NCAA Hopes to Thwart Academic Blitz
Two academic groups — one funded by collegiate sports' governing body — aim to provide 'factual' research regarding athletic issues.
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Does Education Really Make You Smarter?
Public debate has been dominated by the belief that education builds human capital, causing increased income, health and political participation, among many positive outcomes. But new research suggests that costly expansions of education may not always bring the promised social results. In some cases, those expansions may do little but sort people according to their native ability.
Researchers Decry Animal-Rights ‘Terrorism’
Ninety researchers from prominent universities and federal institutes have signed their names to a sharply worded commentary decrying "terrorism targeting medical scientists."