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Colleges Urged to Extend Nov. 1 Admissions Deadlines
The National Association for College Admission Counseling is urging colleges to be flexible about the Nov. 1 deadlines many institutions...
Senate Report Accuses Company of Manipulating Researchers' Studies
A U.S. Senate report Thursday accused the pharmaceutical company Medtronic of heavily editing and even writing sections of journal articles...
Academic Minute: The Appeal of Jane Austen’s Characters
In today’s Academic Minute, Amy Smith of the University of the Pacific probes the international appeal of the characters that...
Georgia Regents Try Again in Naming Merged University
With their original name -- Georgia Regents University -- for the entity that emerged from the combination of Georgia Health...
Parents Worry About U. of Tokyo Calendar Shift
The University of Tokyo is planning to shift the start of its academic year to the fall, and the move...
Are Non-U.S. Graduate Degrees a Political Liability?
Political bloggers and columnists were having fun Thursday with an ad by the South Dakota Republican Party that seems to...
Academic Minute: Evolution of Gecko Feet
In today’s Academic Minute, Tony Gamble of the University of Minnesota explains the mechanics of gecko feet and traces the...
U. of Miami Students Protest Firing of Cafeteria Employee
Students at the University of Miami have organized a petition and protests over the firing of Betty Asbury from her...