American Chemical Society diversity programme comes under attack

The advocacy group Do No Harm is suing the American Chemical Society (ACS), arguing that its Scholars Program discriminates against applicants who are of white and Asian heritage. The ACS initiative, which began more than 30 years ago, awards scholarships of $5000 (£3880) to undergraduate students from historically underrepresented groups in the chemical sciences who are majoring in chemistry-related disciplines and intend to pursue careers in the field.