For the next big innovation for agriculture, think small
Western society looks at insects as vermin that lurk in the dark and spread disease.
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Tech giants lagging on publishing record
Analysis concludes universities are ‘moving towards a nearly exclusive monopoly’ over research articles
Follow the arrow: Hidden designs in famous logos
There is an arrow hidden in the FedEx logo. (If you've never noticed, go take a look, and prepare to be blown away.)
President Trump relaxes US cyber-attacks rules
President Trump has signed an order relaxing rules around the use of cyber-weapons, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The oil kingdom and Tesla’s electric car future
Much of the attention around Elon Musk’s bid to take Tesla private has been focused on whether the funding — as Musk tweeted early this month — is actually "secured."
Don’t even think of publishing in this journal
A major higher education research journal is suspending submissions to clear out a two-year backlog. Some see this case pointing to broad problems in academic publishing, such as the unwillingness of many scholars to review papers.
Fla. university latest to cut ties with China’s Confucius Institute
The University of North Florida will close a campus branch of a Chinese-run cultural institute, the latest U.S. college to do so amid criticism from U.S. legislators that China uses the institute to influence American higher education.
Fears over potential publisher ‘monopoly’ in digital research tools
As Elsevier buys another academic workflow company, some worry about potential for publishers to ‘lock in’ scholars to their services
The ‘gender gap in citations’: how female authors lose out
Study offers further insight into the persistent trend for women to be cited less frequently than men
More Pressure on Accreditors in Changing Higher Ed Landscape
The role of college oversight bodies is in the spotlight as more large for-profit institutions look to reclassify as nonprofits.
