All North America articles – Page 7
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News
Lack of support undermines minority and female chemistry PhDs
US survey shows importance of peers and finances in graduate schools
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Business
Fatal explosion at US chemical plant
Blast at Optima facility killed one and injured three others
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News
1000 Chinese researchers have left the US since spying probe intensified this summer
Exodus of visiting researchers from China comes after arrest of at least five researchers on espionage charges
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Opinion
Science suffers when the DOJ profiles scientists with ties to China
Federal funding agencies need to do more to prevent minor mistakes and to protect valuable international collaborations
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Opinion
Biden’s big win
The fact that Biden beat Trump to the White House by such a thin margin shows the limits of science communication
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News
Research community breathes a sigh of relief as Biden beats Trump
US president-elect Joe Biden expected to reverse many of Trump’s actions on climate, environment and funding that worried scientists and research advocates
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News
US imposes sanctions on Russian institution linked to refinery cyber attack
Russia’s Chemistry and Mechanics research institute is accused of connections to Triton malware
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Research
Searching for superconductors with supercomputers
What if most materials are superconductors under the right conditions, wonders José Flores-Livas
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News
US revokes over 1000 visas of Chinese students and researchers
Academic and science groups concerned by cancellations
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News
The first ever postdoc union at a private US university has been formed
1700 postdoc researchers at Columbia University join to secure higher pay, protection for harassment victims and parental leave
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News
US science Nobel laureates back Biden in presidential race
Eighty-one US Nobel prize winners, including 24 in chemistry, are publicly supporting Biden over Trump
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Opinion
From collaboration to collusion
The US government’s crackdown on academics not declaring Chinese funding highlights a moral hazard
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News
EPA rescinds methane emissions reduction rule
Obama-era regulations have been rolled back at the EPA, to the chagrin of some big oil firms and environmental groups
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Opinion
Why scientists are worried by a second term for Trump
Another four years could be very problematic
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News
Science community holds its breath as US election looms
The election is a high stakes affair for university researchers and science advocates, who overwhelmingly back Biden
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News
EPA settles Gold King mine disaster five years later
Utah state will receive $220 million as part of settlement over 2015 accident that spilled toxic waste into waterways
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Research
Translating snail venom research from beach to bench and beyond
Meet Mandë Holford, an interdisciplinary scientist following tangents that arise when exploring the molecular-level workings of venom peptides
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News
Criminal charges for undeclared Chinese research ties mount in the US
Ohio State University immunologist is latest to be swept up in probe into undisclosed foreign funding
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News
US environmental body ditches ban on grantees on advisory panels
After several legal defeats, the EPA has backed down on controversial policy
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News
Fears that US clampdown on student visas will hamstring nation’s research
The country’s universities could suffer if restrictions aren’t eased soon