McCarthyism in the Ivory Tower
It contributed to it.” That was historian Ellen Schrecker’s devastating conclusion in her classic study No Ivory Tower: McCarthyism and the Universities, which came out in 1986. Columbia ...
Sokal Group: Academic News and Mischief
LOFTUS: Ivory Tower Lib Wants To Launch Ivory Tower Revolution From … You Guessed It, His Ivory Tower
An ivory tower conservative (or liberal, depending on who you ask) wants to launch an ivory tower counter-revolution from his perch on an ivory tower. New York Times opinion columnist David Brooks ...
Nigerian University Professors Are on Strike Again, but the Education Sector’s Crisis Transcends the Ivory Tower
Last week, following a breakdown in its negotiations with the Nigerian Federal Government, the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU), the umbrella body of faculty across the country’s public universities, embarked on a four-week “comprehensive and total strike.” ASUU had pleaded its case with various pressure groups and interested parties in the education sector before deciding that the most effective way to get the government’s attention was to go on yet another strike. The Nigerian public has reacted with understandable resignation. The latest strike is the union’s second in two years; the last strike in 2020 lasted nine months, effectively obliterating a whole academic calendar year. Data compiled by a local newspaper show that between 1999 and 2020, “ASUU went on strike for a total of 1,450 days.”
‘Southern Charm’ Reunion: Cast Talks Craig’s ‘Addictive Personality,’ Claims He Judges From ‘Ivory Tower’
“You’re from, like, an ivory tower, man, sometimes of, like, superiority,” Austen Kroll claimed during the Thursday, April 3, episode of the Bravo series. Craig, 36, argued that wasn’t the ...
President Trump vs The Judiciary, Campus Uprising, and Is There Still A Need For Public Media?
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Ivory Tower: Brucellosis most common zoonotic disease in state, finds study
A study on the inter-connectedness of human, animal and environmental health, with a focus on zoonotic diseases was conducted by professors from the Centre for One Health, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana.
Outside the Ivory Tower
Universities are losing their place as central hubs of knowledge and cultural innovation. I recently spoke with a friend—a Wharton M.B.A. and seasoned director of digital innovation for Fortune 500 companies and start-ups—about an unexpected topic: Taylor Swift. She offered a striking analysis of Swift’s unparalleled connection to her fan base, the Swifties, and the cultural phenomenon surrounding her.
Barron Trump sports Rolex as he’s spotted with Melania returning to Trump Tower
Barron Trump was spotted Sunday afternoon sporting a Rolex as he arrived at Trump Tower in New York. The recent birthday boy, who turned 19 on March 20, appeared to be wearing a gold Daytona model ...
Mysterious triangular tower at Area 51 is discovered on Google Maps - as baffled viewers suggest it could be 'alien technology'
Now, people are being left concerned by a mysterious triangular tower stationed at Area 51 in the Nevada desert. The imposing sci-fi worthy structure, about 80 miles northwest of Las Vegas ...
Ivory Tower Welfare: Why Are America’s Wealthiest Colleges Getting Billions in Federal Funds?
If America’s top tier universities refuse to accept reforms being sought by the Trump administration, where would the billions of dollars in frozen funding go? One idea starting to percolate would be ...
Ivory Tower: LPU, Kashmir varsity achieve milestone in colorectal cancer research
Researchers at Lovely Professional University (LPU), in collaboration with the University of Kashmir, have announced achieving a milestone in cancer research by developing an in-vivo colorectal cancer (CRC) rat model.
'Raj Kapoor wasn't high up in an ivory tower'
Ranbir Kapoor once shared that when he was a student in New York, he used to wait for cab drivers from Russia because whenever they found out he was from the Raj Kapoor family, they would give him ...
$15 Billion Is Enough to Fight a President
Mr. Eaton is an economic sociologist and the author of “Bankers in the Ivory Tower.” President Trump has declared that this country’s leading universities are sites of “anti-American ...
Winiarsky: Trump administration funding freeze hurts everyone, not just those in the ivory tower
An estimated 4 million Americans suffer from a cluster of symptoms that describe fibromyalgia: widespread chronic pain, fatigue and poor sleep. For some people, the disease takes a devastating toll, leaving them unable to work and dependent on others. In 2004, Lyrica (pregabalin) capsules became the first drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration...
The historical profession's greatest modern scandal, two decades later
Historians just can't seem to win. On the one hand, they are accused of being narrow-minded eggheads who won't come down from the ivory tower and engage with the public. They are "isolated in ...
McCarthyism in the Ivory Tower
Whether the target was communists in the 1950s or pro-Palestine activists today, university administrators have always worked to keep academia in line. “The academy did not fight McCarthyism.
Ivory Tower: GNDU working on waste management through vermicomposting
A research project at the Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) is working on cow dung management, specifically focusing on vermicomposting for sustainable waste management and utilising the dung as a bio resource with emphasis on remediating pharmaceutical industry waste.
The Rich: The Benefactor
The fireworks were imported from the Riviera. The chartered jet flew in from New York with a cargo of famous stars and freeloaders (a redundancy in part). Zsa Zsa was there, and so was Fashion...
Trump vs Judges; What's next for Dems; Syracuse Housing
Finally, a look at Syracuse housing. Ivory Tower is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire ...
Ivory Tower: New PET scan molecule offers breakthrough in detecting Cushing’s syndrome
Asignificant advancement in medical imaging has been achieved by experts at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research. Researchers from endocrinology and nuclear medicine departments have introduced a new PET scan molecule that enhances the detection of adenoma/small tumour causing Cushing’s syndrome. This development promises to improve surgical interventions and patient outcomes.