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Sleep Munchies
Not getting enough sleep carries an increased risk of obesity. In today's Academic Minute, as part of Food Week, the...
Predictive Analytics for Publishing
Start-up uses data analytics to tackle information overload among researchers and publishers in science, medical and technical fields.
Free Speech Above All
Minnesota Faculty Senate mulls statement making free speech a “paramount” value, but critics wonder whether the pledge as written condones hate speech. A separate proposed policy would create an on-campus free speech advocate.
Opinion
Developing a Flexible Degree
Creating a new competency-based degree program isn't easy, writes Cathy Sandeen, who shares lessons she learned from helping to develop the UW Flexible Option.
Defending the Humanities
Ken Burns, in the Jefferson Lecture, champions fields that are under attack -- and speaks of the value of narratives.
Civic Learning
A growing number of colleges and universities are emphasizing civic engagement in their curriculum -- a move institutions say is in response to an erosion of public discourse.
Concerns on U.S. Proposal on Human Research Subjects
An Obama administration proposal to rewrite federal regulations governing the use of human subjects (and human genetic material) in research...
Academic Minute: Sleep Munchies
Today on the Academic Minute, Erin Hanlon, research associate and assistant professor in the department of medicine at the University...