Drought hits Taiwan chip supply as Biden asks for more
Plans to ramp up production of chips in Taiwan have been hampered by droughts, affecting factories' water supplies.
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Professor punished by kangaroo court asks Supreme Court to let him punish university officials
Can a professor hold university officials personally accountable for violating his constitutional rights when they deliberated with lawyers before doing it?
Liberal arts meets Women’s leadership in health
Women’s liberal arts college is not the first to orient its curriculum around a singular topic, and experts say it likely won't be the last.
University suspends professor for tweets criticizing slavery reparations, racial bias training
Gregory Manco, a math professor at St. Joseph’s University, has been suspended by administrators for tweets in which he argued against slavery reparations and racial bias training.
PepsiCo, Danone and Kellogg’s share ingredients for global food system transformation
We will need help from the biggest food companies in the world to transform the food system into one that is sustainable while also feeding the almost 9 billion people on the planet.
2+2=5? Bill Gates funnels $1 MILLION to push ‘math is racist’ narrative
With $1 million of support from the Gates Foundation, universities and local governments are bringing “anti-racism” to mathematics.
How do college students feel about remote learning?
A new report shows they are pleased with the care and efforts being made by instructors
More Professors ditch print
A majority of faculty members say the pandemic affected their course structures last year. Only 15 percent thought changes were for the better.
Spot: Boston Dynamics condemns robot paintball rampage plan
A US art installation that will let people control a paintballing robot in a mock art gallery has been condemned by the firm that made the robo-dog.
Would Canceling Student Debt Promote Racial Equity?
Many people view canceling student debt as a racial justice issue that would help many Black people struggling to repay their loans -- but most of the people who'd be helped are white and those with high incomes.
