Five proposals for Clusters of Excellence win funding in the German federal competition / Clusters in the fields of aging research, astrophysics, plant sciences, quantum research and economics will receive funding

Experts say standardised tests do not guarantee new teachers can handle classroom complexities and may increase the risk of burnout.

A modeling study conducted by MIT researchers shows that global warming will make it harder to reduce ground-level ozone, a respiratory irritant that is a key component of smog, by cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

In a new study, “Mitigating Ingroup Bias in Regulatory Firms: The Role of Inspector Professionalism,” researchers considered ingroup bias to examine why regulatory firms sometimes underperform in their duties; they also looked at the effect of inspectors’ professionalism. The study uncovered evidence of ingroup bias and found that inspectors’ professionalism lessens the effect of that bias on the stringency of regulatory enforcement.

A new study finds that CivicaScript, a not-for-profit drug manufacturer in the US, can reliably supply essential generic medicines at a price that saves patients over 60%, and public and private insurers over 90%, demonstrating the potential of the nonprofit health care utility (HCU) model to deliver a scalable solution to generic drug affordability.