All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 27
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OpinionChemists amid coronavirus: Fung Fun Man
An education technology guru in Singapore finds himself inundated with requests for advice and invitations to speak since the pandemic hit
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NewsRussian cyber spies are targeting Covid-19 vaccine research
Intelligence officials warn that Russian hackers are trying to steal intellectual property from UK, US and Canadian organisations working on novel coronavirus vaccines
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NewsCriminal charges for undeclared Chinese research ties mount in the US
Ohio State University immunologist is latest to be swept up in probe into undisclosed foreign funding
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OpinionChemists amid coronavirus: Martyn Coles
In New Zealand, where there are close to zero active cases of Covid-19, labs have reopened with no distancing rules
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NewsUS environmental body ditches ban on grantees on advisory panels
After several legal defeats, the EPA has backed down on controversial policy
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BusinessBayer commits over $10bn to resolve legacy Monsanto lawsuits
Agreement settles about 75% of Roundup-related cases and resolves PCB and dicamba litigation
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OpinionChemists amid coronavirus: Omar Farha
An MOF pioneer has just reopened his lab at Northwestern University after more than two months, with new social distancing precautions
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ReviewTV series: How to Fix a Drug Scandal
Docudrama tells the story of two rogue forensic lab chemists whose separate crimes led to a massive miscarriage of justice in Massachusetts
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OpinionDick Zare: ‘I got into big fights with my science teacher’
The Stanford physical chemist recounts his eventful childhood in Cleveland, and how his first chemistry experiment led to a spanking
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OpinionChemists amid coronavirus: John Woodland
A medicinal chemist in South Africa sees his research ‘ground to a halt’ and worries about restrictions being lifted as infections are rising
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OpinionChemists amid coronavirus: Fiona Scott
A freshly-minted PhD talks about the challenges of life and job-hunting during a pandemic
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NewsMore support needed at US universities to stop minorities leaving science
University association issues guidance to help improve Stem faculty diversity
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NewsCaution urged as scientists await results of trial that finds steroid cuts Covid-19 deaths
Claims that 60-year-old drug dexamethasone dramatically lowers fatality rate of seriously ill Covid-19 patients await peer review
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OpinionChemists amid coronavirus: Dave Berkowitz
The new director of NSF’s chemistry division has started his job at a very challenging time
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BusinessThe chemical distributors that are making sure supplies get through during a pandemic
US chemical suppliers have seen a ‘substantial boom’ in recent months for products that help fight Covid-19
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NewsHarvard University’s former chemistry head indicted for lying about China ties
Charles Lieber faces up to five years in prison if convicted
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NewsMentorship ‘strongly predicts’ protégé success in the sciences
Researchers whose mentors later win science prizes are two- to four times more likely to go on to have ‘superstar’ careers
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OpinionChemists amid coronavirus: Lourival Possani
A biochemist in Mexico may retire if government funding for research dries up
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OpinionChemists amid coronavirus: Liane Rossi
The head of a nanomaterials and catalysis lab at the University of São Paulo says the political situation in Brazil is ‘as bad as the virus’
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NewsTrump seeks to revoke visas of Chinese students with ties to China’s military
Academic and science groups speak out against move to bar certain Chinese nationals from studying and conducting research in the US