Chronicle of Higher Education - The gecko could have sprung from the mind of Dr. Seuss: It had black spots. It had white spots. It had stripes upon those spots. The nine-inch-long lizard with bright-orange eyes was new to science in the late 1990s, when L. Lee Grismer, a professor of biology at La Sierra University, first encountered it. Read full article

Chronicle of Higher Education - Federal rules should be relaxed to allow scientists to perform higher-risk medical research on prison inmates than is allowed now, a new report from the Institute of Medicine says. Read full article

Chronicle of Higher Education - Sarah J. Greenwald, an associate professor of mathematics at Appalachian State University, is no stranger to popular culture. Read full article

Winston-Salem Journal - When people go to a movie in the summer, they’re usually looking to escape from the real world. Read full article

Charlotte Observer - A seamless path leading from ninth grade to a four-year degree is now open in Caldwell County, officials said last week as they dedicated Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute’s newest building. Read full article