ABOVE: Sexual harassment is a particular problem at remote field sites such as the dry valleys of Antarctica, according to NSF-funded researcher Jane Willenbring, who has worked there.
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The National Science Foundation has announced a new sexual harassment policy that aims to improve accountability among its grant recipients. In information published on its website on Wednesday (September 19), the agency notes that, as of October 21, it will require institutions to report findings in any harassment investigations of researchers receiving NSF funding, and will take punitive action against those who have been found guilty.
“NSF is committed to ensuring the safety and security of the people our awards support,” NSF’s director, France Córdova, says in a statement. “When that safety is endangered through the actions of someone associated with an NSF award, the foundation will work to replace that person while preserving support for responsible members of the ...
