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U of California, Berkeley, to Delete Publicly Available Educational Content

U of California, Berkeley, to Delete Publicly Available Educational Content

Starting March 15, the university will begin removing more than 20,000 video and audio lectures from public view as a result of a Justice Department accessibility order.

How The Fallout From Trump's Travel Ban Is Reshaping Science

How The Fallout From Trump's Travel Ban Is Reshaping Science

Researchers are cutting short travel, ending collaborations and rethinking their US ties.

Scientists Are Standing Up to Trump Because They've Always Stood Up to Bullshit

Scientists Are Standing Up to Trump Because They've Always Stood Up to Bullshit

There’s this pervasive idea that science is somehow exempt from the ugly political world in which the rest of us wallow. But even a perfunctory look at the history of American science shows that this hasn’t always been the case.

Cutting Science Funding Means Sacrificing the US's Future

Cutting Science Funding Means Sacrificing the US's Future

President Donald Trump plans to change to slash spending on basic science by 10.5 percent in 2018.

What Early-Career Researchers Can Do to Advocate for Science

What Early-Career Researchers Can Do to Advocate for Science

A reinvigorated science policy committee is working to engage scientists, government officials, and the community—and you can too.

Departing Senior NSF Manager Offers Hopeful Assessment of Agency’s Future

Departing Senior NSF Manager Offers Hopeful Assessment of Agency’s Future

Richard Buckius returns to Purdue “confident” of continued federal support for research

Two Top Chinese-American Scientists Have Dropped Their US Citizenship

Two Top Chinese-American Scientists Have Dropped Their US Citizenship

China gets bragging rights to two more internationally recognized researchers

Hundreds Rally for Science at Demonstration Near AAAS Meeting

Hundreds Rally for Science at Demonstration Near AAAS Meeting

Crowd troubled by direction of Trump administration.

Scientists Aren't Happy with Trump. So What Are They Going to Do About It?

Scientists Aren't Happy with Trump. So What Are They Going to Do About It?

"Donald Trump is going to be the gateway drug for scientists being engaged in policy."

Diehard Coders Just Rescued NASA’s Earth Science Data

Diehard Coders Just Rescued NASA’s Earth Science Data

Hackers are building up robust systems to monitor changes to government websites. And they’re keeping track of data that's already been removed.

From a Tweet, a March for Science Is Born

From a Tweet, a March for Science Is Born

It started with a tweet, but now it's an international movement. Spurred by concerns about the impact President Donald Trump's administration might have on research, the March for Science is "a call to support and safeguard the scientific community."

US Immigration Order Strikes Against Biotech

US Immigration Order Strikes Against Biotech

Nearly 100 founders and leaders of biotech companies express their deep concern and opposition to the executive order signed by President Donald Trump on January 27, 2017.

Trump’s Travel Ban, Aimed at Terrorists, Has Blocked Doctors

Trump’s Travel Ban, Aimed at Terrorists, Has Blocked Doctors

The Trump administration has mounted a vigorous defense of its ban on travel from seven majority-Muslim nations, saying it is necessary to prevent terrorists from entering the United States. But the ban, now blocked by a federal judge, also ensnared travelers important to the well-being of many Americans: doctors.

Michael Eisen will run for a seat in the US Senate

Michael Eisen will run for a seat in the US Senate

Michael Eisen from University of California in Berkeley, California, registered the Twitter handle @SenatorPhD and declared his intention to run in the 2018 election for a seat in the United States Senate.

Cutting International Science Funding Will Only Hurt America

Cutting International Science Funding Will Only Hurt America

If Trump tries to improve Americans' lot by cutting international research funding, he'll accomplish just the opposite.