Doubt over replicability of Elsevier¡¯s first US open access deal Publishing giant strikes deal with Carnegie Mellon, but California dispute remains unresolved By Paul Basken 22 November
Female scholars ¡®less successful¡¯ at negotiating job offers Women are less effective at bargaining monetary benefits but have more success when they feel supported by professors, says study By Ellie Bothwell 22 November
White supremacist manifesto ¡®airdropped¡¯ to US students¡¯ phones New York governor joins criticism of handling of racist incidents at Syracuse By Paul Basken 20 November
Third of international students in US ¡®discriminated against¡¯ Survey released as new data show the majority of US universities have seen a decline in new international students this year By Ellie Bothwell 20 November
US senators threaten campuses over foreign espionage fears Lawmakers fret over weak response to China, but can¡¯t say what they would do better By Paul Basken 20 November
Muted hopes as Trump convenes science panel at last Academics to try aiding US president with record of cutting expert advisers By Paul Basken 19 November
What¡¯s in a name? Penn rebrand row ¡®shows need for consultation¡¯ Carey gift puts price on value of a name and asks who ultimately should control it By Paul Basken 18 November
US research growth has ¡®relied on China collaboration¡¯ New study of US-China co-authored papers suggests US output would have declined if collaborations were discounted By Simon Baker 18 November
Canada¡¯s universities pushed to maintain popularity New chair of main higher education grouping promises to resist complacency By Paul Basken 17 November
FBI sees universities as more helpful in foreigner crackdown Bureau admits using paperwork flaws to drive evictions, without clear line on open science By Paul Basken 13 November
Cal State¡¯s remedial study reform now national ¡®wave¡¯, says head US¡¯ biggest four-year university system reduces barriers for struggling entrants By Paul Basken 12 November
Nobel winner: don¡¯t just listen to economists with ¡®stake in the system¡¯ Esther Duflo aims to secure hearing for ¡®ideologically diverse¡¯ discipline in era of Brexit and Trump, hoping it becomes less ¡®macho¡¯ By Matthew Reisz 8 November
