Many scientists are keeping quiet about their work rather than abandoning it. Some science advocates, concerned about the effects of that silence, are trying to build pro-research activism, based on a model from Britain.

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Defending the Property of an Anti-Property Marxist Scholar

Nerds With Nerf Guns Strike Raw Nerves

At 95, the literary giant M.H. Abrams offers a close reading of his career, writes Jeffrey J. Williams.
Theorists might consign Abrams (above) to the New Criticism, but his fundamental interest is intellectual history. (Photograph by Robert Barker)

Psychological studies suggest most people harbor subconscious prejudices. And some researchers think people should be held legally responsible for those biases.

Health-finance analysts weigh government-run programs against an open market. But why not have both? asks Phillip Longman.

Some science advocates are hoping to counter the stepped-up protests from animal-rights groups with a new pro-research activism and are looking for help from similar groups in Britain. Above, a pro-research group rallies at the U. of Oxford. (Photograph by Pro-Test)

The Brown Bag: Read a transcript of an online discussion with Mary Stagaman, associate vice president for external relations at the University of Cincinnati, about how colleges can use branding campaigns and other strategies to market themselves to prospective students, professors, and donors.

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A Year of Slower Growth
Foundation assets and giving both rose in 2007 but grew more slowly than in previous years, according to the annual Chronicle survey of the largest grant makers in the United States.

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