All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 38
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BusinessUS government sued for delaying dichloromethane paint stripper ban
Environmental Protection Agency advances long-awaited ban on consumer products, but allows commercial use to continue
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NewsAs government shutdown drags on US researchers find themselves caught in the crossfire
As the shutdown enters its second month many scientists have been left struggling to pay the rent or childcare as research projects flounder
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NewsUS chemical safety office finally gets a new director
Senate approves new head for Environmental Protection Agency’s office of chemical safety and pollution prevention after year long wait
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NewsWhite House finally gets a science adviser
Research community welcomes meteorologist as Trump’s new science adviser, after two years without one, but the office he will run is currently closed
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NewsUS government shutdown affects science
Research agencies like the National Science Foundation are shuttered, with no grant reviews, meetings or funding disbursements
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NewsFormer chemistry student accused of poisoning university roommate with thallium
Lehigh University chemistry major charged with attempted homicide and aggravated assault charges
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NewsChemistry graduate student gets seven years for poisoning co-worker
Chinese PhD student spiked colleague’s food and water with carcinogen
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NewsUK forensic lab misconduct results in dozens of convictions being overturned
Data manipulation at Randox Testing has led to 40 drug-driving convictions being quashed after samples were retested
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NewsWhite House education plan aims to increase diversity in Stem subjects
Strategy to recruiting more underrepresented minorities gets positive reception
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NewsChemistry prof sues for $20m over alleged gender discrimination
University of Arizona chemistry professor launches class action lawsuit, says she and other female faculty were grossly underpaid, not promoted
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NewsChemistry professor receives respite from US deportation threat
Bangladeshi chemistry professor who has lived in the US for decades won’t have court hearing until April 2022
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NewsDatabase seeking to help to diversify chemistry gathers pace
More than 230 academic chemists who self-report as minorities have signed up and the website has inspired industry copycats
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ResearchFipronil responsible for historic honeybee die-off
Researchers conclude the mass death of honeybees in 1990s France was caused by the pesticide fipronil, not a neonicotinoid
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BusinessArrests in China follow massive leak into the Taiwan Strait
Seven charged with criminal negligence after release of 70 tonnes of aromatic hydrocarbons sickened over 50 people
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NewsWarnings on counterfeit CBD vaping products with toxic contaminants
Cannabidiol vaping liquids and oils in the US found to be contaminated with psychoactive compounds linked to deadly overdoses
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BusinessTransforming PET imaging with silicon
Fuzionaire Diagnostics can add Si–18F radiolabels to a variety of molecules quickly, easily and cheaply
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NewsScientists elected to Congress in US mid-terms
Victory for biochemist Sean Casten and several others with Stem backgrounds who have never run for office before
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OpinionAlternative science
Those who report on science are treading a tricky line as bad actors look to muddy the waters