The country’s new government appears to have heard the call from academics for an independent body to distribute federal research funds.

Two panels devoted to reviewing/recommending policy on marine protected areas and invasive species were eliminated.

The National Labor Relations Board has gone back-and-forth on whether graduate students at private universities can form unions three times in the past 19 years.

The federal government cautions that the drug can affect brain development in both teens and fetuses.

The Duke University emeritus professor was an expert in purine biosynthesis and the genetics of gout.

The president wants to terminate at least a third of all federal advisory committees by the end of September.

More turnover in the agency’s intramural program could boost diversity among laboratory leadership.

A memo distributed to employees of the US Department of Agriculture requires them to include a disclaimer that their peer-reviewed work doesn’t represent agency findings or policy.

Warning letters and lawsuits attempt to regulate an industry providing treatments that may have serious health risks.