All North America articles
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NewsTrump’s latest rule on research grants sidelines scientific merit and adds bureaucracy, academic groups warn
A new White House directive will see political appointees vet federal research funding decisions
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News‘It’s carnage’: Former NIH director decries Trump administration efforts to slash research spending
Elias Zerhouni tells Chemistry World what’s changed from when he was appointed by a Republican president to the current Trump administration
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NewsUS government cancels mRNA vaccine research
Experts fear industrial and academic research may move abroad after infectious disease projects cancelled
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CareersThe additional costs of visas
On top of the financial expense, applications and renewals are slowing scientific progress and damaging researcher mental health
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BusinessSarepta gene therapy deaths highlight tragic rare disease dilemma
Regulators block Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment after fatal side-effects outweigh questionable efficacy
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NewsEPA will officially dissolve its scientific research arm
Experts warn that closing the Office of Research and Development will hamper efforts to protect the environment and public health
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BusinessUS approves twice yearly injection to prevent HIV
Yeztugo (lenacapavir) provided near-total protection against infection in clinical trials
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News‘Deeply concerned’: Are chemistry departments across the US at real risk of closure?
Chemistry chairs warn that they face the same problems afflicting the UK with the Trump administration adding to their woes
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OpinionWhy I returned the Faraday prize to the Royal Society
Andrea Sella explains how inaction over Elon Musk’s membership motivated him to act
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NewsUS government to ‘aggressively revoke’ Chinese students’ visas
Serious concerns raised over plan to cancel the visas of students from China studying in ‘critical fields’
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NewsUniversity of Akron calls off plan to merge chemistry-related programmes
‘Retrenchment’ strategy to combine polymer science with chemical engineering and chemistry is averted, following voluntary layoffs
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BusinessTrade deals stave off Trump’s tariffs temporarily
Initial agreements with China and UK have paused trade war, but uncertainty reigns
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NewsUS energy department cap on indirect research costs temporarily halted after universities file lawsuit
Universities sue DOE after agency suddenly caps indirect research costs at 15%
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OpinionWillie May: ‘We need to find and support the “missing millions”’
The analytical chemist on growing up Black in Alabama in the 1950s and 1960s and his journey through NIST, academia and the AAAS presidency
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NewsFears grow over the future of mRNA vaccine research in the US
Researchers working on mRNA vaccines fear federal funding might be halted, with many looking to move projects abroad
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BusinessTrump’s new tariffs threaten the chemicals sector
Broad and high tariffs could mean severe job losses and supply chain disruption for chemistry-using industries
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BusinessBayer ordered to pay more than $2 billion to US cancer victim
Jury decided glyphosate-based Roundup herbicide caused cancer, but company will appeal
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BusinessUS drops chloroprene emissions lawsuit against Denka
Government says lawsuit stretched legal definitions in pursuit of ‘environmental justice’
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NewsNIH plan to centralise peer review could mean ‘substantial loss of expertise’
Agency says move will save money and reduce bias, but researchers are concerned about associated staff reductions
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OpinionChemists amid coronavirus five years on: Krystle McLaughlin
An assistant chemistry professor at a small college in New York gets her career back on track, thanks to a tenure clock extension and teaching release