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Every single day new advancements are being made in the world of education, but when you look at the media and the people who are making these advancements, you rarely will see a black woman being honored.
The Trump administration has mounted a vigorous defense of its ban on travel from seven majority-Muslim nations, saying it is necessary to prevent terrorists from entering the United States. But the ban, now blocked by a federal judge, also ensnared travelers important to the well-being of many Americans: doctors.
Nordic nations dominate the top 15, while South Korea reigns supreme and Russia is dealt a huge blow.
Australia's Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel has said US President Donald Trump's move to censor environmental data is 'reminiscent' of former Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's control of science in the USSR.
Without an open source model, the world outside the technology sector will continue to struggle in its adoption of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning.
Proposals for the next Research Excellence Framework have so far produced a lively discussion.
Michael Eisen from University of California in Berkeley, California, registered the Twitter handle @SenatorPhD and declared his intention to run in the 2018 election for a seat in the United States Senate.
The legends of mathematics that almost never were.
How does interdisciplinary research influence scholarship and scholarly careers?
Glasstree allows academics and their supporting institutions to actually profit from sales of their work.
A pledge not to take part in scientific conferences in the United States that cannot be attended by all, regardless of their nationality or religion.
Groups protest Trump’s order banning travel from seven Muslim countries.
The implications for conference program committees of adopting single-blind reviewing.
An entire database on animal research — including documents on the numbers of animals used in each lab, inspection reports, and enforcement actions — has suddenly been taken down from public view.
Ahmadreza Djalali, who has appointments in Italy and Belgium, was arrested in April on a trip to Iran.
Yasmine Tadjine argues that more research funding and charitable donations should be given to less well-known illnesses.
As United States and British legislators tighten the screws on travel and visa rules, they might be squeezing out international researchers and students. Canadian universities, meanwhile, are seeing surging interest from both groups.
Two University of Washington professors are taking aim at BS in a provocatively named new course they hope to teach this spring.
Meta, a data science company, has been acquired by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, whose aim is to accelerate the pace of scientific advances.
An author and reviewer in conversation – the road to FAIRness in scientific publishing
Toward the Unrestricted Publication of Research Output
Chief government science advisor tapped to head incipient umbrella agency for research funding.
A new open-access journal that focuses on the importance of public engagement to research has been published.
Elsevier has announced the acquisition of Plum Analytics from EBSCO Information Services
At a time when funding and international reputation are based predominantly on research activities, universities are shining a new light on their important role as education institutions.
