Francis Collins: science’s great survivor – and cheerleader Despite reservations over staying on in Trump administration, National Institutes of Health director is glad he did By Paul Basken 13 August
US campuses report surge in student mental health woes Four out of five presidents in survey describe escalation in recent years By Paul Basken 12 August
California academics quit Elsevier journals in open access row Resignations follow loss of access to company’s titles By Paul Basken 10 August
Turn away from tenure’s dark side A significant minority of tenured faculty spend their lives undermining others when they could be working for progressive change, argues Douglas Dowland By Douglas Dowland 8 August
Dartmouth to pay $14 million in sexual assault case Three professors accused by nine women of using academic powers to press for sex By Paul Basken 8 August
Women participate less in bigger science classes, study finds Universities urged to reconsider use of large introductory lectures By Anna McKie 7 August
Journal’s plan to review preprints aims to kill ‘desk rejects’ eLife editor says radical shift would help readers judge the real value of research, not just where it is published By Nick Mayo 6 August
Make states match federal investment, says US campus head States have rolled back funding as Washington has stepped in – and this must stop, says Louisiana State president By Paul Basken 6 August
Half of papers describing psychiatry trials ‘spin results’ Overstating the value of an intervention could put patients at risk, say researchers By Chris Havergal 6 August
Foreign graduates deterred from joining US technology start-ups PhD leavers from overseas seek new companies, but can’t accept visa risks By Paul Basken 6 August
Canada sets new equity targets for premier science grants Updated settlement ties racial and gender distribution to national shares of population By Paul Basken 5 August
Baltimore universities struggle to help as Trump attacks city Decades of racial division hindering academia’s ability to alleviate poverty By Paul Basken 5 August