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NSF Fills New Role to Combat Sexual Assault, Harassment
The National Science Foundation has filled a new role leading its efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault or...
New State-Funded N.C. Distinguished Professorships Will Be Limited to STEM
Recently passed legislation cuts off future humanities scholars from a long-running program that provides higher pay.
Opinion
A New Definition of the Humanities
It’s time for a better—and more strategic—definition, Jeffrey R. Wilson writes.
AI and Peer Review: Enemies or Allies?
Amid bans and restrictions on their use, artificial intelligence tools are creating interest among those who see a solution to systemic peer-review woes.
‘Egregious Misconduct’ by Alzheimer’s Drug Researcher Is Alleged
A researcher whose work was integral to the development of the Alzheimer’s drug simufilam has been found by the City...
Columbia, MIT Professors Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Professors at Columbia University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, according to...
‘Let’s Talk About Sex,’ or ‘Let’s Platform Transphobia’? Association Cancels a Panel
Five controversial female scholars were set to speak on sex and gender at next month’s big anthropology conference. Other academics alleged they were pushing harmful views conflicting with “settled science.”
Yale to Pay U.S. $1.5 Million in Patent Dispute
Yale University and one of its researchers have agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle allegations that they failed to...