Past Coverage

• Federal Court Dismisses U. of Rochester's Suit That Sought Billions for Patent Infringement - March 21, 2003
• Patent Appeal Goes Against U. of Rochester - March 5, 2004
• Patent on a Painkiller Could Be Worth Billions to the U. of Rochester - April 28, 2000
• Pfizer Is Ordered to Pay $850,000 to Brigham Young U. for Delaying Patent Litigation - October 28, 2009
• Emory and Pharmaceutical Company Settle Patent Dispute Over a Promising Drug - May 28, 1999

Commentary

• Cases in Point: Intellectual-Property Agreements: Are You Managing Your Rights?

  In view of recent federal-court decisions, three lawyers urge colleges to carefully review two common methods of licensing the inventions of their faculty members.

• The City Where Diploma Dreams Go to Die

  Systemic high-school performance failure has elicited much hand-wringing. But there should be equal anguish, writes Kevin Carey, over breakdowns at the college level.

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  Why Liberal Arts Need Career Services

  Creative teaching and career planning are not mutually exclusive, writes Katharine S. Brooks.

Campus Viewpoint

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