Kathryn Palmer

A large-scale global study found that while the number of women in academic research is growing, STEM fields remain dominated by men.

Many doctors don’t address the nonmedical social conditions that determine patients’ health outcomes. A growing number of medical schools are focused on changing that.

Under a newly adopted policy, the independent federal agency now requires mentoring plans for all graduate students involved in NSF-funded research projects.

The founder of a higher education consulting firm has gifted his business to Viterbo University in a deal expected to diversify revenue as enrollment declines.

A new report from the Pew Research Center shows that the wealth gap between people with and without college degrees remains wide.