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Sexual Harassment Complaints in Academia Are Up Since 2018

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US Lawmakers Propose Doubling of NSF Funding

Famous Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico Collapses

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Scientists Oppose NSF’s New Graduate Fellowship Priority

Trump Proposes Significant Cuts to NIH for 2021 Budget

China Catches Up with the US in Science and Tech

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Trump Releases 2020 Budget Proposal

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Government Shutdown Keeps Young Scientists in Limbo

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Firings and a Resignation Roil NEON Ecological Observatory

NSF Reverses Policy Limiting Grant Proposal Submissions

NSF Unveils New Sexual Harassment Policy

NIH Announces Plans to Update Harassment Policies

NSF Will Require Reporting of Sexual Harassment

House Proposes NSF and NOAA Cuts, NASA Gains

NSF Cuts PhD Training Grant

NSF Asks for Diversity-Boosting Proposals

NSF Calls for Harassment Prevention

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