Athletics doping: Wada commission wants Russia ban
Russia should be banned from athletics competition, a World Anti-Doping Agency commission report has recommended.
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County in Colorado votes to fund college scholarships with taxes on marijuana
Starting in 2017, high school graduates in one Colorado county will be able to turn to a college scholarship funded by marijuana tax.
Are Elite College Courses Better?
The public -- and heck, many people in higher education -- widely assume prestigious colleges and universities provide the best quality education.
Helga Nowotny: scientists are losing public trust by ‘overselling’ research
Scientists have lost some public trust by “overselling” the potential impact of their work under pressure from policymakers ...
The unbearable lightness of Chinese emissions data
To get a sense of how hard it is to measure greenhouse gas emissions in China, it pays to visit the Deqingyuan poultry farm on the outskirts of Beijing ...
No alien radio signals detected in space anomaly, SETI says
A star system that has been a source of speculation about extraterrestrial intelligence has offered only radio silence.
Is India becoming intolerant?
India, the land that gave birth to four religions and enshrined both secularism and free speech in its constitution, has been having a curious debate these past few weeks: Has the world's biggest democracy become an intolerant nation?
Black and ethnic minorities still have mountains to climb in higher education
When Baroness Amos began work as the new director of Soas, University of London in September, it was a landmark moment for UK higher education.
Will Indonesian fires spark reform of rogue forest sector?
Massive fires in Indonesia caused by the burning of forests and peatlands for agriculture have shrouded large areas of Southeast Asia in smoke...
The Structure of Instructure
As the LMS provider prepares to go public, financial disclosures show the company has spent on sales and marketing at a much higher rate than competitors ...
