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The Religious War Against American Scholars of India
Highly respected professors face intimidation, threats and smear campaigns for deviating from the views of the Hindu right.
Pitch perfect: mobile makers, telcos drawn to hi-res audio
Mostly young, male audiophiles throng a Singapore hotel ballroom, intently assessing headphones, earbuds and in-ear monitors - priced from $50 to as much as $10,000.
One female scientist on a team could be ‘worse than none’
Number of women in high performance computing and science in general is worryingly low, says scholar who leads group for female academics in her field
Farmland could play key role in tackling climate change
The earth’s soil stores a lot of carbon from the atmosphere, and managing it with the climate in mind may be an important part of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to curb global warming
Next-generation moonshiner battles university over rights to ‘Kentucky’
Moonshine packs a punch in this corner of Appalachia, where making hooch is steeped in local lore.
Ban the Bible? The top 10 banned or challenged books of 2015
When it comes to banning books, nothing is sacred.
Paris as resilience innovator
For centuries, the world has looked to Paris to be inspired.
University presidents reluctantly agree to cuts
Kentucky's state university presidents said Friday they are reluctantly willing to accept cuts of 4.5 percent to their budgets in 2016-18 if that is what's necessary to get a final deal on a state budget
When Students Are Skeptics
At hybrid learning conference, participants discuss how to get students who signed up for a traditional liberal arts experience excited about online education.
