All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 63
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NewsPipeline of US female chemists in doubt
New figures raise concerns about the representation of women in US chemistry departments
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NewsLow-cost sensors helped guard Disney artwork on China trip
Collaboration between researchers, Walt Disney and the Getty has yielded technology to protect artwork from pollution
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NewsJob worries investigated by American Chemical Society
ACS examines US market for chemists and whether the US is over-producing chemistry graduates
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NewsCrime lab chemist accused of fabricating drug test results
A US forensic chemist’s misconduct could impact up to 8000 criminal cases
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BusinessExxonMobil sued for Clean Air Act violations
Environmental campaigners claim ExxonMobil’s plant emissions harm local residents
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NewsSupreme Court lets EPA’s mercury pollution regulations stand
Obama’s controversial Mercury and Air Toxics Standards have been upheld by the US Supreme Court
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Research
California Bay area sees 39% drop in PBDEs in breast milk
Decade old Californian ban on flame retardants delivering results
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Business
EPA aims to remove flubendiamide pesticide from market
After reassessing environmental impact, the agency wants to withdraw Bayer and Nichino America insecticides
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NewsSupreme court vacancy may jeopardise chemical regulation reform
Political fight over appointment of new supreme court judge could derail Toxic Substance Control Act modernisation
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NewsUS food and drug agency finally gets new head
The Senate has approved a new administrator for the Food and Drug Administration after months of delay and opposition
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NewsBerkeley chemistry blues
A petition opposing the disbanding of UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry has attracted over 1000 signatures
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Business
Glyphosate persistence raises questions
Herbicide remains in water and soil longer than thought, but how that translates to human and environmental risk is unclear
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NewsEarth sciences society urged to refuse ExxonMobil sponsorship
Over 100 geoscientists are calling on the American Geophysical Union to reject ExxonMobil funding for events
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NewsThe huge impact of ‘mini-brains’
‘Mini-brains’ created by Johns Hopkins researchers in the US could revolutionise how drugs and compounds are tested for safety and effectiveness
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News‘Map’ of chemical landscape could cut animal testing
Searchable database of 10,000 chemicals could help to create safety profiles for untested compounds
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NewsWhite House science chief, agency heads sound alarm on funding
Obama’s science adviser joined directors at other funding bodies to call for the US to commit more of its GDP to R&D
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NewsScientific advances should be considered when updating US chemicals law
Experts say new tools could cut animals tests, costs when updating 40-year old law
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NewsSexism cases ‘tip of the iceberg’, says head of US science organisation
More must be done to combat harassment in science, according to outgoing AAAS president Geraldine Richmond
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NewsDoubts raised about key BPA substitute
Mounting research suggests a favoured bisphenol A replacement has similar biological effects and may be no safer
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