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What the election results mean for science
Biden has promised “disciplined, trustworthy leadership grounded in science”; runoffs will determine the balance of power in Congress.
ASBMB raises concerns about proposed visa changes
Trump administration seeks to limit duration of stay and impose other restrictions on foreign scientists and students
Survey: 1 in 5 NIH workers were sexually harassed in past year
Young, nonbinary and bisexual employees were most likely to experience harassment.
Pandemic snarls research administration
With data collection slowed and grant applications way up, the pandemic is disrupting the complex, slow-moving NIH funding system. Federal officials and university grant administrators are working to help researchers keep things moving.
Still unclear why university expelled 15 Chinese researchers
The University of North Texas has said only that the decision followed briefings by federal and local law enforcement.
ASBMB joins amicus brief
Society and other nonprofits raise concerns about racial profiling by federal investigators and prosecutors’ attempts to criminalize administrative errors.
Early-career scientists need pandemic relief funds
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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.
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.
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