Authorities say they are looking into whether the scientists should have sought their permission before undertaking research that could lead to a "gain of function" in the virus gaining new or enhanced abilities.

Rising from the prairies in the middle of Iowa lies one of the mightiest small private institutions in the nation, Grinnell College. An education at this thinker's paradise offers both prestige and promise for 1,700 undergrads each year who embrace the humanities and liberal arts. In many ways, a degree is almost a golden ticket […]

It has embraced "hybrid learning and turned it on its ears." And it is incredibly open-minded when it comes to collaboration, something that can be a lesson for other institutions and programs struggling to make headway.

The university's board of trustees voted unanimously to make him the school's 6th president.