Students disaffected with Biden ahead of the State of the Union
President Biden is scheduled to deliver his first official State of the Union address to the nation on Tuesday, March 1, at 9:00 PM ET from the United States Capitol. Read more
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Academics underestimate willingness of PhDs to use fake data
Around one in 12 postgraduate researchers would publish fraudulent results if it helped them get ahead, says study Read more
MIT severs ties with Russian school after Ukraine invasion
Officials cited the country’s “unacceptable” invasion for terminating its partnership with research institute it developed. Read. more
Millions in Bitcoin pouring into Ukraine from donors
Cryptocurrency analysts say at least $13.7m (£10.2m) has so far been donated to the Ukrainian war effort through anonymous Bitcoin donations. Read more
Present and Engaged While on Lockdown
When the pandemic prevented a College of Wooster professor from teaching at a local correctional facility as planned, she brought the incarcerated students to her campus classroom virtually by using robots instead. Read more
‘I know what it’s like to not live in freedom’: Student’s defense of free speech wins national essay contest
For most Americans, constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech and expression are merely an afterthought — a birthright that’s often taken for granted. Read more
SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s speech riddled with White supremacist ideas, according to academics
By praising America and reflecting on her hard work and accomplishments, Brown Jackson engaged in ideas and language that campus leftists have deemed offensive, racist, or examples of White supremacy. Read more
‘Tarred Healing’
Was what happened to a scrapped photo exhibition on Black communities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill about creative differences or censorship? Read more
Democratic congressmen float deportation of Russian students
Congressman Eric Swalwell said that the deportation of Russian students should be “on the table” when it comes to retaliation against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A fellow House Democrat agreed. Read more
Cambridge lecturers accuse university of ‘explosive workloads’
Cambridge University lecturers are accusing the institution of pressuring them into taking on “explosive workloads” to deliver its famous one-on-one tutorials. Read more
