Paper rejected after plagiarism detector stumped by references
Editors say episode demonstrates need for humans to review work of software
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Second US town pays up to ransomware hackers
A town in Florida has paid $500,000 (£394,000) to hackers after a ransomware attack.
Nearly 30 Ohio colleges are still accepting applications for fall 2019
The graduation gowns have been donned, the caps have been tossed, and college orientations are in full swing.
Trump admin investigates after schools get TENS of MILLIONS of dollars from Qatar
President Donald Trump's Department of Education is investigating Georgetown University and Texas A&M University.
Waiting for Work Authorization
International students can apply for work authorization 90 days before they graduate, but they're facing application processing times that routinely exceed that.
Academics oppose advertising heads of department posts externally
Leeds accused of attempting to extend control of central management by ending practice of selecting heads of school from within the faculty
Peking University dropout excelling in 2019 gaokao goes viral
A dropout from the prestigious Peking University has beaten all other science students in his home province of Hubei in this year's gaokao, the national college entrance examination, with his story going viral online.
Google city sparks fresh controversy
Sidewalk Labs, a sister company of Google, has published its plans to build a smart city in Toronto, sparking fresh controversy.
#betterposter
There's a movement for better posters at science conferences. But are they really better? And how does poster push relate to the ongoing campaign for open science?
Journal articles ‘should cost £300 to publish’
Calculation by open access campaigners questions supposedly unnecessary spending by publishers on lobbying, marketing and executive pay
