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Stung by college admissions bribery scandal, University of Southern California announces new leadership

The University of Southern California on Wednesday announced a new school president who will usher in "a new era" following a series of high-profile scandals that culminated last week with a massive college admissions bribery case.

Top US colleges weigh fate of students with tainted applications in wake of bribery scandal; USC takes high ground

In the wake of a massive college bribery scheme, the schools caught in the middle have been left facing a thorny question: What to do about the students who may have been admitted through fraud?

College admissions scandal exposes deep divide over social class, race and wealth in America

The families ensnared in the college bribery scandal embody wealth and privilege in America: CEOs, Hollywood stars, Wall Street millionaires. A California vineyard owner. A prominent Manhattan lawyer.

US college admissions scandal exposes dark side of how America's rich and famous rig system, make their kids look like star athletes

A college admissions scandal moved from bombshell indictments to guilty pleas in a matter of hours, yet the full fallout from the federal case against the rich and famous could take months or more to unfold.

Researchers create AI worker so real it even cheats when given tough tasks

The AI was programmed to translate satellite imagery into street maps and vice versa.

Decagon: AI that predicts side effects from millions of drug combinations

Half of Decagon's predictions have been confirmed in recently published literature

Artificial Intelligence programme recreates entire periodic table of elements

A new AI programme developed by Stanford scientists recreated the periodic table in just a few hours.

IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta improve global MBA rankings, IIM Ahmedabad and ISB Hyderabad slip down charts

IIM-B and IIM-C have improved their global MBA rankings in 2018, but IIM-A and ISB Hyderabad have slipped.

Stanford researchers develop "radiative sky cooling" solution to cool buildings to save electricity used for air conditioning

The researchers tested a system, with panels coated with the specialised material laid atop pipes of running water, on the roof of a Stanford building.

Researchers identify viable source of lithium in lakes formed in the caldera of supervolcanoes

Stanford researchers have developed a new method for identifying lithium deposits, which promises to diversify the available sources of the metal.