The basic researcher is driven by curiosity and a desire to explore unknown territory. Basic research includes theoretical research and early-stage investigations in the laboratory or field. A ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Nietzel, former college president, writes on higher education Their “American Higher Education Restoration Act” takes aim ...

The divide between research and teaching in higher education is often presented as a tension—academics are expected to publish, yet also to provide high-quality teaching. This artificial separation ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about higher ed issues, leadership, finance, and innovation. Universities are places of teaching and learning, but also of ...

The 2019 draft version of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 made two sweeping assertions in seven words: “teaching is strengthened through research and vice-versa.” Are these assertions ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

Matt Valle, left, of the C.M. Rick Tomato Genetics Resource Center, plants seeds with greenhouse manager Eric Haddix in a UC Davis greenhouse. (UC Davis photo) While we’re enjoying the last days of ...

Bruce J. MacFadden has received funding from the U. S. National Science Foundation. It might seem surprising, but federal research funding isn’t just for scientists. A component of many federal grants ...