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Who Profits From For-Profit Journals?
At AAUP conference on academic freedom, speakers question why professors give their work to corporate publishers.
$100M Gift -- Without Restrictions -- to U. of Texas Medical Center
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas is receiving a $100 million gift from former Texas Gov. Bill...
New Leader for Harvard Law
Martha Minow was on Thursday named the next dean of Harvard University's law school -- one of the most prominent...
UNLV President May Be Forced Out
David Ashley, president of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas for three years, may not reach four, The Las...
Drawing Lines on Conflicts of Interest
University and med school groups endorse prospect of increased oversight of financial conflicts in biomedical research, up to a point.
Et Tu, New Publisher?
In 2005, a journal opted not to publish an article perceived to promote child sex abuse. Despite unpublicized accord to publish a revised version, journal's new owner has refused again.
Don't Bank on It
Taseen Peterson is a portrait of the recession. A single father who worked as a loan officer in the mortgage...
Science Groups Call for Visa Reforms
A coalition of science organizations has issued a call for reform of visa procedures that have made it difficult --...