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Berkeley Chancellor to Retire
Robert J. Birgeneau announced Tuesday that he will retire as chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley at the...
Michigan Law Bars Research Assistants From Unionizing
Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan on Tuesday signed legislation that classifies research assistants at public universities as students who are...
Canadians Worry That Female Hockey Players Go to U.S.
Canadian athletic officials gathered last weekend to discuss what they consider a worrisome trend: Most of the top female hockey...
Academic Minute: Sleep in Pre-Electric Societies
In today’s Academic Minute, Carol Worthman of Emory University explains a project designed to reveal natural sleep patterns that are...
Aliens in Omaha
Sessions on alien spirituality, ghost hunting equipment and a case study in alien abduction headlined the University of Nebraska at...
Britain's Elite Research University Group Expands
The Russell Group, an invitation-only organization of British research universities roughly equivalent to the Association of American Universities, announced Monday...
Stephen Hawking, Sitcom Star
The hit comedy "Big Bang Theory," about a group of scientists, has had Stephen Hawking plot lines. BBC reported that...
Penn State Board Clarifies Dismissals of Spanier, Paterno
The Pennsylvania Board of Trustees on Monday issued a statement clarifying the reasons that it dismissed Graham Spanier as president...