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ViewUS news roundup: 18-24 October

The latest news in United States research policy and funding

ViewUS new roundup: 11-17 October

The latest news in United States research policy and funding

ViewNIH finds three reasons why black researchers win less funding

National Institutes of Health looked into lower success of African-American and other black applicants

ViewUS news roundup: 4-10 October

The latest news in United States research policy and funding

ViewCongress calls for e-cigarette research after spate of deaths

United States lung injury toll linked to e-cigarettes exceeds 1,000, with 18 deaths

ViewNIH agrees to tighten checks against ‘foreign threats’

Government inspectors found multiple problems with vetting processes at the National Institutes of Health

ViewUS news roundup: 27 September-3 October

The latest news in United States research policy and funding

ViewUS news roundup: 20-26 September

The latest research policy and funding news from the United States, including a bid to...

ViewReligious bias claim ‘significant threat to academic freedom’

Government threats to withdraw federal funding from a Middle Eastern studies centre over a perceived...

ViewUS news roundup: 13-19 September

The latest research policy and funding news from the United States, including a pharmaceutical bankruptcy,...

ViewDemands for investigation into ‘political interference’ at NOAA

Pressure is increasing on United States commerce secretary Wilbur Ross over allegations that he presided...

ViewR&D budgets targeted towards ‘extraordinary threats’

A list of the White House’s spending priorities for federal R&D has pointed to fears...

ViewUS news roundup: 6-12 September

The latest research policy and funding news from the United States, including the continued fallout...

ViewUnder-fire drugs company to hand resources to addiction centre

The United States pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma has agreed to hand over previously private molecules...

ViewUS news roundup: 26 July-5 September

The latest research policy and funding news from the United States, including tensions with China,...

ViewSafety concerns force suspension of work at army pathogen lab

A United States Army research institute has been forced to suspend its work on high-risk...

ViewUniversity of California staff boycott Elsevier

Staff at the University of California have said they will no longer serve on the...

ViewUS news roundup 19-25 July

The latest research policy and funding news from the United States, including a deal to...

ViewProtests at Mauna Kea blind world-leading telescopes

Thirteen telescopes on Hawaii’s tallest mountain have been shut down over staff safety concerns amid...

ViewAgencies warn researchers not to stray far from home

The United States’ National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health have written to researchers...

ViewUS news roundup: 12-18 July

The latest research policy and funding news from the United States, including scrutiny of changes...

ViewUS news roundup: 5-11 July

The latest research policy and funding news from the United States, including accusations of climate...

ViewUniversity of Alaska threatened by ‘devastating’ budget cuts

Alaska governor Mike Dunleavy has vetoed more than a third of the 2020 budget for...

ViewUS news roundup: 28 June-4 July

The latest research policy and funding news from the United States, including changes to the...

ViewEnvironment proposals meet stiff opposition from science figures

The Trump administration is seeking to loosen emissions rules for power generation and federal projects,...

ViewUS news roundup: 21-27 June

The latest research policy and funding news from the United States, including approval for the...

ViewTrump ‘takes a knife to the jugular’ of federal science advice

The White House has demanded the elimination of a third of federal advisory committees in...

ViewUS news roundup: 14-20 June

The latest research policy and funding news from the United States, including tackling sexual harassment,...

ViewSmaller institutions lead ranking by share of top-quality papers

An annual ranking of research institutions’ output of top-quality papers in the natural sciences has...

ViewWhite House clamps down on use of foetal tissue

Researchers at the United States National Institutes of Health can no longer work with foetal...