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Cornell Grad Student Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Unionize
Cornell University graduate student workers have voted 1,873 to 80 to unionize, the National Labor Relations Board announced last week...
Historic Kinsey Sex Research Institute May Face a Divorce
Faculty members are alarmed by an Indiana University proposal to spin off an unclear portion of the Kinsey Institute’s operations into a separate nonprofit.
NSF Fills New Role to Combat Sexual Assault, Harassment
The National Science Foundation has filled a new role leading its efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault or...
New State-Funded N.C. Distinguished Professorships Will Be Limited to STEM
Recently passed legislation cuts off future humanities scholars from a long-running program that provides higher pay.
Opinion
A New Definition of the Humanities
It’s time for a better—and more strategic—definition, Jeffrey R. Wilson writes.
AI and Peer Review: Enemies or Allies?
Amid bans and restrictions on their use, artificial intelligence tools are creating interest among those who see a solution to systemic peer-review woes.
‘Egregious Misconduct’ by Alzheimer’s Drug Researcher Is Alleged
A researcher whose work was integral to the development of the Alzheimer’s drug simufilam has been found by the City...
Columbia, MIT Professors Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Professors at Columbia University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, according to...