U.S. News Rankings Are Out After a Tumultuous Year for Colleges

But despite it all, very little changed on the lists many parents and prospective students turn to as admissions season kicks off.

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Happy 10th Birthday to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Now Drop Dead.

Ten years ago, astronomers made an epic discovery with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Cosmology hasn’t been the same since, and it might not stay that way much longer.

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David Baltimore, Nobel-Winning Molecular Biologist, Dies at 87

He was only 37 when he made a discovery that challenged the existing tenets of biology and led to an understanding of retroviruses and viruses, including H.I.V.,

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Caltech Settles Case Accusing It of Misleading Students

A student who paid thousands for a tech boot camp said it was “a Caltech program in name only.”

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Judge Extends Block on N.I.H. Medical Research Cuts

A federal judge in Massachusetts indicated she would move quickly to consider a more lasting injunction after hearing a laundry list of potential adverse effects of the Trump administration move to cut billions in funding.

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Human Thought Is Far Slower Than Your Internet Connection

A new study is “a bit of a counterweight to the endless hyperbole about how incredibly complex and powerful the human brain is,” one researcher said.

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Lawsuit Accuses Georgetown of Admitting Students Based Solely on Wealth

The schools were accused of giving special treatment to wealthy students who might not otherwise have been admitted.

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They Paid Thousands for a Caltech Boot Camp. Caltech Didn’t Teach It.

Hundreds of universities have lent their names to online programs, plugging budgets but alienating students who feel misled.

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