Today's Clips (4/13/21)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

“This will probably be the coolest thing I ever do in my life,” Stephens says.

The federal government is not inclined to ship extra vaccine supplies to Michigan to combat the state's severe surge in cases. Latest COVID news.

Bill Whitaker reports on the Pentagon projects that helped combat COVID-19 and may help end pandemics forever.

Steph Curry became the king of all Warriors' scorers Monday night, and made believers out of everyone on his way to the achievement.

CORONAVIRUS

Even before the pandemic, many female scientists felt unsupported in their fields. Now, some are hitting a breaking point.

St. Joseph's College said it is "using all of the tools at our disposal to try to keep COVID off campus."

A massive study unfolding at 20 college campuses aims to determine how well the Moderna coronavirus vaccine prevents vaccinated people from becoming unwitting carriers of the virus.

University of California admissions officers explain their decisions in a year of record applications that brought widespread heartbreak and some joy for high school seniors competing for spots.

 Johns Hopkins University will require all students who plan to be on campus in the fall be vaccinated or have religious or health exemption. 

The one-time grant will go to UNCG students who live in campus housing during the upcoming fall semester.

IN OTHER NEWS

L.G.B.T.Q. advocates have pressed the N.C.A.A. to move events from states considering such laws, but so far the organization has stopped short.

More than 28% of 4,500-plus scholarship basketball players in the NCAA’s Division I have indicated a desire to transfer, anticipating new rules that wouldn’t force them to sit out a year.

TRADES

Study finds that most college diversity policies are based on educational benefits, consistent with the Supreme Court. This approach appeals to white people, but it doesn't win over Black people. And there may be consequences.

Professor pay declined this year for the first time since it recovered -- somewhat -- from the Great Recession. Salary data don't include professors who were laid off.

What do ever-shrinking acceptance rates really mean?

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