Weekly Briefing: A missed deadline means withheld grants for an entire university

One scientist failed to turn in the required final reports for two grants. ADVERTISEMENT [Weekly Briefing Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. A funding nightmare at UCSD 📣 We’re experimenting with the Weekly Briefing’s format, highlighting four top stories. If you have suggestions or feedback, [let me know here]( or send me an email: fernanda@chronicle.com. - Remember to turn in final grant reports. If you don’t, the National Institutes of Health, the Office of Naval Research, and the U.S. Army could withhold all grants from your institution. What seems like a nightmare actually happened at the University of California at San Diego after one scientist failed to turn in the required final reports for two grants, according to a university message. The Chronicle cross-referenced databases to identify and contact the late-submitting scientist, Jeffry S. Isaacson, a retired neuroscience professor. When asked if he was the scientist behind the missing reports, Isaacson, who retired in June 2022, said, “Well, apparently.” [Our Francie Diep reports on what happened next](. - What do you do with a college campus after it closes? Most of the time when a college shutters, the campus is sold to another institution. Other times, the campuses are redeveloped, razed, or abandoned. Our Sonel Cutler spoke with experts about why that change can be so difficult. She found that sometimes local residents resist plans. Other times, legal processes, like filing for bankruptcy, slow down progress. [Read more](. - Stanford’s Faculty Senate condemned Scott Atlas in 2020. Some members want to take it back. In November 2020 the Senate [passed a resolution]( criticizing Scott W. Atlas, a Hoover Institution senior fellow who was an adviser on Covid-19 to President Donald Trump. The resolution cited his messaging that discouraged wearing masks, among other things. This week, a group of faculty members argued that the passage of the resolution had lacked transparency and set a “dangerous precedent” for free speech. On Thursday the Senate voted on a motion to reverse the resolution. Members [ultimately voted]( to kick the review of governance issues and procedures related to the censure to the Senate’s policy board. [Our Stephanie Lee has the story](. - Should professors teach basic study skills in their classes? That’s the question in this week’s Teaching newsletter. Our Beth McMurtrie offers readers two brief interviews that answer the question with very different perspectives. A math lecturer said she asks students who performed poorly on quizzes to see her after class. They then get granular about how each student prepared for the quiz, and she offers advice. On the other hand, a family-engagement specialist wrote that prepared students shouldn’t be penalized or have to waste class time on study lessons for their less-prepared classmates. 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