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In a win for the US Department of Justice’s China Initiative, Charles Lieber was convicted of hiding his financial ties to China from federal agencies.

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute will invest the funds over 10 years across all stages of the STEM pipeline.

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.

The measures are an attempt to mitigate an “extreme financial crisis” during the COVID-19 pandemic, the university says.

Graduate students at the University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras campus have issued a public statement denouncing their institution over late payments for teaching and research assistants.

All the while, staff members are meeting daily to prepare for another possible pause in operations come mid-month.

With the lapse in government funding in its fourth week, early-career researchers tell The Scientist how their businesses, jobs, and research have been affected.

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

More than 40,000 research staff and lecturers are expected to walk out in 14 days of protests.

Authored by Salk PIs, the study claims women attract more federal funding, yet have smaller labs and receive less support from the institute.