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Senate Bill Would Make It Easier for STEM Graduates to Stay in U.S.
Two U.S. senators have introduced legislation that would make it easier for international students studying science, technology, engineering, or...
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Academia Suppresses Creativity
Creativity enhances life. It enables the great thinkers, artists, and leaders of our world to continually push forward new...
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Higher Education, Coffee Linked to Longer Life
People with higher levels of education and higher income have lower rates of many chronic diseases compared to those...
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Evolution and Climate Change Should Be Taught in Schools, Say States
One day after new test results showed that only 32 percent of U.S. 8th graders are proficient in science,...
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How Universities Can Shape Global Identities
As universities move from being national institutions to international ones, they shift from managing national reputations to seeking international...
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Knowing More – and Less – About Science
U.S. eighth graders did slightly better last year on a national science test than did their counterparts in 2009....
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Is Evolution a Lousy Story?
In Tennessee a new law took effect last month that allows teachers to discuss creationism as an alternative to...
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Social Networks for Academics Proliferate, But Are They Effective?
The past five years have seen a proliferation of social networking sites designed specifically for scholars, like Academia.edu, which,...
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Interdisciplinary Madness: Anthro and the Biocultural Approach
Anthropology is an inherently interdisciplinary field. Drawing from evolutionary theory, feminist theory, critical race theory, it compares within and...
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‘Supersizing’ the College Classroom: 2,670 Students Share One Teacher
Conventional wisdom deems smaller classes superior. John Boyer a professor at Virginia Tech and a self-described “Podunk instructor,” calls...