The Faculty Lounge

NOTE: This post was originally scheduled for late December, but I've moved it up to commemorate Tom Lehrer's passing. "The Elements" is the fifth clip below. Some songs have a ...

The Duke Chronicle has the story of Duke Medicine’s response to the massive cuts to federal funding that are impacting science and medicine: Set to go in effect in 2026,…

The New York Times had a recent story on organ donation that generated a lot of discussion on social media: But in recent years, as the system has pushed to…

From a recent email message: The University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minnesota) invites applications for one or more full-time faculty positions in the Department of Clinical Education, beginning…

From a recent email message:   The University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minnesota) invites applications for a full-time faculty position teaching and writing in doctrinal subjects, beginning in…

The MIT Technology Review has an interesting history of what are often referred to as three-parent babies, though many scientists consider that term misleading. From the article: The first were…

This just in: The AALS Section on Professional Responsibility invites submissions for its New Voices panel at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), January 2026 ...

W.H. Auden's authored this syllabus at the University of Michigan. I do not think this one is reasonable.  2 credits; 6000 pages. I don't think so. Final examination?