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Politically Connected Hires at UMass Boston
At least seven people with connections to state government have been hired by the University of Massachusetts at Boston in...
Academic Minute: More Single People Than Ever Before
Today on the Academic Minute, Bella DePaulo, project scientist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, examines if this is...
#shortacademichorrorstory
Many academics have been having fun with a hashtag -- #shortacademichorrorstory -- suggested this week by Jonathan Peelle, a cognitive...
Duke: Lab Technician Falsified Data in 29 Reports
Duke University has admitted that a lab technician at the university falsified data in 29 reports, The Herald-Sun reported. Duke...
U California Updates Sex Misconduct Procedures
The University of California System last week announced new procedures for responding to alleged sexual misconduct by faculty members and...
Scholar at Illinois Kidnapped, Presumed Dead
Authorities have charged a former Ph.D. candidate with kidnapping a visiting scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Yingying...
Ex-Regent at Baylor Called Students ‘Perverted Little Tarts’
In a lawsuit against Baylor University, 10 women who brought complaints of sexual assault against other Baylor students say the...
Academic Minute: Empathy
Today on the Academic Minute, Michael Poulin, associate professor in the department of psychology at the University at Buffalo, discusses...