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Researchers bring their topical expertise to the lecture hall, but formal classroom training isn’t required for most faculty appointments. Should this change?

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2020 in Scientists’ Own Words

The Pandemic Continues to Put a Damper on Faculty Hiring

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U of Illinois Returns to School with 20,000 Saliva Tests Per Day

COVID-19 Outbreaks Occur as Students Return to Campus

Videos: A Sampling of Virtual Lab Tours

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As the Pandemic Hits Campus Finances, Faculty Face Layoffs

Cal State University to Conduct Most Classes Online this Fall

Universities Issue Hiring Freezes in Response to COVID-19

College Class Cancellations Skyrocket Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Postdocs More Important to Grad Students’ Skills than PIs Are

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Situation Improves Slightly for U Alaska, Major Changes Ahead

Federal Agency Proposes Rule Against Graduate Student Unions

STEM Profs’ Views on Intelligence May Affect Student Outcomes

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NYU Medical School Is Now Free, Almost

President of SUNY’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry Resigns

Final GOP Tax Bill Won’t Ding Graduate Students

Republican Tax Plan Eliminates Popular Education Exemptions

Will There Be a Brexit Brain Drain?

Opinion: Improving the Undergraduate Research Experience

Opinion: Retool Biomedical PhD Admissions

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The Alpha-Gal Syndrome Story: How Researchers Traced a Red-Meat Allergy to Ticks

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Fragments of Lyme Disease Bacteria Linked to Liver Dysfunction

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How Cysteine Depletion Drives Cells to Burn Fat 

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Advances in Automated RNA Library Preparation

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Genome Modeling and Design: From the Molecular to Genome Scale

Genome Modeling and Design: From the Molecular to Genome Scale

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July Digest 2025
July 2025, Issue 1

What Causes an Earworm?

Memory-enhancing neural networks may also drive involuntary musical loops in the brain.

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Genome Modeling and Design: From the Molecular to Genome Scale

Genome Modeling and Design: From the Molecular to Genome Scale

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

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Multiplexing PCR Technologies for Biopharmaceutical Research

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Discover how to streamline tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte production.

Producing Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapeutics

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