I have this idea of a communal brain.” David Baker, PhD, told me as I sat in his office at the University of Washington (UW) ...

After the Toledo Museum of Art canceled a pioneering exhibition of glass cannabis pipes, many people wondered what lay behind the decision. By Zachary Small Tired of the David? A trip across Florence ...

Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...

Protein design (or protein engineering) is a technique by which proteins with enhanced or novel functional properties are created. Proteins can be engineered by rational design, which typically uses ...

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July 12, 2026 • The Trump administration's executive orders have meant that administrators are questioning what art can — and can't — be seen on campus.