and Executive Politics...
MLA, AHA Meet at Same Time Next Year in Chicago
The Modern Language Association and the American Historical Association typically have their annual meetings around the same time each year...
Academic Minute: Preventing Campus Sexual Assault
Today on the Academic Minute, Charlene Senn, a professor in the department of psychology at the University of Windsor, explores...
Independent Students as the New Majority
Many studies have shown that traditional-age, residential college students are no longer the norm in higher education. A study being...
IEEE Removes Article Over Allegations of Plagiarism
After initially defending an article on its news service against allegations of plagiarism, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers...
Should Names of Campus Buildings Reflect Student Demographics?
Administrator says it is "reverse racism" to seek more diversity in the names of buildings.
From the Nose to the Brain
We all remember going through puberty. In today's Academic Minute, the University at Albany's Paolo Forni explores why this rite...