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In the rush to innovate for COVID-19 drugs, sound science is still essential
To battle the coronavirus, strong regulatory protection from the FDA is essential.
Funding agencies relax rules amid pandemic
A roundup of how the NIH, NSF and DOE are accommodating grant applicants and recipients during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Protecting American science and its international collaborators
Lawyer and professor Frank Wu spoke about research integrity, legal cases against scientists and foreign influences on federally funded research.
Why hoarding of hydroxychloroquine needs to stop
Some old antimalarial drugs are becoming harder to get in the United States, partly because President Donald Trump has touted them as a potential treatment for COVID-19.
Share your thoughts on remote study sections
Are you serving on a grant-review panel from afar? We want to know how your experience is going.
FIRM Act would require some foreign scientists to register as foreign agents
If enacted, this legislation would affect some foreign scientists collaborating with U.S. scientists on federally funded research.
3 volunteering guidelines to heed during the coronavirus pandemic
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Lawmakers press FBI and NIH on research-integrity investigations
U.S. Reps. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Judy Chu, D-Calif., sent the NIH and FBI letters asking about the agencies’ investigations into scientists with ties to China.
Congress passes, considers bills promoting diversity in STEM
The Building Blocks of STEM Act creates and expands STEM education initiatives at the National Science Foundation. Other pending legislation would boost minority-serving institutions.
Meet Sarina Neote
As the ASBMB’s science policy manager, she advocates for policies that strengthen the scientific workforce and promote an inclusive environment that is supportive of discovery.
Sexual harassment working group releases report
An NIH group proposes policy changes covering themes of increased transparency, restorative justice and inclusive work environments.
President's budget request includes cuts to science
Trump's budget would reduce nondefense discretionary spending by $40 billion and increase defense spending by $2 billion.
In State of the Union, Trump misrepresents administration’s support for medical research
The society's director of public affairs responds to the president's address.
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