‘Alternative history’ shows half of drugs affected by smaller NIH
Researchers replicate impact of Trump’s cuts on previous decades, identifying steep drop in medical innovations Read more
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The student brain on AI
A panic over ‘brain rot’ obscures a more complex — and surprising — reality. Read more
Zero Brown U. freshmen interested in ‘Critical Native American and Indigenous Studies’ degree
Brown University’s program in “Critical Native American and Indigenous Studies” does not currently have any freshmen enrolled in the concentration, which is the equivalent of a major. Read more
California colleges lost millions in humanities purge. Their projects might not recover
California colleges and universities are still missing over $5 million worth of humanities grants, despite one federal district court order to return funds to University of California campuses. Read more
University of Arizona Shutters Chinese Microcampuses
Faculty were told just a week ago that the programs would conclude at the end of the fall semester. Next steps for students currently enrolled in the four microcampuses are unclear. Read more
‘National scandal’: quarter of students suffer sexual harassment
‘Shocking figures’ show ‘devastating’ impact on students, with women and LGB people particularly vulnerable Read more
Michigan Tech student allegedly steals 900 flags from 9/11 memorial
A Michigan Tech University student is facing a misdemeanor charge for allegedly stealing hundreds of flags from a conservative club’s Sept. 11 memorial earlier this month. Read more
Half of students at california’s public colleges work while in school
As students settle into a new school year, about half of those at the state’s public colleges are also working, according to information from California’s Cradle-to-Career data system, which links data from across the educational landscape to the workforce, social services and more. Read more
Colleges hope Tuition guarantees will open doors to lower-income students
Income-based tuition guarantees are on the rise, with many universities saying they aim to make their already-generous financial aid policies as explicit as possible. Read more
Million-year-old skull rewrites human evolution, scientists claim
A million-year-old human skull found in China suggests that our species, Homo sapiens, began to emerge at least half a million years earlier than we thought, researchers are claiming in a new study. Read more
