When a University Press Is Deemed ‘Nonessential’
Supporters of academic publishing worry about what Northern Illinois U may decide about a small press that punches above its weight in scholarship.
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Syria’s exiled academics tell their stories
Academics are among the refugees – such as these crossing Croatia – fleeing fighting and often persecution in Syria to build new lives elsewhere
UK Universities told to look beyond sport in outreach for white boys
Universities must broaden their outreach activities beyond sport if they are to encourage more white working-class boys to enter higher education, a study suggests.
Could this soap stop malaria?
It's just a little sting, so slight often the victim doesn't even feel it.
Special Report: Cyber thieves exploit banks’ faith in SWIFT transfer network
Shortly after 7 p.m. on January 12, 2015, a message from a secure computer terminal at Banco del Austro (BDA) in Ecuador instructed San Francisco-based Wells Fargo to transfer money to bank accounts in Hong Kong.
Publicity-Shy Academics
In the Middle East and North Africa, many researchers don't boast about their findings, explains one expert.
Too many ‘dead white dudes’? Seattle U students protest program’s curriculum
For seven days and counting, dozens of Seattle University students have been holding a sit-in in the lobby of a university administrative building, demanding an overhaul of one of the university’s elite programs and the resignation of a college dean.
Helping the global South track carbon emissions
Michael Gillenwater was so tired he was mixing up his words, worn out from weeks of conference calls with the United Nations, the German government and more.
After Paris, a move to rein in emissions by ships and planes
As the world moves to slash CO2 emissions, the shipping and aviation sectors have managed to remain on the sidelines.
Unequal marking blamed on peer pressure, not disciplinary divides
Peer pressure and departmental culture, not a divide between quantitative and qualitative disciplines, may explain the variations between marks awarded to students in different subjects.
