The Latest Breaking News from Academics

I am happy to pass along this announcement from the Federalist Society: The Federalist Society offers several different kinds of fellowships for aspiring academics to complete at top law schools. One is a one- or two-year full time research fellowship (Olin-Searle-Smith-Darling fellowship), one is a part-time research fellowship, and one…

Exclusive: work by researchers from western universities and counterparts at Sharif University considered potentially ‘very dangerous’ by experts

Decision by University of Tartu to cut ties with Viacheslav Morozov questioned by some who worked alongside him

This is the third episode of Pakka Politics, a podcast by The News Minute to make sense of politics and its socio-cultural impact. From local to national events and global issues, we will focus on everything in the political sphere. As disinformation wreaks havoc around the world, host Shabbir Ahmed…

A group of academics from the arts and sciences came up with a theory that may account for the complexity of the brain as well as the importance of sleep. Read further on Dynamite News:

Legal bodies, academics and human rights groups say treaty risks undermining rule of law

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has sought expressions of interest from teachers, academics and authors for writing textbooks in 12 Indian languages for undergraduate-level courses in arts, science, commerce, and social sciences.

Harvard University faces controversy as billionaire activists target its board members. Academics worry about the dangerous precedent it sets for higher ed...

The world has evolved dramatically in the 50 years since the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed in December 1973. Two Ohio State University academics were among a group of experts invited by the journal Science to explore how the ESA has evolved and what its future may hold. Read…