Past Coverage

• Princeton and Oxford Discuss Increased Ties in Science; Russia Plans $60-Million Effort to Stem Brain Drain; Public and Private University Team Up in Japan - December 15, 2000
• European Union Mulls Site of Institute to Stem Brain Drain - March 10, 2006
• Canada Will Spend More on Research, in Effort to Stanch 'Brain Drain' - October 22, 1999
• Minority Students Needed in Math and Science to Fight 'Brain Drain' - September 22, 2009
• Belarus Science Official Seeks Compensation for Brain Drain; Japanese Students Caught in Cellphone Cheating Scam - January 3, 2003

Recent News

• Number of 'Hispanic Serving' Colleges Is Expected to Grow Significantly, Report Says

  Almost 200 colleges may soon meet the federal designation of "Hispanic serving," and they should work to increase their retention and graduation rates, says a new report.

• College Makes Students More Liberal, but Not Smarter About Civics, Study Finds

  The Intercollegiate Studies Institute found that people with bachelor's degrees were more likely than recipients of only high-school diplomas to take liberal stances.

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  Pulling Haiti's Culture From the Rubble

  The chief conservator of one of the stricken nation's major libraries is working with Brown University and others to save a part of his people's cultural patrimony.

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