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In a contract that still needs to be ratified by union members, the university has agreed to boost student pay and allow for independent arbitration in cases of alleged misconduct and discrimination.

Graduate students planned a three-day-long strike to demand fair pay, union security, and improved protections against sexual harassment and discrimination. If an agreement isn’t met, the union says they may strike longer, potentially disrupting university research.

Justifying science funding through the lens of global competition risks fostering racial bias and discrimination.

An investigation reveals that the government is developing technology to try to reconstruct a person’s appearance based on a genetic sample, raising concerns for the rights of Muslim minority groups in the country.

Speaking a common language is key to a well-integrated team, but guidance is sparse on what—if anything—principal investigators should do about it.

Members of two geology societies voiced concerns about the school’s prohibition of same-sex relationships.

For years, a committee at CNRS has bucked the recommendations of its researchers to hire two social scientists, and colleagues conclude that prejudice is at play.

More than 20 percent of survey respondents said they had experienced some form of harassment within the last 12 months.

An internal report finds Hikmet Budak touched students inappropriately and discriminated against them based on their country of origin, sex, marriage status, and other factors.

Diversity programs are shifting their focus from just providing academic support to creating a learning environment that is more inclusive of people of different backgrounds.

If the changes are passed, a member can be ousted for a proven case of sexual harassment by a two-thirds majority vote by the academy’s Council.

In an email, biostatistics professor Megan Neely warned students of “unintended consequences” from speaking their native language on campus. She has since left a leadership post.

Katrina Miranda, seeking class-action status, alleges that women professors are paid less and passed over for promotions and resources.

The journal undertook a self-assessment, finding men have more success than women with all-male review panels.

A letter in Science garners dozens of signatures.

Several members of senior management at the prestigious UK research center face claims of sexism and mistreatment of staff.

A recent toast to James Watson highlights a tolerance for bigotry many want excised from the scientific community.

Gender discrimination, Brexit, and climate change are among the issues that have received considerable attention from the scientific community this year.

A former employee alleges that J. Craig Venter and others at his company treated women unfairly.