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Study Views Academic Publishing as an Oligopoly
The five largest research publishers (a group that changes a bit by discipline) started publishing half of academic papers in...
Senate Panel Backs Flat Funding for Science Foundation
A U.S. Senate appropriations subcommittee approved legislation Wednesday that would keep funding for the National Science Foundation in the 2016...
Study Outlines Importance of Public Universities
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences has released the first of a series of publications seeking to increase public...
Study: MCAT Predicts Differently When Taken With Extra Time
A new study finds that those who take the Medical College Admission Test with extra time are admitted to medical...
State Appeals Court Backs CUNY on Pathways
A New York State appeals court on Tuesday unanimously found that the City University of New York was within its...
Juan Felipe Herrera Is Next U.S. Poet Laureate
The Library of Congress today named Juan Felipe Herrera, professor emeritus of creative writing at the University of California at...
Academic Minute: Concussion Recovery
In today's Academic Minute, Sarah Allen, a psychologist at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, discusses how best to bounce...
Report Finds Successful Online 2-Year College Courses in California
The Public Policy Institute of California released a report Tuesday identifying successful online courses in the state's community colleges. Success...