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Obama Orders Review of Human Subjects Protections
President Obama on Wednesday ordered the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues to conduct a review of the...
Is Alcoholic Whipped Cream the Next Four Loko?
Just as campus health officials are celebrating their efforts to stop distribution of Four Loko, a new "mixed" product may...
Chancellor Quits at Southern-Baton Rouge
Kofi Lomotey last week announced his resignation as chancellor of Southern University's Baton Rouge campus on the eve of a...
A Loss for Ward Churchill -- and Others?
Colorado appeals court rejects arguments from controversial fired professor -- and from those who see faculty rights in general endangered by his previous legal defeat.
Controversy Over a Gay Prom at a Community College
A new gay student organization at Cabrillo College wants to know why the student government president vetoed the use of...
Ph.D. Pipeline Expands Slightly
Number of research doctorates awarded by universities in U.S. grows to 49,562, with most of the growth attributable to increase for women.
Italian Students Protest Government Plan for Higher Ed
Students in Italy have been staging a series of dramatic protests across Italy -- breaking into the Italian Senate, sitting...
Should Profs Leave Unruly Classes?
Threat by two engineering professors at Ryerson U. revives debate over how to respond to rude students.