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TikTok set to be banned in the US after losing appeal
TikTok's bid to overturn a law which would see it banned or sold in the US from early 2025 has been rejected. Read more
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In Wisconsin, Professors Worry AI Could Replace Them
Faculty say a proposed policy change could lead to AI-run classes at the Universities of Wisconsin System. University officials say their fears are overblown. Read more
Humanities expelled from key New Zealand research funding scheme
Scientists from the favoured areas raise the strongest objections Read more
Are Elite Colleges Circumventing the Supreme Court?
In July 2023, the Supreme Court issued landmark decisions in SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC, ruling that using race as a factor in college admissions is unconstitutional. Read more
Higher ed research and development spending is surging
Growth in research and development spending hit a 20-year high in higher ed, according to the latest data. Read more
Brown U. rejects oil-funded research ban, says all corporate donors will be made public
Brown University rejected petitions to ban oil and gas funded research, opting instead for transparency in donations to the school. Read more
India’s ‘blockbuster’ drugs to take on deadly superbugs
Antibiotics are hailed as medical saviours. But they are increasingly facing a crafty adversary: bacteria that mutate and adapt and outwit the very drugs designed to defeat them and cure the infections they cause. Read more
Cornell Interim President Accused of Violating Academic Freedom After Email Leaks
A professor’s accusation that another’s course is antisemitic and dangerous spilled out into public after the interim president weighed in and his private email was shared. Read more
Japan’s American university grows as students stay close to home
Temple University Japan reports record enrolments and plans Kyoto campus Read more
Telegram U-turns and joins child safety scheme
After years of ignoring pleas to sign up to child protection schemes, the controversial messaging app Telegram has agreed to work with an internationally recognised body to stop the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Read more
