Title IX Takes on Science
Men once greatly outnumbered women in collegiate athletics—Title IX brought equality. Men currently outnumber women in science—could Title IX have the same effect?
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Many American universities have proud traditions based around excellence in sports or the matriculation of future presidents. This is not that story. While success on the…
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The Lions Gate Bridge carries some 70,000 cars almost a mile across the entrance to Vancouver’s harbor every day. In a city polishing itself up for the 2010 Winter Olympics,…
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,"migrated":true}]]What started as an academic problem in a robotics class—how to build a robot that can hop like a pogo stick, roll on wheels, and walk up stairs—has grown into a concept that could...
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It seems like so many technological advances these days are aimed at figuring out how to do absolutely everything -- from attending a staff meeting to hunting for terrorists…
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The information-technology revolution that should have made the traditional university obsolete happened in 1439, when Johannes Gutenberg brought moveable-type printing to…
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In 2008, students in Tom Gillespie's geography class at the University of California at Los Angeles were floating ideas for class projects. One student wanted to calculate…
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More Cases of Sexual Harassment In Astronomy Come to Light
Keith Vanderlinde, National Science FoundationThe BICEP and South Pole Telescopes, 2008The field of astronomy has been rocked with three prominent cases of sexual harassment since October.This week,...
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Title IX Takes on Science
Science Congress is investigating whether university science departments around the country are in violation of the storied equality law; its findings could have a grave impact on the future of...
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Great College Pranks
Bury Lady Liberty in a lake? Sneak frat jokes onto the Voyager? If there's one thing the smartest college kids throughout history take seriously, it's their pranks Many American universities have...
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Extreme Engineering
Technology Canadian student pranksters have turned city lights into Morse code, covered the mayor’s house in fake paint, and dangled a car beneath the Golden Gate Bridge—just to show they can. Our...
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Technology A pogo stick provides inspiration for more lifelike robotic motion What started as an academic problem in a robotics class—how to build a robot that can hop like a pogo stick, roll on...
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New Remote Proctoring System Lets Students Take Exams at Home (Without Cheating)
Gadgets It seems like so many technological advances these days are aimed at figuring out how to do absolutely everything -- from attending a staff meeting to hunting for terrorists… It seems like so...
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Reengineering the University
Science What's the best way to make scientists? The information-technology revolution that should have made the traditional university obsolete happened in 1439, when Johannes Gutenberg brought...
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How a College Class Tracked Down Osama Bin Laden
Technology Hunting the world's most wanted man for school credit In 2008, students in Tom Gillespie's geography class at the University of California at Los Angeles were floating ideas for class...
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More Cases of Sexual Harassment In Astronomy Come to Light
Space People within the field took to Twitter to discuss with the hashtag #AstroSH There have been three prominent cases of sexual harassment within the field of astronomy since October and scientists...
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