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Academic Minute: Biomechanics
Today on the Academic Minute, Kimberly Bigelow, associate professor in the bioengineering graduate program at the University of Dayton, explains...
American U Afghanistan Will Resume Classes
The American University of Afghanistan reopened on Saturday and will resume classes tomorrow, Voice of America reported. Security has been...
3 Vernon Rodeo Team Members Killed by Crash
Three students at Vernon College, members of the Texas institution's rodeo team, have died from injuries in a car crash...
Fear in Others
Does observing fear in others change your brain? In today's Academic Minute, Virginia Tech's Alexei Morozov determines the answer. Morozov...
Are Mergers in Pennsylvania Higher Ed's Future?
Politics, geography and history all prevent the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education from following Georgia's consolidation path.
Spanier Conviction Renews Debate on Penn State Post-Sandusky
Former president of university found guilty of child endangerment. Leader of outside investigation questions whether institution has learned lessons from the scandal.
Long Road for Regulatory Rollbacks
Republicans swept to power after years of complaints about the Obama administration's crackdown on for-profit colleges. But only tentative steps to roll back regulations have followed, and two major rules could be headed for a drawn-out negotiation process.
Hometown Connections and Chinese Favoritism
A paper (abstract available here) published by the National Bureau of Economic Research studies the link between hometown connections in...