universities

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Yet many universities continue to reward publication based on quantity, not quality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

One might assume that if these bias response teams were so insidious and widespread, there would be other cases in which students had been unfairly targeted by public universities, providing a clearer instance for standing.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

The lieutenant governor also serves on boards that oversee state colleges and universities.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

MapBiomas -- a consortium of universities, NGOs and technology companies -- said agriculture accounted for 99 percent of vegetation loss.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Some thirty universities were performing nuclear physics research on navy contracts, which in some cases accounted for 90 percent of their research budgets.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik