All articles by Rebecca Trager
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NewsUS researchers are advising students not to enter academia
A survey of NIH-grantees in Massachusetts reveals delayed hiring in labs, layoffs, careers being pursued abroad and research scope reductions
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NewsTwo US states warned suspension of new tech visas for universities will hurt science
Move by Florida and Texas could be ‘devastating’ for research and other sectors experts warn amid concerns bans could spread
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News‘A philosophical attack on the nature of science’
Norine Noonan and Susan Coady Kemnitzer, who have retired from decades-long senior leadership roles at key science agencies and the White House, talk about the importance of collecting data at this historic moment
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NewsOver 80% of US adults want more done to ensure that chemicals are safe
In recent survey, 84% of American respondents say the government and industry must do more to identify, regulate harmful chemicals in products
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PodcastAAAS annual meeting & plasma chemistry
In this episode, we discuss reflections from this year’s AAAS annual meeting, the latest advances in plasma chemistry, and hear the latest headlines.
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NewsThe need for science diplomacy in a fragmenting world
After receiving a US science diplomacy prize, Chemistry World talks to Martyn Poliakoff and Richard Catlow about global scientific challenges, their love of technicians and being astounded by children’s questions
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OpinionVeronica Vaida: ‘Some Harvard faculty expressed puzzlement at having a woman colleague’
The renowned physical chemist and environmental scientist on growing up in Romania and forging her career as a woman in the US in the 1970s
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News‘We’re in the rupture’: AAAS leadership reflects on past year under Trump
Sudip Parikh, head of largest US science organisation, describes how the nation’s research community has gone from ‘turmoil’ upon Trump’s re-election to ‘rupture’ today
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NewsPFAS waxes found on skis and snowboards lead to three Olympic disqualifications
Athletes excluded for first time for materials doping with ‘forever chemicals’ since the prohibition took effect three years ago
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NewsEPA moves to eliminate basis of greenhouse gas regulations
Legal challenges predicted as US environmental protection agency rescinds long-standing ‘endangerment finding’
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BusinessControversial weedkiller dicamba reapproved in the US
Regulator says new label restrictions will prevent damage of nearby crops
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NewsCongress rescues industry watchdog earmarked for closure by Trump administration
Agency has received level funding of $14 million to continue to investigate and report back on US chemical accidents
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NewsDramatic reductions proposed for US science agencies by Trump administration evaporate
Final 2026 budget figures, passed by Congress and signed into law, reject significant cuts that the White House had proposed
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NewsBid to resurrect US government’s controversial ‘China Initiative’ fails
Programme that targeted academics affiliated with China won’t be reestablished after groundswell of university opposition
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NewsEnvironment agency vow to end animal testing in US by 2035 receives mixed reaction
Toxicologists and research advocates worry that EPA’s goal to end animal testing for chemicals is premature
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NewsUS air strikes seriously damaged leading research institute in Venezuela
Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research’s maths building ‘completely destroyed’ and chemistry building seriously damaged
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NewsNIH agrees to review hundreds of grants halted by Trump administration
Peer review for research proposals that were frozen will now resume
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ResearchWolffish teeth contain a rare material that shrinks when squeezed rather than expanding
Osteodentin found in the core of this bottom-dwelling Atlantic Ocean predator’s teeth could inspire new designs for stronger, more resilient materials
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NewsEPA delivers mixed finding on carcinogenic rubber ingredient
US environmental agency says 1,3-butadiene is harmful for some industry workers, but not for the environment or those living near plants using it
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NewsLeading environmental health journal defunded by Trump administration has been saved
The American Chemical Society will now publish Environmental Health Perspectives