The Transmitter
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A scientific fraud. An investigation. A lab in recovery.
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Cephalopods, vision’s next frontier
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Oregon primate center scientists fight proposed sanctuary transition
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Psychedelics research in rodents has a behavior problem
Authors retract Science paper on controversial fMRI method
ABCD Study omits gender-identity data from latest release
How developing neurons simplify their search for a synaptic mate
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What infant fMRI is revealing about the developing mind
‘A gut punch:’ How U.S. neuroscience trainees are grappling with diversity-based funding flux
Remembering Eleanor Maguire, ‘trailblazer’ of human memory
The non-model organism ‘renaissance’ has arrived
Knowledge gaps in cephalopod care could stall welfare standards
The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Students protested the police. The university called the cops. Faculty members want answers.
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Colleges need to protect valuable collections from climate change. A new project aims to help.
Even with tenure, women are more likely to leave higher ed
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