Ed. Now we know. Cuts to the UW will not come from athletics or from the ability to mass produce degree bearing graduates. Cuts will come from areas of excellence. The saddest thing about this is that Senator Evans, as a Regent supported the decision of the UW to borrow nearly a quarter billion [...]
Archive for March 9th, 2011
March 9th, 2011 - 12:07 pm § in Uncategorized
UPDATE: Supreme Court Decision May Have Huge Affect on Faculty Governance
Ed. My concerns about Stanford v. Roche may have been understated now that I have read more about the new patent law passed by the US Senate. That law would award patents to the first to file rather than, as present, the first to invent. This conflicts with the way things are done at universit[...]
March 9th, 2011 - 11:25 am § in Uncategorized
How to waste MORE time in Medical School.
from Huff Post: Med students are taught about everything from pathology to microbiology, but are they asked to learn enough about public health policy? Ed. Why should we take more time out of med school for more fluff? Med students are adults. Their education in social issues should have happe[...]
March 9th, 2011 - 6:59 am § in Politics
The NY Times … a tabloid level coverage of the economy?
Ed. Recently the Ave has covered major criticisms of the American Corporate Cable News Media. Hillary Clinton has, rightly, pointed out that US media are far behind the quality of Al Jazeera, not only in on the ground reportage but in the quality of commentary. Brad Delong of UC Berkeley argues th[...]
March 9th, 2011 - 1:23 am § in Schools & Colleges
Does Inclusiveness Lower Academic Standards?
Editorial By The Daily Orange Editorial Board, Syracuse University Published: Monday, February 21, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 02:02 CORRECTION: In this editorial, the change in the percentage of Pell Grant-eligible students is misstated. In 2009, 26.5 percent of students were Pell Gran[...]
Supreme Court: Rights of Stanford vs. Roche to Intellectual Property
Ed: The title above is misleading. As previously discussed on The Ave, Stanford vs. Roche Molecular has evolved into a battle over the patents rights of faculty members. The case esp. important at the UW because, unlike Stanford faculty we do not sign a contract. Instead our working agreem[...]