Last week, University of California (UC) provost Michael Brown brought to a close not only a two-year but a five decade “experiment” into the use of aptitude and achievement testing in the admission ...

Adopting a test-and-learn philosophy is more than just a business strategy—it’s a mindset that should be ingrained in both the culture and core operations of any organization. I’ve seen firsthand how ...

Vò, a small town in northern Italy, could offer clues on to how to deal with the coronavirus after health authorities appear to have stopped the spread of COVID-19, preventing any new infections.

As the deadline to submit college applications approached last year, Hilary Cabrera Orozco braced for disappointment. The daughter of Ecuadorian immigrants, and a nearly straight-A student, had her ...

Until a vaccine arrives, the world has to find a way to live with Covid-19 and without lockdowns. One approach gaining currency is testing entire populations with new tests that deliver near-instant ...

In August, more than 100 New England colleges launched a massive experiment: What happens if you bring students back to petri dish campuses in the midst of a pandemic, but put huge energy into ...

Reports of a respiratory virus spreading in Wuhan, China, emerged in late 2019. After the number of cases outside China increased rapidly, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus ...