Academia
Researchers: Drug War Censors Science
Bans on marijuana, other substances, hampers medical research
Harvard Conference Considers Whether Law Faculty Are Too Monolithically Liberal
May need to hire libertarians and conservatives for intellectual diversity
Protests over University of Rochester Professor's Comments on Rape
Compared outrage at Steubenville rape case to outrage over people watching porn
Scientist Fired for Allegedly Faking Wine Research Sues College
Says his civil rights were violated
White House Responds (Finally) to Research Access Petition with a Yes
Administration will support making taxpayer-funded academic papers available to everybody a year after publication
Columbia Science Professor Strips During Quantum Mechanics Lecture
Also used footage of 9/11, Osama bin Laden and Hitler and Lil Wayne's "Drop It Like It's Hot" in the bizarre lecture
Aaron Swartz, the Feds, and Proportionate Responses to Illegal Downloading
How should the federal government have handled Swartz's behavior?
Reddit Co-Founder, Open Info Activist Bullied by DOJ Commits Suicide
Faced federal charges for downloading academic journal records at MIT
Study Finds Professors Moving Even Further Left
Soon they're going to loop all the way around and become far-right conservatives
Are Presidential Debates Always a Waste of Time?
From body language to pretty faces, new research looks at what really matters in televised presidential debates.
Fraud Widespread in Retracted Science Papers
Honest mistakes not the primary reason for problems
Professor Investigated for Using Class Time to Stump for Obama
She was supposed to be teaching math
UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor to Step Down
College athletes and faculty were implicated in cheating scandal
Study: Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell Hasn't Hurt Military
"The repeal of DADT has had no overall negative impact on military readiness or its component dimensions, including cohesion, recruitment, retention, assaults, harassment or morale."
U. of Texas Drops Investigation into Gay Parenting Study
No sign the writer of heavily criticized report on the happiness of children of gay families engaged in misconduct
Is Access to Government-Funded Research a Right?
When the government funds academic research but publishers pay for editing and peer review, who gets to call the shots?
Liberal Intolerance and the Firing of Naomi Schaefer Riley
Left-wing academics silence a critic.
