Biden proposes 40 per cent budget boost for education
Higher education priorities include racial and economic diversity, and science
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Is seeing your doctor online working?
Telehealth has been around for years but never really took off - until the Covid-19 pandemic. As US health centres had to close their doors, seeing a doctor online became a real alternative to the in-person visits of old.
App’s Private Aid Algorithm Promises Fast Cash
Start-up uses an algorithm developed by Sara Goldrick-Rab to approve student emergency aid applications quickly. Experts say the outsourcing can work, if known pitfalls can be avoided
Narrative shattered: ‘KKK,’ ‘White power’ graffiti on campus written by Black student
A Black student was reportedly responsible for racist graffiti uncovered at Albion College in Michigan.
White professor files racial discrimination lawsuit, says two black colleagues paid far more
A white professor is alleging racial discrimination after discovering that two of his black colleagues’ salaries significantly outmatch his own.
6 things students should know about education tax credits
This is the last year to take advantage of the tuition and fees deduction
Biden challenges universities to meet surge in training demand
Infrastructure plan poised to bring millions of new students as well as billions of research dollars
Elon Musk’s Neuralink ‘shows monkey playing Pong with mind’
Neuralink, Elon Musk's computer to brain interface firm, has released a video it claims shows a monkey playing the video game Pong with its mind.
Coursera IPO ‘seized on the right moment’
Coursera’s initial public offering looked good for the company, which the market valued at over $7 billion.
Marco Rubio targets Confucius Institutes with new bill
Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Joe Wilson proposed legislation seeking to promote transparency with respect to the Chinese government’s Confucius Institutes.
