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December 2023
Policy
- ［Policy]Penn’s Leadership Resigns Amid Controversies Over Antisemitism
New York Times, 12.09.23 - ［Policy]Education Dept. Is Investigating Six More Colleges Over Campus Discrimination
New York Times, 12.13.23 - ［Policy]Lawsuit intensifies spotlight on free speech controversies at UC Berkeley
EdSource, 12.06.23 - ［Policy]Harvard’s Board Unites Behind Its President, but Its Campus Remains Splintered
New York Times, 12.12.23 - ［Policy]UW Regents approve deal on diversity, pay raises after six-month budget standoff
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12.13.23 - ［Policy]The College Board releases a new framework for its AP African American Studies course
NPR, 12.06.23 - ［Policy]Faculty, staff urge California colleges to make backup plans in case DACA ends
EdSource, 12.12.23 - ［Policy]Education Dept. Is Investigating Six More Colleges Over Campus Discrimination
New York Times, 12.13.23 - ［Policy]Columbia and N.Y.U. would lose $327 million in tax breaks under proposal
Hechinger Report, 12.10.23 - ［Policy]Why Faculty Members are Fleeing Florida
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 12.06.23
Education
- ［Education]The Universities That Don’t Understand Academic Freedom
The Atlantic, 12.08.23 - ［Education]Seattle promised free college. How’s it working out? | Ed Lab revisited
The Seattle Times, 12.10.23 - ［Education]Elon Musk plans to open a new university in Austin
The Texas Tribune, 12.13.23 - ［Education]The Ivy League Gets Attention, but Public Universities Are Far More Important
Scientific American, 12.01.23 - ［Education]Nearly half of companies say they plan to eliminate bachelor’s degree requirements in 2024
Higher Ed Dive, 12.13.23 - ［Education]AI is already changing Bay Area college campuses and courses. Here’s how
SFChronicle, 12.16.23 - ［Education]At This University, Studying Climate Change Is Now a Graduation Requirement
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 12.15.23 - ［Education]Forty-one students arrested, booked within University Hall following second sit-in demanding divestment, ceasefire
The Brown Daily Herald, 12.11.23 - ［Education]Flagship public universities likely to cut more humanities, staff ? especially in rural states
Stateline, 12.15.23 - ［Education]Humanities on the Cutting-Room Floor
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 12.06.23 - ［Education]Hispanics Want to Enroll in College, but They Don’t Know How to Get There
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 12.07.23 - ［Education]UCLA creates first disability studies major at a California public university
UCLA Newsroom, 12.20.23
Research
- ［Research]Cheating Fears Over Chatbots Were Overblown, New Research Suggests
New York Times, 12.13.23 - ［Research]SFO’s runways are sinking, new research finds. Here are the potential impacts
SFChronicle, 12.13.23 - ［Research]Wildfires Also Impact Aquatic Ecosystems
UC San Diego Today, 12.12.23 - ［Research]For this emergent class of materials, ‘solutions are the problem’
Rice News, 12.18.23 - ［Research]CHIMPS RECOGNIZE FRIENDS AND FAMILY DECADES LATER
Futurity, 12.20.23
November 2023
Policy
- ［Policy]These are the highest-paid University of California employees
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11.06.23 - ［Policy]Adjunct faculty face low pay, minimal administrative support, AFT finds
Higher Ed Dive, 11.06.23 - ［Policy]Penn State denied students access to campus crime data. A student wants a federal investigation.
Spotlight PA, 11.06.23 - ［Policy]How college admissions are changing after the end of affirmative action
CalMatters, 11.03.23 - ［Policy]Feds Launch Investigation of Harvard for Possible Civil-Rights Violations
The Wall Street Journal, 11.29.23 - ［Policy]Texas Rejects Science Textbooks Over Climate Change, Evolution Lessons
The Wall Street Journal, 11.17.23 - ［Policy]A year after University of California signed union contracts, some say they are falling short
KVPR, 11.27.23
Education
- ［Education]War and the Collapse of the Campus Speech Consensus
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11.09.23 - ［Education]The Ever-More-Corporate University
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11.06.23 - ［Education]Can Humanities Survive the Budget Cuts?
The New York Times, 11.03.23 - ［Education]Gaza Protests at Colleges Open a Generational Divide
The Wall Street Journal, 11.28.23 - ［Education]College leaders refocus attention on their students’ top priority: Jobs after graduation
The Hechinger Report, 11.24.23 - ［Education]The Social Classroom
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11.02.23 - ［Education]UC Berkeley Takes Significant Step to Repatriate 4,400 Native American Human Remains
ProPublica, 11.02.23 - ［Education]Downtowns Are Full of Empty Buildings. Universities Are Moving In.
The New York Times, 11.17.23 - ［Education]International Students Surge Back to U.S. Campuses
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11.13.23
Research
- ［Research]College Student Enrollment In Foreign Language Courses Plummets
Forbes, 11.16.23 - ［Research]UCSF study: Women are living even longer than men thanks to COVID
San Francisco Examiner, 11.14.23 - ［Research]PROOF POINTS: Professors say high school math doesn’t prepare most students for their college majors
The Hechinger Report, 11.13.23 - ［Research]Tiny agents, global scale
Berkeley Rausser – College of Natural Resources, 11.01.23 - ［Research]What It Takes to Grow Crystals in Space
Scientific American, 11.01.23 - ［Research]Putting an End to Plastic Separation Anxiety
Berkeley News Lab, 11.17.23
Others
October 2023
Policy
- ［Policy]California governor signs laws compelling universities to report return of Native American remains
The San Diego Union-Tribune, 10.10.23 - ［Policy]Biden administration takes second swing at mass student loan cancellation
Higher Ed Dive, 10.11.23 - ［Policy]Newsom signs bill creating new transfer pilot program between UC and community colleges
EdSource, 10.11.23 - ［Policy]Presidents Break With Supreme Court on Affirmative Action/a>
Inside Higher Ed, 10.17.23 - ［Policy]How Can Colleges Close the Latino Graduation Gap?
EdSurge, 10.17.23
Education
- ［Education]Segregation or Student Support
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10.02.23 - ［Education]After 4 Students Are Shot During Homecoming, Morgan State U. Cancels Classes
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10.04.23 - ［Education]Tuition hikes at 23 public California colleges make students question: ‘Is it even worth it?’
The Guardian, 10.11.23 - ［Education]Tensions high across SoCal college campuses amid Israel-Hamas war
KTLA 5 News, 10.11.23 - ［Education]Why is Gettysburg College Giving Up on ‘The Gettysburg Review’?
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10.12.23 - ［Education]UC Berkeley’s Disabled Students’ Program will get new home, renovations underway
Berkeley, 10.31.23
Research
- ［Research]Americans Without College Degrees Die Younger, Here’s What the Latest Research Tells Us
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10.03.23 - ［Research]Penn Demoted Her Then She Won The Noble Prize
The Chronicle of Higher Educatione, 10.05.23 - ［Research]Berkeley Space Center at NASA Ames to become innovation hub for new aviation, space technology
Berkeley News, 10.16.23 - ［Research]$6.1 million NSF grant to SCEC will transform earthquake research in California
USC Today, 10.16.23 - ［Research]Maybe We Will Finally Learn More About How A.I. Works
The New York Times, 10.18.23
Others
- [Others]Colleges Must Respond to America’s Skill-Based Economy
EdSurge, 10.23.23
September 2023
Policy
- ［Policy]Pa. Senate’s call for two-year tuition freeze at state universities sets off alarm bells
Penn Live, 08.31.23 - ［Policy]The newest benefit at top companies: Private college admissions counseling
The Hechinger Report, 09.05.23 - ［Policy]US ‘university’ spreads climate lies and receives millions from rightwing donors
The Guardian, 09.05.23 - ［Policy]Make Student Loans Work for Students
Bloomberg, 09.07.23 - ［Policy]What It Would Mean to Abolish the U.S. Department of Education
Education Next, 09.07.23 - ［Policy]There Was Definitely a Thumb on the Scale to Get Boys’
New York Times, 09.08.23 - ［Policy]‘Praying that my health holds out’: Many senior citizens expect to die with college loan debts
The Hechinger Report, 09.01.23 - ［Policy]D.E.I. Statements Stir Debate on College Campuses
New York Times, 09.12.23 - ［Policy]Florida Expected to Approve Classical Exam as a Competitor to the SAT
New York Times, 09.11.23 - ［Policy]Affirmative Action Is Over. Should Applicants Still Mention Their Race?
New York Times, 09.04.23 - ［Policy]Biden cancels $37 million in student loan debt from for-profit school
Mercury News, 09.20.23
Education
- ［Education]Construction turns college students’ heads from tech sector
Higher Ed Dive, 09.06.23 - ［Education]UC San Diego explores building housing village for up to 6,000 students
EdSource, 09.05.23 - ［Education]UC Berkeley housing crunch: Building heights could rise to allow thousands of new units
San Francisco Chronicle, 09.07.23 - ［Education]Professor Hillary Clinton Goes Back to School
The New York Times, 09.08.23 - ［Education]By Abandoning Civics, Colleges Helped Create the Culture Wars
New York Times, 09.03.23 - ［Education]Stanford scandals stain Silicon Valley’s favorite university
Mercury News, 09.26.23
Research
- ［Research]Should AI be permitted in college classrooms? 4 scholars weigh in
The Conversation, 9.04.23 - ［Research]Scientists identify ‘Velcro-like’ molecule to potentially treat ALS
Stanford Medicine: Scope, 09.08.23 - ［Research]Normal body temperature is personal, Stanford Medicine researchers find
Stanford Medicine, 09.05.23 - ［Research]Cosmic Web Lights Up in the Darkness of Space
Caltech, 09.28.23 - ［Research]Wearable Patch Wirelessly Monitors Estrogen in Sweat
Caltech, 09.28.23
August 2023
Policy
- ［Policy]Florida’s academic standards distort the contributions that enslaved Africans made to American society
The Conversation, 08.14.23 - ［Policy]AI Detection Tools Falsely Accuse International Students of Cheating
The MarkUp, 08.14.23 - ［Policy]Two years after Colorado banned legacy admissions, the state’s public colleges and universities say the only real change is perception
The Colorado Sun, 08.17.23
Education
- ［Education]College attendance: How family income impacts who goes to Stanford vs. UCLA and UC Berkeley
San Francisco Chronicle, 08.01.23 - ［Education]Conference Realignment Is Sweeping College Sports. Here’s Why It Matters.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 08.09.23 - ［Education]Why Is West Virginia U. Making Sweeping Cuts?
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 08.11.23 - ［Education]Colleges Want to Know More About You and Your ‘Identity’
The New York Times, 08.14.23 - ［Education]Why Elite College Admissions Are Biased Toward the Superrich
The Ringer, 08.01.23 - ［Education]How Much Are Public-College Presidents Paid?
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 08.02.23 - ［Education]‘August surprise’: That college scholarship you earned might not count
The Hechinger Report, 08.02.23 - ［Education]Calbright receives first-time accreditation
Higher Ed Dive, 08.03.23 - ［Education]The College that Refused to Die
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 08.16.23 - ［Education]These State Schools Also Favor the One Percent
The Atlantic, 08.15.23 - ［Education]Scholars See Dangerous Precedent in West Virginia U.’s Plan to Cut Foreign Languages
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 08.18.23 - ［Education]A College Gave This Adjunct 3 Classes to Teach. Then It Forgot to Tell Him.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 08.21.23 - ［Education]At West Virginia U., Students Protest Cuts, Tell Gordon Gee to ‘Go’
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 08.21.23
Research
- ［Research]AN AI COACH THAT IMPROVES YOUR GOLF SWING
UTA News, 08.14.23 - ［Research]Consumers who buy cannabis products containing HHCs could be getting less than they hoped forl
UCLA Newsroom, 08.14.23 - ［Research]Discrimination took a heavy toll on Asian American students during the pandemic
The Conversation, 08.14.23 - ［Research]Medical exploitation of Black people in America goes far beyond the cells stolen from Henrietta Lacks that produced modern day miracles
The Conversation, 08.08.23 - ［Research]3 Universities Hold Vast Collections of Native American Remains. Returning Them Is Taking Decades.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 08.10.23 - ［Research]Barred From Testifying by a Research Agreement
Inside Higher Ed, 08.03.23 - ［Research]ChatGPT accelerates chemistry discovery for climate response, study shows
Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society, 08.07.23 - ［Research]Does humanities research matter anymore? (opinion)
Inside Higher Ed, 8.15.23 - ［Research]Hawaii’s climate future: Dry regions get drier with global warming, increasing fire risk ? while wet areas get wetter
The Conversation, 08.16.23 - ［Research]Controversy brings opportunity: USC experts navigate tough questions about AI
USC News, 08.07.23 - ［Research]How the affordable housing crunch is hitting college students
Axios, 08.20.23 - ［Research]College Affordability Still Out of Reach for Students with Lowest Incomes, Students of Color
Institute for Higher Education Policy, 08.16.23 - ［Research]Scientists develop parallel method for fog harvesting and water treatment
UC Berkeley Engineering, 08.17.23 - ［Research]The Corporate Capture of Open Access Publishing
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 08.16.23 - ［Research]Researchers just revealed this 20-armed creature found off the coast of Antarctica
USA Today, 08.11.23 - ［Research]Researchers Engineer Bacteria That Can Detect Tumor DNA
UC San Diego Today, 8.10.23 - ［Research]On how “early syntax” came about
Frontiers in Language Sciences, 08.21.23
Others
- [Others]The White House should admit that student debt forgiveness isn’t happening
Vox, 08.07.23 - [Others]I don’t think Harvard was good for my soul?
The New York Times, 08.03.23
July 2023
Policy
- ［Policy]California wants more college students to graduate debt-free. How’s the Middle Class Scholarship going so far?
CalMatters, 07.06.23 - ［Policy]Legacy admissions: Here are the numbers for Stanford and other private California colleges
San Francisco Chronicle, 07.06.23 - ［Policy]Is There a Future for U.S. Campuses in China?
Inside Higher Education, 07.06.23 - ［Policy]Should universities share athletics revenue with players? California bill sparks backlash.
CalMatters, 07.10.23 - ［Policy]Refugee Students Gain a New Path to U.S. Colleges. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 07.06.23 - ［Policy]University of North Texas can charge out-of-state students higher tuition than undocumented Texans, appeals court rules
The Texas Tribune, 07.10.23 - ［Policy]Texas TikTok ban challenged by lawsuit from university faculty
NBC News, 07.13.23 - ［Policy]You could still be eligible for student loan forgiveness under this plan
NPR, 07.14.23 - ［Policy]For Native Students, the End of Race in Admissions Is Complicated
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 07.14.23
Education
- ［Education]Academics Don’t Talk About Our Mental Illnesses. We Should.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 07.06.23 - ［Education]Black Colleges Face Crunch as Supreme Court Ruling Drives Influx of Students
Bloomberg, 07.05.23 - ［Education]America’s Student Loans Were Never Going to Be Repaid
The New York Times, 07.12.23 - ［Education]For Most College Students, Affirmative Action Was Never Enough
The New York Times, 07.12.23 - ［Education]Support for legacy admissions is rooted in racial hierarchy
The Conversation, 07.13.23 - ［EducationRace-Conscious Admissions Is Gone. Will an End to Legacy Preferences Follow?
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 07.11.23 - ［Education]Supreme Court justices and donors mingle at campus visits. These documents show the ethical dilemmas
The Associated Press News, 07.11.23 - ［Education]Justices teach when the Supreme Court isn’t in session. It can double as an all-expenses-paid trip
The Associated Press News, 07.11.23 - ［Education]The Student Squeeze: When there’s nowhere to live, what’s a university to do?
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 07.14.23 - ［Education]Affirmative action for rich kids: It’s more than just legacy admissions
NPR, 07.24.23 - ［Education]UC Berkeley anthropology library sit-in yields partial victory after 85 days
San Francisco Chronicle, 07.23.23
Research
- ［Research]Ultrafine air pollution reflects Seattle’s redlining history
University of Washington, 07.05.23 - ［Research]New research finds deep-sleep brain waves predict blood sugar control
Berkeley News, 07.07.23 - ［Research]Wireless wonder: wearable ultrasound patch goes completely cable-free
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), 07.07.23 - ［Research]Artificial intelligence is consuming an enormous amount of humanity’s resources
Microsoft News, 07.14.23 - ［Research]Wake-up call
University of California News, 07.06.23 - ［Research]The bacteria and microbes in your gut can affect your body and mental health ? engineering them promises new forms of treatment
The Conversation, 07.13.23 - ［Research]When ET calls, can we be sure we’re not being spoofed?
Berkeley News, 07.17.23 - ［Research]An ancient arms race has helped insects gain resistance to pesticides, again and again
Science, 07.17.23 - ［Research]UW study: Marine heat waves can endanger healthy seabird populations
The Seattle Times, 07.10.23 - ［Research]Evolving and 3D Printing New Nanoscale Optical Devices
Caltech, 07.16.23 - ［Research]New composite materials could light the way to advances in imaging
The University of Utah, 07.13.23 - ［Research]The ocean floor is mysterious and filled with life. Humans might turn it into a mine.
USA Today, 07.16.23 - ［Research]Is ChatGPT smarter than a college student? UCLA researchers put the AI to the test
San Francisco Chronicle, 07.31.23 - ［Research]Quantifying the strength of the land carbon sink
Berkeley College of Natural Resources, 07.25.23
Others
June 2023
Policy
- ［Policy]Thousands of ‘ghost students’ are applying to California colleges to steal financial aid. Here’s how
San Francisco Chronicle, 06.02.23 - ［Policy]College DEI Spending Draws Ire of Mississippi’s GOP Auditor
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 06.08.23 - ［Policy]Why 2,400 University of Washington researchers are now on strike
Politico, 06.07.23 - ［Policy]Plan B vending machines becoming college campus staples
Axios Seattle, 06.05.23 - ［Policy]Inside the deal giving New Jersey college students 24/7 access to mental health servicess
Higher Ed, 06.08.23 - ［Policy]A Visiting Professor at New College of Florida Drew the Ire of a Trustee. Now He’s Out of a Job.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 06.12.23 - ［Policy]The Supreme Court Is Poised to Rip ‘the Bandage Off the Wound’ in Admissions. Healing Would Mean Many Reforms.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 06.13.23 - ［Policy]Texas House Bill 8 becomes law, paves way for innovative community college funding
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 06.09.23 - ［Policy]Here’s new guidance for colleges that host foreign-funded cultural centers
Higher Ed, 06.29.23 - ［Policy]Supreme Court rules against race-conscious admissions at Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill
Higher Ed, 06.29.23 - ［Policy]The Supreme Court struck down Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. But he’s trying again.s
Higher Ed, 06.30.23
Education
- ［Education]My trip to the Alien Zoo: a virtual Biology 101 class
The Hechringer Report, 06.02.23 - ［Education]Health on a planet in Crisis – Issue 2 – 2023
Stanford Medicine Magazine, 06.02.23 - ［Education]Latitudes: What a newcomer to international education saw at her first NAFSA conference
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 06.07.23 - ［Education]Caught Off-Guard by AI
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 06.12.23 - ［Education]AAUP Reports Third Consecutive Year of Faculty Wages Falling Short of Inflation
American Association of University Professors, 06.14.23 - ［Education]The Haves and Have-Nots of Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 06.14.23 - ［Education]Many flagship universities don’t reflect their state’s Black or Latino high school graduates
The Hechringer Report, 06.15.23 - ［Education]Fear and Confusion in the Classroom
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 06.09.23 - ［Education]California professors test out AI in the classroom, even as cheating debate continues
Cal Matters, 06.14.23 - ［Education]How It Feels to Have Your Life Changed By Affirmative Action
The New York Times, 06.21.23 - ［Education]‘Unrelenting demands and stressors’: College leaders discuss mental health in academia
Higher Ed, 06.28.23 - ［Education]Anthony Fauci to join Georgetown University as professor
NBC News, 06.26.23
Research
- ［Research]Changing wild animals’ behavior could help save them ? but is it ethical?
The Conversation, 06.06.23 - ［Research]Academia’s postdoc system is teetering, imperiling efforts to diversify life sciences
STAT, 06.06.23 - ［Research]Cost and lack of majors are among the top reasons why students leave for-profit colleges
The Conversation, 06.08.23 - ［Research]Berkeley pushes AI innovation, research with ‘Woodstock of Hackathons’
Berkeley Blog, 06.13.23 - ［Research60 Years of Artificial Intelligence at Stanford
Stanford University, 06.13.23 - ［Research]Workgroup Releases Recommendations for Black Student Equity
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 06.26.23 - ［Research]Do hummingbirds drink alcohol? More often than you think.
Berkeley News, 06.22.23 - ［Research]California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness
University of California, San Francisco, 06.23.23 - ［Research]An app can transform smartphones into thermometers that accurately detect fevers
University of Washington News, 06.21.23 - ［Research]A subtle symphony of ripples in spacetime ? astronomers use dead stars to measure gravitational waves produced by ancient black holes
The Conversation, 06.30.23
Others
- [Others]UMB Honors Service Dogs with ‘Dogtorate’ Degrees
University of Maryland, Baltimore, 06.14.23
May 2023
Policy
- ［Policy]Florida’s Controversial Anti-DEI Bill Heads to DeSantis’s Desk
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.03.23 - ［Policy]’Not Just a Room That Holds Books’: Inside the Fight to Save UC Berkeley’s Anthropology Library
KQED, 05.03.23 - ［Policy]Trump vows to go after ‘radical Left’ colleges, echoing DeSantis approach
Politico, 05.02.23 - ［Policy]Big Oil Helped Shape Stanford’s Latest Climate-Research Focus
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.04.23 - ［Policy]Statehouses’ Targeting of Diversity and Tenure Is Starting to Scare Away Faculty Job Candidates
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.05.23 - ［Policy]Why It’s Time for Legacy College Admissions to Go
TIME, 05.08.23 - ［Policy]Rename UC Berkeley? How the university is responding to ‘denamed’ overseas library
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.09.23 - ［Policy]Florida public colleges need permission to take grants from China, other ‘countries of concern’ under new law
Higher Ed Dive, 05.09.23 - ［Policy]Minnesota could make college free for families earning under $80K
Higher Ed Dive, 05.09.23 - ［Policy]Oregon college students rally at the Capitol against cuts to higher education
Oregon Capital Chronicle, 05.11.23 - ［Policy]Florida Lawmakers Want Oversight of Invited Speakers on Public-College Campuses
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.11.23 - ［Policy]As Supreme Court gears up to rule on student loan cases, Americans are split on debt forgiveness
USA Today, 05.10.23 - ［PolicyThe False Promise of Colorblind Admissions
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.16.23 - ［Policy]Professor Flunks All His Students After ChatGPT Falsely Claims It Wrote Their Papers
Rolling Stone, 05.17.23 - ［Policy]ChatGPT is a Plagiarism Machine
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.23.23 - ［Policy]How ChatGPT Could Help or Hurt Students With Disabilities
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.26.23 - ［Policy]Colleges squirm under anti-diversity, equity and inclusion pressure
The Hillost, 05.30.23 - ［Policy]The Call To End Affirmative Action In College Admissions: Turning A Blind Eye To Educational Inequality
Forbes, 05.26.23
Education
- ［Education]The latest group to get special attention from college admissions offices: men
The Hechinger, 05.08.23 - ［Education]Black mermaids, history and spirituality
UC Riverside News, 05.08.23 - ［Education]’They Need Us to Be Well’
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.02.23 - ［Education]I’m a Student. You Have No Idea How Much We’re Using ChatGPT
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.12.23 - ［Education]AFTNJ president: Several of New Jersey’s colleges and universities are struggling | Opinion
NJ.com, 05.13.23 - ［Education]The Newest Admissions Ploy
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.18.23 - ［Education]Faculty of color fought to shed light on university’s unethical experiments
NPR KQED, 05.16.23 - ［Education]The Hypocrisy of English-Only ‘Decolonization’
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.30.23
Research
- ［Research]EVs Are Cleaning Up California’s Air, But Mostly for the Affluent
Bloomberg, 05.03.23 - ［Research]The most mysterious forests on Earth are underwater
Vox, 05.03.23 - ［Research]AI is helping astronomers make new discoveries and learn about the universe faster than ever before
The Conversation, 05.03.23 - ［Research]UC Davis Researchers Unlock Valuable Information in Chicken Genome
UC Davis, 05.04.23 - ［Research]UC Berkeley joins NSF-backed AI institute for cybersecurity
Berkeley Engineering, 05.08.23 - ［Research]Deep sleep may mitigate Alzheimer’s memory loss, Berkeley research shows
Berkeley News, 05.03.23 - ［Research]How one Maine college plans to end its reliance on fossil fuels within 20 years
Connecticut Public NPR, 05.09.23 - ［Research]Human pangenome reference will enable more complete and equitable understanding of genomic diversity
UC Santa Cruz Newscenter, 05.10.23 - ［Research]U.S. R&D and Innovation in a Global Context: the 2023 Data Update
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 04.25.23 - ［Research]Detecting neutrinos from nuclear reactors with water
EurekAlert! American Association for the Advancement of Science, 05.10.23 - ［Research]Capsule Captures First Look Inside Digestion in Healthy People
UC Davis News, 05.10.23 - ［Research]A new material could enable more efficient magnet-based computer memory
Stanford News, 05.05.23 - ［Research]Quantum physics proposes a new way to study biology ? and the results could revolutionize our understanding of how life works
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.15.23 - ［Research]New USC study shows immigrant adults with liver cancer have higher survival rates than those born in the US
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, 05.10.23 - ［Research]Immigration policies don’t deter migrants from coming to the US ? Title 42 and the border rules replacing it only make the process longer and more difficult
The Conversation, 05.11.23 - ［Research]Unmixed Blessing – Researchers are closing in on the long-sought goal of creating high-yielding hybrid crops that can be propagated indefinitely, without sex
Science.org – American Association for the Advancement of Science, 05.18.23 - ［Research]Soft ‘Electronic skin’ mimics our sense of touch
Nature – Springer Nature, 05.18.23 - ［Research]Higher Ed Received Billions in Covid-Relief Money. Where Did It Go?
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.30.23 - ［Research]Is generative AI bad for the environment? A computer scientist explains the carbon footprint of ChatGPT and its cousins
The Conversation, 05.23.23 - ［Research]Heart Goes Shroom: A Fun Guide to the Research of Laura Bogar
UC Davis News, 05.08.23 - ［Research]ASTROPHYSICIST CATALOGS ALL KNOWN PLANET-HOSTING, THREE-STAR SYSTEMS
University of Texas at Arlington, 05.26.23
Others
- [Others]A Former Student Is Suspected in the UC-Davis Stabbings. Here’s What We Know.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.05.23
April 2023
Policy
- ［Policy]Efforts to ban critical race theory have been put forth in all but one state ? and many threaten schools with a loss of funds
The Conversation, 04.07.23 - ［Policy]Gavin Newsom counters desantis, visits college of florida
The Sacramento Bee, 04.06.23 - ［Policy]3 takeaways from the Rutgers strike
Higher Ed Dive, 04.28.23 - ［Policy]Can U.S. research recover from the China initiative?
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 04.07.23 - ［Policy]Columbia University to Open Research Center in Tel Aviv amid divisions among faculty
The Times of Israel, 04.05.23 - ［Policy]Opinion: The deafening silence of Florida’s college presidents
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 04.07.23 - ［Policy]Should college come with trigger warnings? at Cornell, it’s a ‘hard no.’
The New York Times, 04.12.23 - ［Policy]Some states want to ban dei in higher ed. these states want to require it
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 04.07.23 - ［Policy]Stacey Abrams to join Howard University in role focused on race, politics
The Washington Post, 04.05.23
Education
- ［Education]University of California Agreement with Wiley expands to all 10 UC campuses: New agreement quadruples the number of UC articles eligible for free and open access in Wiley Journals
Office of Scholarly Communication, 04.14.23 - ［Education]More college students are choosing to stop drinking. their campuses are still catching up
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 04.14.23 - ［Education]After the storms: UC Botanical Garden’s rescue operation to Save a Paradise Lost
The Mercury News, 04.10.23 - ［Education]Home of USC track and field team renamed Allyson Felix field
USC News, 04.11.23 - ［Education]The student-professor power dynamic has shifted
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 04.06.23 - ［Education]Will CHATGPT change how professors assess learning?
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 04.05.23
Research
- ［Research] In search of a better semiconductor chip
In search of a better semiconductor chip – News Center – The University of Texas at Arlington, 04.12.23 - ［Research]Why some college professors are adopting CHATGPT AI as quickly as students
CNBC, 04.17.23 - ［Research]Making the invisible visible to improve heart surgery outcomes
Scope, 04.04.23 - ［Research]Stuart Russell calls for new approach for AI, a ‘civilization-ending’ technology
Berkeley News, 04.07.23 - ［Research]Amid a boom in AI accelerators, a UC Berkeley-focused outfit, House Fund, swings open its doors
TechCrunch, 04.04.23
Others
- [Others]Colleges should be more than just vocational schools
The New York Times, 04.02.23
March 2023
Policy
- ［Policy]Seed Library encourages patrons to connect more with their food
theU, 03.10.23 - ［Policy]Vermont shocked by decision to remove books from State College Libraries: ‘it’s an embarrassing decision’
The Boston Globe, 03.13.23 - ［Policy]Texas universities eschew dei initiatives at governor’s direction
Higher Ed Dive, 03.07.23 - ［Policy]DeSantis bills on Diversity, gender pass florida committees
AP NEWS, 03.13.23 - ［Policy] At Wellesley College, students vote to admit trans men
The New York Times, 03.14.23 - ［Policy]Free textbooks? it could soon be a reality at California’s community colleges
CalMatters, 03.13.23 - ［Policy]Expansion of college financial aid in California may be at risk
Edsource, 03.15.23 - ［Policy]When it doesn’t help to speak the language: The fulbright-hays fellowship
The New York Times, 03.15.23 - ［Policy]English professor in Florida says university terminated his contract after a complaint over his racial Justice unit
CNN, 03.17.23 - ［Policy]From tort law to cheating, what is CHATGPT’s future in higher education?
Berkeley News, 03.21.23 - ［Policy]Student housing: State’s promise to build more dorms hits setbacks
CalMatters, 03.15.23
Education
- ［Education]Jaded with education, more Americans are skipping college
AP NEWS, 03.09.23 - ［Education]It’s never been harder to get into Stanford, latest admissions data shows
San Francisco Chronicle, 03.09.23 - ［Education]UC Berkeley professor taught with suspected Native American remains
ProPublica, 03.05.23 - ［Education]USC buys home for a new campus in Washington
The Washington Post, 03.15.23 - ［Education]Brown has largest acceptance rate gap between men, women in ivy league
The Brown Daily Herald, 03.22.23 - ［Education]Fallout from Stanford Clash over Conservative judge: Diversity dean on leave, students face training
San Francisco Chronicle, 03.23.23 - ［Education]Vermont State University revises ‘All-Digital’ library plans
EdScoop, 03.15.23 - ［Education]New Berkeley Terner Center Database gives ‘road map’ for Local Housing Reform
Berkeley News, 03.15.23 - ［Education]A partial Malcolm X quote that sparked protest is removed from a university building
NPR, 03.10.23
Research
- ［Research]Complex learned social behavior discovered in bee’s ‘waggle dance’
Today, 03.15.23 - ［Research]Dimitri Argyriou named Next director of Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source
Berkeley Lab News Center, 03.23.23 - ［Research]3D-printing the brain’s blood vessels with silicone could improve and personalize neurosurgery ? new technique shows how
The Conversation, 03.24.23 - ［Research]Watermarking chatgpt, dall-e and other generative AIS could help protect against fraud and misinformation
The Conversation, 03.27.23 - ［Research]Deconstructing lignin
The UCSB Current, 03.09.23 - ［Research]National Science Foundation awards $90.8M to ASU to advance X-ray science
ASU News, 03.22.23 - ［Research]Overweight teens: Physical Spaces Where Kids Live Have Big Impact
USC News, 03.23.23 - ［Research]Seabirds that swallow ocean plastic waste have scarring in their stomachs ? scientists have named this disease ‘plasticosis’
The Conversation, 03.21.23
Others
- [Others]Mapping California’s ‘Zombie’ forests
The New York Times, 03.06.23
February 2023
Policy
- ［Policy]UC Berkeley ‘unnames’ a fifth building that honored a founder and white supremacist
San Francisco Chronicle, 02.08.23 - ［Policy]University of Texas System pauses diversity, equity and inclusion policies, saying some ‘have strayed’
Higher Ed Dive, 02.23.23 - ［Policy]The College Board strips down its A.P. Curriculum for African American Studies
The New York Times, 02.01.23 - ［Policy]UC breaks promises to CA workers by threatening lay-offs
The Sacramento Bee, 02.10.23 - ［Policy]Court blocks housing for homeless and 1,100 UC Berkeley students at People’s Park
San Francisco Chronicle, 02.25.23 - ［Policy]CA bill would make college cheaper for some Mexican students
The Sacramento Bee, 02.13.23 - ［Policy]Colleges and universities shouldn’t wait for a federal mandate to deliver better value
The Hill, 02.24.23 - ［Policy]Arizona improves college access for undocumented students. activists say it’s a ‘first step’
The Guardian, 02.21.23
Education
- ［Education]Opinion: It’s not just our students – CHATGPT is coming for faculty writing
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 02.22.23 - ［Education]Apprenticeship programs are becoming more popular as an alternative to college
CNBC, 02.15.23 - ［Education]Fulbright ‘top producer’ lists name UW and UW Bothell
UW News, 02.13.23 - ［Education]What do big tech layoffs mean for STEM programs?
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 02.07.23 - ［Education]As student need rises, more college faculty set up emergency aid funds
EdSurge, 02.24.23 - ［Education]UC Davis fall applications are just short of record; systemwide totals also slightly lower
The Sacramento Bee, 02.24.23 - ［Education]Students demand endless flexibility – but is it what they need?
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 02.13.23
Research
- ［Research]DNA damage levels similar in vapers and smokers, study finds
Keck School of Medicine of USC | Leaders in medical education, research and patient care, 02.13.23 - ［Research]Scientists unlock key to drought-resistant wheat plants with longer roots
UC Davis, 02.27.23
January 2023
Policy
- ［Policy]Colleges consider overhauling grading system for freshmen to ease transition to higher learning
The Mercury News, 01.27.23 - ［Policy]Students prod colleges to let campus greens grow wild
Axios, 01.27.23 - ［Policy]Dozens of US schools, universities move to ban TikTok
The Conversation, 01.18.23 - ［Policy]As students’ mental-health concerns grow, one university’s professors say they should get a raise
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 01.17.23 - ［Policy]US college enrolment is dropping, can this be reversed?
World Economic Forum, 01.19.23 - ［Policy]UC funds new California Interfacial Science Institute
UC Berkeley, College of Chemistry, 01.30.23 - ［Policy]A college hopes its home-buying program will attract employees
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 01.30.23
Education
- ［Education]How the Liberal Arts Can Save Higher Education
Big Think, 01.17.23 - ［Education]Colleges are investing in student mental health. but ‘there’s still a long way to go,’ survey finds
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 01.18.23 - ［Education]UC housing problem persists for graduate students
CalMatters, 01.17.23
Research
- ［Research]Vaccination to prevent dementia? new research suggests one way viral infections can accelerate neurodegeneration
The Conversation, 01.18.23 - ［Research]Is social media causing psychological harm to youth and young adults?
UCLA Health System, 01.18.23 - ［Research]Cyborg cells could be tools for health and environment
UC Davis, 01.18.23 - ［Research]Differences in interference processing and frontal brain function with climate trauma from California’s deadliest wildfire
PLOS Climate, 01.18.23 - ［Research]The rebirth of psychedelic medicine
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, 01.09.23 - ［Research]Tuberculosis researchers find link between vaccine efficacy, environmental pathogens
News from the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 01.17.23 - ［Research]How old is your brain, really? Artificial Intelligence Knows
USC News, 01.11.23 - ［Research]Researchers illuminate barrier to next-generation battery
Stanford University School of Engineering, 02.01.23 - ［Research]UCLA chemists are first to synthesize ocean-based molecule that could fight parkinson’s
UCLA, 01.19.23 - ［Research]A big step toward ‘green’ Ammonia and a ‘greener’ fertilizer
Berkeley News, 01.11.23 - ［Research]CRISPR technology: A Decade of genome editing is only the beginning
Science, 01.20.23
Others