In today’s Academic Minute, Bill Ripple of Oregon State University explains the important role large predators play in the health of any ecosystem. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.

Next Story

The campus of Harvard University viewed through a gate on March 30, 2026.
Quick Takes

Judge Sides With Harvard in Gino’s Tenure Case

More from Quick Takes

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, a white man with a white beard and a mostly bald head, wearing a business suit and glasses, talks with reporters after attending the Republican Senate luncheon in the U.S. Capitol.
Quick Takes

AAU and Others Warn Congress That Trump Is Changing Grant Rules

1 min read

Quick Takes

Democrats to Trump: Don’t Destroy Government Records

1 min read

A campus shot of the University of Iowa next to a headshot of Carson Holloway, the new director of the Center for Intellectual Freedom.
Quick Takes

Iowa Civics Center Director Hire Drops Out

1 min read