McCormick professors adapt after Brown AI cheating scandal

After an AI scandal made headlines at Brown University last spring, Northwestern professors are adapting their curricula to ensure students know how to develop and utilize AI systems without relying...

Minnesota professor linked to series of bizarre incidents involving urine at university

Investigators determined professor responsible for urine found on a backpack, in trash cans and in water bottles

Some Australian research funding is now a lottery. And that’s actually good news

Leaving some funding decisions up to luck can save everybody time and effort – and help understand what the funding actually does.

Who is David Sabatini? Ex-MIT scientist, once a Nobel contender, wins $6 million defamation case

David Sabatini was awarded $6 million in damages after winning a defamation lawsuit against Kristin Knouse. The jury found that Knouse defamed Sabatini by labeling him a sexual predator. This lawsuit...

Professors, Back to Class — Minding The Campus

An MIT report calls for more face-to-face instruction in response to artificial intelligence.

Retired Penn professor arrested for blocking Uber delivery robots

Carolyn Marvin, Professor Emeritus at the Annenberg School of Communication, wrote to the DP that impeding the delivery robots is an exercise of her First Amendment rights.

Faculty senate calls on Yale to change titles of instructional faculty

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Senate passed a resolution on Thursday that calls on Yale to replace the lector and lecturer titles with variations of...

Former Cornell student alleging sexual assault says she felt ‘unsupported’ by university’s president

The ex-student writes she wants to share information that ‘may be relevant’ to vote of no confidence

Mass AI job displacement could be detrimental to democracy, says MIT Professor Daron Acemoglu

Daron Acemoglu, Nobel Laureate in Economics and MIT professor, joins 'Closing Bell' to talk the impact of predicted mass AI jobs displacement.

Exclusive video offers insight into Cornell University Faculty Senate meeting

Exclusive video offers insight into Wednesday's high-stakes meeting at Cornell University.

High school seniors, parents and college counselors grapple with applying to Cornell | CNN

As the height of college admissions season approaches, prospective students are having second thoughts about Cornell University — even those who considered it a dream school.

Editor-in-chief resigns amid probes of alleged citation manipulation, data errors 

The editor-in-chief of The Egyptian Rheumatologist has resigned following claims of questionable citation practices and improper peer review at the journal.  At least three publishers are also…

Data Corner: The EU’s research and innovation performance in six charts

Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai

Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai have been hailed for discovering new ways of manipulating chemical reactions, the Nobel Committee for Chemistry said.

Would You Hire a Ph.D. Who Wrote Their Dissertation With AI?

The use is growing: This year appearing in nearly one-third of Ph.D. dissertations in science, technology, engineering, and math filed between January and May, a new working paper found.