In a survey of more than 1,000 current and former students, 41 percent indicate experiences with faculty and other employees ranging from sexualized comments to rape.

The federal budget, expected before the end of March, may substantially raise funding for research.

The nine plaintiffs allege the university’s actions put women at risk.

At the University of Miami School of Medicine and elsewhere, personnel remain barred from campuses for safety reasons.

Marine Science Institute on the Gulf experiences damage; “rideout teams” keep watch over animals and facilities. 

Proposed legislation would eliminate academic tenure at public universities in Iowa and Missouri, echoing a move that has already gutted such permanent posts in Wisconsin.

American universities top a list of educational institutions ranked according to their number of international patent applications.

Economists explore the wheelings and dealings of universities and publishers during largely secret negotiations regarding access to scientific journals.

The United States government is concerned over the declining levels of state funding for public research universities, citing a threat to overall economic health.