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Academic Minute: Impact of Continuous Light
Today on the Academic Minute, Leiden University’s Elaine Lucassen discusses the importance of the circadian rhythm on our natural processes...
'Freshman 15' Is Myth, but Weight Gain Is Real
Numerous studies have questioned the conventional wisdom that first-year college students gain an average of 15 pounds. But research just...
Med School Group Urges Caution on Health Law
The Association of American Medical Colleges announced Friday that it has written to President-elect Donald J. Trump and congressional leaders...
Georgia Southwestern Police Officer Killed
Jody Smith (at right), a police officer at Georgia Southwestern University, was killed last week while providing requested backup to...
Deal Ends Protest in Georgetown President's Office
Students occupied the president's office at Georgetown University Thursday night and stayed until Friday night, when they reached an agreement...
Columbia Graduate Employees Vote to Form Union
Graduate students who are teaching and research assistants at Columbia University have voted, 1,602 to 623, to unionize and to...
Cambridge to Continue Tradition of Public Grades
Academics and senior administrators at the University of Cambridge have voted in favor of keeping the centuries-old tradition of publicly...
Columbia Grad Students Vote to Unionize
Graduate students who are teaching and research assistants at Columbia University have voted, 1,602 to 623, to unionize and to...