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Update (June 3): The National Academy of Sciences has voted to allow members to be expelled, with 82 percent of ballots supporting the change, according to Science.
The US National Academy of Sciences is voting on an amendment to its bylaws to allow the organization to eject members based on activities of misconduct including sexual harassment, bullying, and discrimination, according to a statement released yesterday (April 30). National Academy of Sciences (NAS) members are inducted into the organization for life, an honor that could be rescinded for individuals violating the Code of Conduct, if the amendment passes.
At the NAS annual business meeting, members in attendance voted as an overwhelming majority to continue with a plan to have the organization’s 2,380 members vote on the amendment. The next step is the vote among all NAS members ...
