By Colleen Flaherty. Purdue University’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors this week released a statement against the institution’s recently updated intellectual property policy. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. It's more common than you might think. And that's a bad thing for trainees and for science, a new study says. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Clark University dismisses a graduate student who complained about possible gender discrimination and research misconduct, saying she couldn't find a new adviser within 30 days. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Colleges and universities have perhaps more than their fair share of ghost sightings. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine attempts to close the gap between the research on effective mentoring and how it’s practiced. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. UT Austin faculty group wants the institution to fix what it says is a system that marginalizes Hispanics. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. A new study published in the Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition says that certain recommended interviewing skills for investigators in sexual harassment cases align with evidence-based practices but that other suggested techniques are at odds with the existing research. Additional interviewing practices related to memory and credibility are "critically absent" from commonly recommended practices, the paper says. More...

By Colleen Flaherty. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary affirmed its support for a professor and dean last week, following questions about their qualifications, Baptist Press reported. More...