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Plant Biologist Jane Silverthorne Dies at 69

Silverthorne shaped the development of many NSF programs driving innovation in plant biology and agriculture.

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NSF Grant Funding Is Racially Biased, Study Finds

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US Spending Bill to Provide New Funds for Science and Health

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Sexual Harassment Complaints in Academia Are Up Since 2018

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US Lawmakers Propose Doubling of NSF Funding

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How Ice Shelf Loss Will Change the Antarctic Ecosystem

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Scientists Oppose NSF’s New Graduate Fellowship Priority

Kerry Grens | | 2 min read

Trump Proposes Significant Cuts to NIH for 2021 Budget

Jef Akst | | 2 min read

China Catches Up with the US in Science and Tech

Catherine Offord | | 2 min read

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Making STEM Education More Welcoming to Underrepresented Minorities

Esther Landhuis | | 8 min read

Trump Releases 2020 Budget Proposal

Jef Akst | | 2 min read

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Government Shutdown Keeps Young Scientists in Limbo

Shawna Williams | | 3 min read

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Firings and a Resignation Roil NEON Ecological Observatory

Shawna Williams | | 2 min read

NSF Reverses Policy Limiting Grant Proposal Submissions

Ashley P. Taylor | | 1 min read

NSF Unveils New Sexual Harassment Policy

Catherine Offord | | 2 min read

NIH Announces Plans to Update Harassment Policies

Jef Akst | | 2 min read

NSF Will Require Reporting of Sexual Harassment

Jim Daley | | 2 min read

House Proposes NSF and NOAA Cuts, NASA Gains

Aggie Mika | | 3 min read

NSF Cuts PhD Training Grant

Bob Grant | | 4 min read

NSF Asks for Diversity-Boosting Proposals

Kerry Grens | | 1 min read

NSF Calls for Harassment Prevention

Tracy Vence | | 1 min read

A Costly Case of Grant Fraud

Bob Grant | | 2 min read

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