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The University of Florida denied three of its professors permission to testify in a voting rights case against the state, saying it was a "conflict of interest" and "adverse to UF's interests."

The University of Florida bars professors from testifying in a voting rights case

2:00pm October 30, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The school said having the professors testify was "adverse" to the university's interests, marking a departure from normal procedure and raising major concerns about freedom of speech.

Joyce Chen and her children, Campbell, 7, Bryn, 12, and Emerson, 10.

Economy

Even The Most Successful Women Pay A Big Price In Pandemic

9:54pm October 20, 2020

by Andrea Hsu

The unequal division of household work leads to the "mom penalty." For highly educated, high-income women, it could mean losing promotions, future earning power and roles as future leaders.

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#ThanksForTyping began a conversation on the uncredited female labor in academia.

#ThanksForTyping Spotlights Unnamed Women In Literary Acknowledgments

3:33pm March 30, 2017

by Cecilia Mazanec

A professor shared book acknowledgment pages, where men thanked their wives for typing their manuscripts. #ThanksForTyping soon sparked a conversation on women and their uncredited roles in academia.

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch appears before reporters before a meeting on Capitol Hill on Feb. 1.

Amid Charges By Former Law Student On Gender Equality, Former Clerks Defend Gorsuch

2:07pm March 20, 2017

A student who took an ethics course under Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch at the University of Colorado Law School said he expressed controversial views on questions of gender discrimination.

Women only got top billing in 37 percent of medical studies published in leading journals over the past two decades.

Top Medical Journals Give Women Researchers Short Shrift

8:25pm May 09, 2016

by Lauren Silverman

Women scientists get first-author credit on medical studies much less often than their male coauthors. That has career implications and could even be skewing the study of women's health.

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Academic Medical Centers Get An F In Sharing Research Results

8:20pm February 23, 2016

by Harlan Krumholz

There's no excuse for not reporting all findings within two years of finishing a clinical study, says Yale University's Dr. Harlan Krumholz. He calls on his colleagues to do a better job.

Silhouette of a woman scientist at the microscope.

Sexual Harassment Case Shines Light On Science's Dark Secret

6:27pm October 16, 2015

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Renowned astronomer Geoffrey Marcy resigned this week after accusations that he sexually harassed students became public. Researchers are asking why so little is done to stop harassment in science.

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The Dzungar army surrenders to Manchu officers of the Qing Dynasty in 1759 in the Ili Valley, now part of China's Xinjiang region, in this painting made several years later by Chinese and Jesuit missionary artists.

World News

Why A Chinese Government Think Tank Attacked American Scholars

6:23am May 22, 2015

by Frank Langfitt

The think tank's article says professors are miscasting the history of the country's Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). That's big for the Communist Party, which is invested in history — and who interprets it.

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