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ASBMB joins amicus brief
Society and other nonprofits raise concerns about racial profiling by federal investigators and prosecutors’ attempts to criminalize administrative errors.
Science-related legislation to watch
One bill would provide $26 billion in emergency funding for agencies that support research; another would protect against foreign influence in research.
We are here because we choose to be
Five months into a pandemic with arguably the world’s worst response, the United States can no longer take the easy way out and blame only politics for our downfall. We’re to blame, too.
NSF foreign influence probes net nearly two dozen
Meanwhile, feds charge Ohio State researcher with fraud and drop theft charges against Emory professor.
U.S. seeks to kick out and ban foreign students
Harvard and MIT sue government to stop rule change targeting F-1 and M-1 visa holders at or heading to institutions offering only online courses this fall because of COVID-19.
NIH struggles to address sexual harassment by grantees
While the agency has made progress with intramural cases, it has been less successful with extramural ones.
From neuroscientist to science policy analyst
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What the Supreme Court's DACA ruling means for undocumented students and the colleges and universities they attend
At least for now, hundreds of thousands of students can stay in school without facing new hardships.
When leaders choose self-interest over science, the consequences are deadly
As a result of the Trump administration’s actions and inaction, Ben Corb writes, the U.S. was late to adopt a testing protocol to help track and slow the spread of COVID-19.
NIH continues to investigate scientists’ foreign ties
The agency has investigated 189 scientists suspected of violating NIH policies and has found a majority of them guilty of failing to disclose foreign affiliations.
Bill would reform NSF and plant innovation hubs nationwide
The Endless Frontier Act would rename, add a directorate to and pump up to $100 billion in new funding into the agency. It also would fix the uneven distribution of jobs and capital concentrated now in just a few cities.
Election and pandemic complicate appropriations
Find answers to questions you probably have about the process, including how the NIH will fare.
On equity, power and responsibility in academic research
The glacial pace at which many universities have diversified belies a supposed commitment to valuing the Black community and what it brings to the institution.
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