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The article discusses about a study suggesting that the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT could successfully complete Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) undergraduate curriculum with 100-percent accuracy. It discusses that the study's assertion that MIT raised questions and intrigued experts given recent advancements in chatbot capabilities; and completing MIT's undergraduate curriculum in mathematics, computer science, and electrical engineering.

The article discusses various research papers appeared in the "Arabian Journal of Geosciences," which is one of several thousand journals put out by the publishing giant Springer Nature. It is noted that the journal has published papers examining college sports-injury insurance along with rainfall on the Loess Plateau, in China, sea-level height and aerobics teaching. It also analyzes the state of academic publishing.

The article delves into the practice of affluent parents paying for their teenagers to gain "peer-reviewed" authorship via online research programs, aimed at enhancing their college admission prospects. Topics include the emergence of programs facilitating student research paper publication, the concerning practices within this realm, and the consequences of such publications on college admissions.

The article focuses on the manipulative practices of predatory journals and bad-faith scholars within academia, highlighting how they exploit the system to boost their scholarly recognition through tactics like citation rings. It also explores the role of mega-journals and global rankings in perpetuating these practices. It underscores the need for a renewed emphasis on research integrity and accountability within the academic community.

The article focuses on Stanford University's President, Marc Tessier-Lavigne, stepping down after an investigation revealed he had "failed to decisively and forthrightly correct mistakes in the scientific record" in papers. Topics discussed include allegations of research misconduct, the investigation's findings, and Tessier-Lavigne's decision to resign from his position as president.

For the sake of research, their careers, and their mental health, scientists should spend more time developing software. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on a new program incentivizing the detection of scientific errors with financial rewards, backed by funding from the University of Bern. Topics include the prevalence of errors in research, the lack of incentives for error detection in science compared to other industries, and the launch of the "ERROR" program aiming to pay reviewers to identify mistakes in influential papers, starting with psychology.

The article discusses the use of artificial intelligence (AI) software by editors and peer reviewers in making academic journal publishing decisions. Topics explored include the functionality of AI tools in the evaluation of research submissions prior to publication, the concerns raised over the use of generative AI program ChatGPT by academic scholars, and the way academic publisher Springer Nature requires authors to disclose their use of AI in research.

A professor decides it's time to reconceive how he comments on essay assignments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a list of the most-discussed research papers in 2014 by the research metrics firm Altmetric LLP. Topics include the popularity of health research, the role of the social media websites Facebook and Reddit in sharing academic research, and attention paid to environmental research. The paper "How to Make More Published Research True," by researcher John P. A. Ioannidis, is noted.

The article informs Maurice Schweitzer, a University of Pennsylvania professor, collaborated with Francesca Gino of Harvard Business School on several studies exploring dishonest human behavior, but now questions if he was misled, as Gino faces allegations of fabricated data in research, leading to her administrative leave from Harvard. The situation raises concerns about the integrity of research and academic collaborations.

The article reports on U.S. Senate white papers that indicate priorities for the 2015 reauthorization of the U.S. Higher Education Act, noting papers on accreditation, consumer information on higher education, and risk-sharing by institutions regarding student loan debt.

The article considered that "Best Colleges" rankings have sustained intense criticism for rewarding wealthier institutions, for weighting "inputs" over "outputs," and for being poor indicators of colleges' quality. Topics include examines that public colleges are still using the rankings and those they inspired to measure their own success and the chronicle searched the current strategic plans of the country's 100-largest public four-year universities.

"Scholarship should not depend on the identity or motivation of the writers," said Helen Pluckrose, one of three academics whose scheme targeted journals in identity-studies fields. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author, a professor of English at Arizona State University, discusses the value of academic conferences and offers recommendations for how to get the most out of attending a conference. Topics include the importance of networking with others at a conference for career development, how to give a presentation in a professional manner, and the need to avoid making negative or critical remarks unless talking with people one knows very well.

Here are seven ways to improve them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Is it proof of shoddy scholarly standards, antipathy against academe, or something else entirely? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author reflects on the need to distinguish between authors, contributors, and collaborators on scientific papers, noting that her work with consortia has led to her name appearing on publications without permission. To improve transparency and accountability, as well as retain the value of authorship, she suggests the authorship credits in large-scale collaborations should be reviewed.

The article discusses Brian Wansink, a specialist in the field of consumer behavior and nutritional science and the controversies regarding the validity of his papers.It discusses how it began with a post " The Grad Student Who Never Said No" on his blog "Healthier and Happier".It also refers to Granularity-Related Inconsistency of Means, a mathematical method findings on the data used by Brian Wansink.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the authors experience of being Glenn Loury, a prominent figure in discussions on race and inequality, whose memoir "Late Admissions" reveals deeply personal aspects, surprising even close colleagues.

The article reports on the issues raised on a study published in January 2023 stating that the number of deaths due to the coronavirus vaccines could be as high as 278,000 people. Also cited are the alleged flaws of the study like its inclusion of a survey funded by an anti-vaccine advocate, the possible reaons why it passed through peer review, and the comment by study author Mark Skidmore on his paper, which is already scheduled for retraction.

The article discusses the controversy surrounding a paper published by "Harvard Theological Review" titled "The Gospel of Jesus's Wife," by Harvard Divinity School professor Karen L. King. Topics covered include signs found by top scholars of early Christian manuscripts that the papyrus, which King claim to have found, was a modern forgery, the paper's failed peer review, and its undisclosed conflicts of interest.

Compiling a tenure file forces you to confront who you are and what you've done, and to reimagine who you want to become. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new paper complicates the evidence on the advantages of taking notes by hand. But there's more to consider in crafting your electronics policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new paper forecasts rising demand for "permanent supporting scientists," who may be "relegated to a series of short-term postdoctoral contracts or other forms of contingent academic work." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the online project Digital Einstein Papers, which includes a digital edition of the multi-volume work "The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein," a project of the publisher Princeton University Press. Topics include the impact of the project on public knowledge regarding physicist Albert Einstein, the inclusion of Einstein's letters and personal papers in the project, and the importance of the project for researchers.

The article reports that academic publishers in the U.S. are looking for ways to track mentions or citations of journal articles on social media and other online sources, including a pilot project with British company Altmetric.

The article focuses on the impact of AI-generated competent essays on higher education, highlighting the need for professors to reevaluate grading standards. It discusses the challenges of combating grade inflation, clarifying expectations for student writing, and preserving distinctly human values that AI cannot replicate.

The article discusses how ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence language model, has raised concerns and challenges regarding academic writing and student learning. It discusses the capabilities of ChatGPT in generating essays and explores the implications for students, instructors, and the educational process. It delves into the significance of writing in academia and the effort it requires, while raising questions about grading, incentives, and the role of instructors in student learning.

The article focuses on the impact of advanced large-language models (LLM) like GPT-4 on the assessment of writing assignments in the humanities and social sciences at colleges. It discusses an experiment in which GPT-4 was used to write essays in response to specific prompts from Harvard courses, and the results indicate that GPT-4 can produce essays that receive passing grades. It also explores the implications of artificial intelligence generated content for academic integrity.

An essay is presented that is adapted from an introduction by Michael Berube to the book "Philosophy As Poetry," by Richard Rorty, discussing a letter written by the author to Rorty. Topics include the author's writing of a paper on the work of philosopher Martin Heidegger, the author's experience of becoming a father as a graduate student, and Rorty's letter of recommendation for the author.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experiences of writing scholarly literature for students in various courses like hospitality, business administration, and accounting as of November 2016.

The article discusses the role of peer review in academic periodical publishing. According to the author, increases in the number of scientific papers published have placed pressure on the existing peer review system, prompting publishers and academics to consider reforms. Topics include open-access publishing, paid peer review services, reviewer anonymity, and the use of publishing metrics in academic hiring processes.

Peer review is an inherently imperfect process, but here are some steps that would make it better. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article provides information on "The Journal of Controversial Ideas," a proposed periodical from a group of scholars that would be an annual peer-reviewed and open-access publication that would support authors' of papers considered controversial or that receive public backlash.

Researchers detected no real increase in faculty diversity at universities that had hired diversity officials. But, as one author of the study explains, it's complicated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article argues that college athletes deserves to be paid salaries. Topics covered include data showing that the sports that make the most money for colleges are those with the highest proportion of Black athletes, the fact that the amount of money being made by colleges from sports continues to grow larger, and the Fair Pay to Play Act, signed in 2020 by California Governor Gavin Newsom, which permits athletes to receive compensation for the use of their names and likenesses.

The article offers information on various topics related to awards and prizes in U.S. higher education. Topics include the application for fine arts awards of the Vilcek Foundation, the announcement of research submissions for the 2016 Academic Paper Competition of the "Journal of Investment Consulting," and the financial assistance of the foundation Phil Zwickler Memorial Research Grants to scholars who conducts sexuality research.

The case highlights the conflicts for colleges that employ researchers who study — and engage in advocacy against — powerful corporations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses purported research fraud by University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) graduate student Michael J. LaCour. Topics include the retraction of LaCour's coauthored article "When Contact Changes Minds: An Experiment on Transmission of Support for Gay Equality" in the journal "Science," the opinions of Columbia University graduate student Alex Coppock on LaCour, and the coauthorship of the paper with political scientist Donald P. Green.

The article focuses on the plagiarism allegations against Harvard President Claudine Gay, with topics including the disputed nature of the charges, the differing perspectives of scholars involved, and the broader context of academic plagiarism cases. While some scholars view the alleged infractions as severe, others perceive them as minor, prompting debates about appropriate academic standards and responses from institutions like Harvard.

The journals are shaping scholars' research agendas -- and not for the better. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An interview with student researcher Cody J. Weinberger is presented, noting his study of science article abstracts and jargon, coauthored with professors Stefano Allesina and James A. Evans, along with the relationship between search engines, article length, and citations.

The article discusses the role of higher education accreditors as gatekeepers for U.S. federal student financial aid. Topics include proposals by the organization National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity; a white paper by the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and federal regulation of the accrediting agencies.

The article discusses a lack of humor in academic writing, highlighting biologist Stephen Heard's views on the benefits of including humor in scholarly scientific journals. Topics addressed include the role of humor in attracting and maintaining a reader's attention, as well as the views of editors of scholarly journals.