Now you see it, now you don’t: invisibility cloak nears reality
A cloak of invisibility may be common in science fiction but it is not so easy in the real world.
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Assertive Japan poised to abandon 70 years of pacifism
Japan's upper house of Parliament is poised to pass the first major reinterpretation of the country's pacifist constitution since the end of World War II ...
UK Government names universities hosting ‘extremist’ speakers
The government has for the first time publicly named universities that have hosted speakers voicing views that are “contrary to British values” as it introduces a duty on institutions to counter “extremist” speakers on campus.
An up-close view of Bristol Bay’s astonishing Sockeye salmon runs
Each year, in the largest salmon run in the world, an estimated 30 million sockeye salmon migrate into the rivers and lakes of Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska
Augusta University, GRU changes name effective immediately
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia renamed Georgia Regents University as Augusta University.
Blood pressure research by scientist Anna Ahimastos retracted over faked data
The research of a promising Australian scientist has been retracted after an investigation found she faked results in the trial of a blood pressure drug.
White House invites Texas student arrested over homemade clock
A Texas teenager who was taken away in handcuffs this week for bringing to his Dallas-area school a homemade clock that staff mistook for a bomb
Vocational education, the biggest get-rich quick scheme in Australia
A young, prospective salesman walks into Nikhil Talwar's office and within minutes, the lure of big, uncomplicated bucks is being dangled in front of him.
HBCUs Look Online
The largest historically black university in the U.S. wants to grow even larger, and the university's leaders believe online education can help them get there.
There is no excuse for how Universities treat adjuncts
Students are paying higher tuition than ever. Why can’t more of that revenue go to the people teaching them?
