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Universities continue to embarrass themselves over rankings
Vandy and Tulane in the current top spots
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Science is self-correcting, but we don't act like it
Mistakes can never be completely eliminated
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Nice story in the new College Access Rankings
WashU is no longer the least accessible college
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August 2023
University investigations don't get you back to the future
College presidents launch them to clear the air, but they usually have to clear it themselves
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Leaders must have followers
The right-wing attack on higher ed is making it impossible
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July 2023
Oppenheimer shows scientists' humanity
There are no secrets in science, and Teller was a horrible human
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Tessier-Lavigne resignation shows that running a lab is a full-time job
Administrators who won't give up their labs are hurting themselves and their students
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Twitter is dead, long live Twitter
The platform is not much fun anymore, but still has a large community
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Interview with AMNH President Sean Decatur
Ethical collecting at museums, informal science education, and more
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Happy 4th of July
The Science newsletter today is about how my job works
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The court's colorblindness scam
Affirmative action decision is damaging both short-term and long-term
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June 2023
We need more real stories about scientists
The new play "Love + Science" is a good start
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