Plos extends author fee waiver deal to Canadian universities Strategy for institutional financing of open science follows California and UK models By Paul Basken 19 January
Biden names Lander as chief science adviser with Cabinet post Incoming president names advisory team while pushing social sciences and battle against cancer By Paul Basken 18 January
US universities urged to redouble civic effort after Capitol riot University president claims peers are so captured by need to cultivate politicians and donors that they fail to publicly challenge anything but the most egregious behaviour By Paul Basken 18 January
Historically black universities are drastically undersold by the statistics The way US graduation figures are calculated misses out those with a non-traditional path through higher education, says Corey S. Bradford By Corey S. Bradford 18 January
Florida scientist training doctors for ‘the real world’ of Covid Researcher uses role-play techniques to demonstrate both the technical and interpersonal challenges of decision-making during a pandemic By Matthew Reisz 17 January
Conservative forces ‘limiting racial progress’ on US campuses African American studies chair says tackling inequality is ‘on a knife-edge’ and urges institutions to stop ‘tinkering around the edges’ By Ellie Bothwell 17 January
LGBTQ scientists harassed and marginalised, says study LGBTQ science professionals complain of not being supported in their roles By Anna McKie 15 January
US government still unclear on foreign research ties, audit says While arresting scientists, US slides on funding and misses commitment on rules consistency By Paul Basken 15 January
California campus pushes out professor who riled up Capitol rioters John Eastman, a renowned conservative, joined Trump at rally to push vote fraud claim By Paul Basken 14 January
MIT professor arrested over research ties to native China Gang Chen, respected nanoengineering professor, faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted By Paul Basken 14 January
Historically black US universities push for more research funding HBCUs want a chance after decades of federal aid for poorer white-majority institutions By Paul Basken 14 January
Study confirms US campuses are Covid super-spreaders Quick shutdowns protected students but not off-campus neighbours, Stanford analysis shows By Paul Basken 13 January