Chronicle of Higher Education: Offers of admission to international students by US graduate schools increased this year by 11% over last year, according to a report by the Council of Graduate Schools. Admissions offers to prospective students from China grew by 23% and to those from India by 8%, the two largest sources of international students to the US. While the largest growth in international admissions offers occurred in business at 16%, the physical and Earth sciences saw a 15% increase, writes Karin Fischer for the Chronicle of Higher Education.
The finding that the Saturnian moon may host layers of icy slush instead of a global ocean could change how planetary scientists think about other icy moons as well.
Modeling the shapes of tree branches, neurons, and blood vessels is a thorny problem, but researchers have just discovered that much of the math has already been done.
January 29, 2026 12:52 PM
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