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Praise for Covid vaccine creators is deserved, but the extraordinary work of other scientists must not be overlooked, says Nicholas Dirks

UCLA astrophysicist also celebrates female mentorship at key moment

Survey suggests nation is risking welfare of those it hopes will assist its future growth

Former schoolteacher Miguel Cardona brings record of fighting achievement gaps

Institutions respond with both electronic crackdowns and pedagogical soul-searching

Seth Lloyd faces years of restrictions on pay and student involvement

Study challenges image of campuses as places that cultivate liberalism, with limited sway favouring conservatives

Congressional leaders also approve new money for student grants and minority institutions

Creators suggest long-term value, but critics see failure to understand campus communities

Harvard and MIT researchers and alumni see deadly mistake in long approval processes

The hard-drinking machismo of anthropology, the silencing of women and the dangers of life on remote digs are unearthed and explored anew

Penn and its students reap benefits, but hiring may have widened broader inequalities in academia