When SARS-CoV-2 emerged, the value of basic science research conducted many decades earlier became quickly evident in the form of innovative tools for virus detection. Researchers can now sequence novel viruses and study their genomes, but even so the electron microscope continues to offer a unique “open” view of such pathogens.

Having a racially diverse congregation offers a path toward church growth, according to comprehensive study of The United Methodist Church.

It’s shaping up to be yet another political debate.

As the United States vaccinates more adults, some colleges will require students be vaccinated if they want to learn in-person.

Steve Waithe, 28, was charged with cyberstalking and fraud in a scheme to get female track-and-field athletes at Northeastern University to send him nude or seminude photos, federal prosecutors said.

Words of wisdom for the student in the arena.

My fellow liberals in academia have abandoned ‘the great moral renovator of society and government.’

If the most selective schools commit to using their endowments to pay for major expansions, it would send a powerful message.

How North Carolinians’ views on Confederate monuments have changed a year after the George Floyd protests. Plus, the future of the NC Capitol grounds.

As more colleges adopt vaccine requirements for students this fall, the political environment for such mandates in some states becomes more fraught.

University of Notre Dame Law School told admits to put down deposits before spots ran out. On Tuesday, seats went from 67 percent to 100 percent claimed in a matter of hours.

Sixteen scholars on how to rethink a beleaguered institution.