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Amid the Terror of War, Efforts to Keep Science Alive in Ukraine
Ukrainian scientists and universities face extraordinary challenges as the Russian invasion continues.
Amid the Terror of War, Efforts to Keep Science Alive in Ukraine
Amid the Terror of War, Efforts to Keep Science Alive in Ukraine

Ukrainian scientists and universities face extraordinary challenges as the Russian invasion continues.

Ukrainian scientists and universities face extraordinary challenges as the Russian invasion continues.

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Planting Independence: A Profile of Katayoon Dehesh
Anna Azvolinsky | Feb 1, 2018 | 9 min read
After a harrowing escape from Iran, Dehesh never shied away from difficult choices to pursue a career in plant biology.
Child Receives Transgenic Skin
Ruth Williams | Jan 1, 2018 | 4 min read
A combination gene-and-cell therapy has given a boy with a grievous skin disease a new lease on life, and resolved a dermatology debate to boot.
Pardis Sabeti: An American Scientist Born in Iran
Bob Grant | Feb 8, 2017 | 4 min read
When she entered the U.S. shortly before the Iranian revolution of 1979, the now 41-year-old geneticist was a refugee toddler. 
Scientists Offer Lab Space for Stranded Peers
Kerry Grens | Feb 1, 2017 | 2 min read
Researchers in Europe and Canada are offering temporary bench and desk spaces to host scientists denied entry into the U.S. as a result of the President’s executive order on immigration.
Understanding Global Migration
Tracy Vence | Nov 4, 2015 | 2 min read
World Science Forum panelists discuss how scientists can better decipher the factors that drive global migration in order to affect policy change.
Jobs for Refugee Scientists
Kerry Grens | Oct 7, 2015 | 1 min read
The European Commission has pledged to help find positions for researchers fleeing their home countries.
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