Past Coverage

• Stanford to Restrict Industry Sponsorship of Continuing Medical Education - August 26, 2008
• 2 Drug Companies to Begin Disclosing Payments to Doctors - September 24, 2008
• Senate May Monitor Gifts to Doctors - September 21, 2007
• Medical-School Association Urges Ban on Industry Gifts - April 28, 2008
• Drug and Device Makers Agree to Reveal Grants to Academic Doctors and Others - April 11, 2008

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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