All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 52
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NewsBP research fund being put to good use in Gulf of Mexico
Nearly seven years after Deepwater Horizon, the independent research programme BP created is laying a good foundation for the future
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NewsScience funding predicted to be hit hard under Trump
Painful portrait painted of future US federal research funding with energy, climate and environment cuts expected
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NewsTrump’s controversial environment agency pick sworn in
After Senate confirms Scott Pruitt to head the EPA, the agency issues a statement praising him and criticising itself
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NewsGlobal science collaborations rocket
International research partnerships more than doubled in the last 15 years with the number of nations involved nearly tripling
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NewsTrump dominates chatter at AAAS meeting
Concern persists about President Trump’s impact on science
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BusinessDuPont settles fluorinated chemical lawsuits
DuPont and spinoff Chemours will pay more than $670m to settle around 3500 personal injury claims relating to PFOA exposure
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NewsEuropean science groups voice concern over recent US policies
Leaders in Europe are being warned about the potential impacts of President Trump’s policies on research and innovation
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NewsFrench presidential hopeful courts US climate researchers
Emmanuel Macron has invited America’s climate scientists to bring their expertise to France
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NewsCongress introduces bill reaffirming open communication of research
In an apparent response to Trump, US senators seek to shore up independence of federal scientists
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BusinessUS biotech leaders protest immigration ban
Donald Trump’s suspended order would endanger America’s biotech industry if re-instated
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BusinessFatal liquid nitrogen release at US sperm bank
Workplace safety agency to probe death of deputy sheriff after apparent asphyxiation at Xytex in Augusta
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NewsUS university offers compensation after groundwater contamination
Leeching of 1,4-dioxane from animal research waste buried in the 1960s and 70s leads Dartmouth College to propose pay-outs for affected households
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ResearchPolymer offers promise of surgery free 'vasectomy'
Contraceptive technique shown to be effective and safe in rhesus macaque monkeys
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NewsGlobal effort to help scientists trapped by Trump’s immigration order
Researchers from Europe and beyond offer temporary bench space and accommodation for colleagues denied US entry
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NewsFood agency warns of belladonna danger in US homeopathy product
US regulator finds ‘inconsistent amounts’ of belladonna in teething tablets that pose an ‘unnecessary risk’
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NewsTrump bullies major research university after protests
Researchers fear chilling effect on academic freedom after president threatens to pull funding from Berkeley
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NewsInjured postdoc sues University of Hawaii over lab explosion
Researcher received dangerous research equipment and requests for safety training were ignored, her lawyers argue
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NewsWomen in science and engineering representation varies widely by field
Of nearly 23,000 US graduate students in chemistry in 2014, roughly 8200 were full-time female students, latest figures reveals
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NewsTrump immigration edict disrupts American science
Ninety-day bar on citizens from seven Muslim majority nations blocks entry of students and scientists
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NewsInformation vacuum leaves scientists fearing the worst under Trump
Anxiety – and perhaps overreaction – has gripped many in the US science community