House science committee investigating sexual harassment allegations against Boston University geologist
Lawmakers demand documents from university, federal funding agencies
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Filling the pipeline for computer science teachers
Lack in preprofessional training forces teachers to look for computer science preparation outside of the classroom -
One in three Chinese children faces an education apocalypse. An ambitious experiment hopes to save them
A U.S. economist hopes to overcome an yawning gap in childhood development between rural and urban China -
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In a 'forgotten experiment,' biologists almost launched the preprint revolution—5 decades ago
A historian recounts the National Institutes of Health's 1960s pilot test of exchanging unreviewed manuscripts, and how publishers killed it -
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NSF reiterates policy on teaching good research habits despite its limitations
Internal agency report cites problems with implementing 2007 law aimed at curbing scientific misconduct -
After a coma left him blind and in a wheelchair, this undergrad invented a new way of teaching math
Process-driven math seeks to teach disabled students using sound, not sight -
Trump donated $100,000 for a science camp. What should it look like?
STEM professionals weigh in with some unsolicited advice -
At Harvard, extraordinary court battle between Ph.D. student and prominent researcher grinds on
Student who alleged misconduct has been kicked out -
Plans for a research powerhouse in the Andes begin to unravel
New university falls victim to budget cuts, personality dispute -
North Korea travel ban would hit Pyongyang University hard
Chancellor speaks out on ban’s consequences and on university-affiliated detainees -
Competition helps college students find a place in science
National contest, hands-on curriculum encourage undergraduate research -
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Strike disrupts research at Puerto Rico’s top university
Proposed austerity measures for territory trigger strike that squeezes research programs
