Mastodawn

Very frustrating given all that was done to transform learning and make it possible - a slap in the face
#covid #higher_education #ukhe #academia #universities
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq6qge7rmm1o

Students begin Covid compensation claim against 36 more universities

It comes after University College London settled a claim from students there over lost learning in the pandemic.

BBC News

Dining and Cooking Feb 16

New inverted food pyramid suggests more general approach to nutrition – Columbia Missourian

New inverted food pyramid suggests more general approach to nutrition Columbia MissourianI followed RFK Jr.’s new food rules for a week on a $15-a-day budget. It wasn’t as easy as promised. …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Nutrition #health #higher_education #news #nutrition
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2515558/new-inverted-food-pyramid-suggests-more-general-approach-to-nutrition-columbia-missourian/

Hacker News Jan 15

Denmark's struggle to break up with Silicon Valley
https://www.politico.eu/article/denmark-declared-war-against-big-tech-digital-sovereignty/
#ycombinator #Big_Tech #Buildings #Companies #Competition #Copyright #Critical_infrastructure #Data #Data_protection #Democracy #Denmark #digital #Education #Germany #Higher_education #Industry #Infrastructure #Insurance #Markets #Media #Negotiations #Payments #Privacy #Publishers #Safety #Services #Startups #Tariffs #Technology #United_States #Welfare

Inside Denmark’s struggle to break up with Silicon Valley

From a media blockade to “nationalizing” government software, Denmark has become a laboratory for resisting U.S. Big Tech. But is the price of sovereignty too high?

POLITICO

Hacker News Apr 3, 2025

A University President Makes a Case Against Cowardice
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/a-university-president-makes-a-case-against-cowardice
#ycombinator #higher_education #wesleyan_university #politics #authoritarianism #freedom_of_speech

A University President Makes a Case Against Cowardice

Molly Fischer talks with Michael Roth, who has been the president of Wesleyan University since 2007.

The New Yorker

Hacker News Dec 21, 2024

An academic Great Gatsby Curve – How much academic success is inherited?
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2024/10/21/an-academic-great-gatsby-curve-how-much-academic-success-inherited/
#ycombinator #academia #academic_mentors #early_career_researchers #academic_inequality #higher_education #intergenerational_inequality

An academic Great Gatsby Curve – How much academic success is inherited?

To what extent does academic success follow success? Drawing on a dataset of mentor-mentee relations and their citations, Ye Sun, Fabio Caccioli, Xiancheng Li and Giacomo Livan suggest the dyn…

Impact of Social Sciences

Andrew Jennings Jul 30, 2024

You can’t really understand universities until you realise they have almost nothing to do with education. They sell certificates. You would think that eventually the perceived value of said certificate would drop to zero. But we are still a long way from that. #higher_education https://search.app/w9GMtKL8LcYNpn2A6

Australian universities accused of awarding degrees to students with no grasp of ‘basic’ English

Academics say universities have turned a blind eye to language shortcomings because of the revenue generated from international student fees

The Guardian

Hacker News Jul 14, 2024

HIV breakthrough: Trial shows drug provides 100% protection
https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20240708145001437
#ycombinator #university #news #academic #higher_education #education #transformative #leadership #academic_freedom

HIV breakthrough: Trial shows drug provides 100% protection

A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women tot...

University World News

Hacker News Jul 25, 2023

Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Patrick in lecture
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/25/texas-a-m-professor-opioids-dan-patrick/
#ycombinator #texas_news #texas_politics #texas_policy #texas_government #health_care #higher_education #politics #state_government #Medical_Branch_at_Galveston #Texas_A_MUniversity_College_Station #Texas_A_MUniversity_System #Opioids

Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture

The professor, an expert on the opioids crisis, was placed on paid administrative leave and investigated, raising questions about the extent of political interference in higher education, particularly in health-related matters.

The Texas Tribune