Alaska university system rebounds, but remains badly wounded
Four years after massive budget cuts, enrolment starts perking up, but with doubts that it can help the remote state recover a dire exodus of talent Read more
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More than 1,600 scientists and other scholars sign ‘No Climate Emergency’ declaration
A total of 1,609 scientists, professors and other scholars have signed on to a new declaration that argues there is no climate change crisis. Read more
Mississippi auditor says several college majors indoctrinate students and should be defunded
Calling numerous social science and humanities degree programs “indoctrination factories,” Mississippi’s auditor says the state should defund several college majors and invest in subjects that match the state’s workforce needs. Read more
Osiris-Rex: Nasa confirms return of asteroid Bennu samples
Dusty samples from the "most dangerous known rock in the Solar System" have been brought to Earth. Read more
AI meets Med school
Adding to academia’s AI embrace, the University of Texas at San Antonio is offering a medical degree paired with a master’s in artificial intelligence. Read more
Next generation of humanities scholars ‘imperilled’ by PhD cuts
Arts and Humanities Research Council funding ‘has been some sort of oasis, but it too is now quickly drying up’ Read more
South Korea passes law to protect rights of teachers after mass protests over abuse from parents
New laws come after weeks of protests sparked by a series of teacher suicides said to be linked to malicious complaints from parents Read more
At Stanford, administrators nearly outnumber undergrads enrolled at the school
Stanford University employs nearly the same number of administrators as undergrads enrolled at the school — even as the number of educators per student has decreased over the last decade, an analysis conducted by The College Fix found. Read more
Game of Thrones author sues ChatGPT owner OpenAI
US authors George RR Martin and John Grisham are suing ChatGPT-owner OpenAI over claims their copyright was infringed to train the system. Read more
Will ChatGPT transform research? It already has, say Nobelists
Nobel-winning scientists are now using large language models, but experts say their impact on research is only just starting. Read more
