Should scientists engage in activism?
Ivan Oransky, New York University and Adam Marcus, Johns Hopkins University Have you heard that scientists are planning a march on Washington? The move is…
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You are the new gatekeeper of the news
Aly Colón, Washington and Lee University News consumers today face a flood of fake news and information. Distinguishing between fact and fiction has become increasingly…
Why you should care about the rise of fake journals and the bad science they publish
Graham Kendall, University of Nottingham There are more academic publishers out there than ever before. In 2014 there was an estimated 28,100 active scientific journals,…
Fake news: the internet has turned an age-old problem into a new threat
Ylva Rodny-Gumede, University of Johannesburg The year 2016 will go down in history as the year in which fake news really took centre stage. It…
Kent State Conflict
Kent State University Massacre 1971 Pulitzer Prize, Spot News Photography, John Paul Filo, Valley Daily News and Daily Dispatch. On May 4, 1970, many of…
Donald Trump’s tweets are now presidential records
Photo Source: Wikimedia Shontavia Johnson, Drake University By many accounts, Donald Trump’s bold use of Twitter helped him get the attention and votes necessary to…
A nomination battle over Neil Gorsuch could slow down Trump’s agenda
Richard Vining, University of Georgia; Anthony J. Madonna, University of Georgia, and Jamie Monogan, University of Georgia When he took the oath of office, President…
Trump’s Immigration Ban Fuels Fear For Some Young Doctors Whose Jobs May Be In Limbo
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, which sparked protests abroad and in the U.S., is also raising fears about the…
Trump’s first Supreme Court pick – will he make it to the bench?
Michael Patrick Cullinane, Northumbria University, Newcastle When staunchly conservative US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died in March 2016, the highest court in the land…
President Trump Announces Supreme Court Nomination
On Tuesday, January 31st President Donald Trump announced his selection for the Supreme Court. Judge Neil Gorsuch-10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver is…