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Fifty-seven-year-old Josh Miele is a blind scientist, an inventor of adaptive technology and a 2021 MacArthur Foundation ‘genius’ fellow.
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The number of China’s elite scientists who have been trained abroad is falling
Deng Xiaoping’s 1979 visit to the United States heralded a new era of economic and
scientific exchange between China and the United States. Xiaoping, then the leader of
the Chinese Communist Party, famously donned an iconic cowboy hat at a rodeo in
Simonton, Texas.
scientific exchange between China and the United States. Xiaoping, then the leader of
the Chinese Communist Party, famously donned an iconic cowboy hat at a rodeo in
Simonton, Texas.
Policed and censored: professors in the southern US feel under siege
Educators at colleges and universities across the southern United States, which are dominated by Republican-controlled state legislatures, face policing of their classes, pressure to self-censor and an undercurrent of fear and anxiety, according to a survey of almost 4,000 academics. One-quarter of them say that they are actively looking for jobs outside their state.
For People Leaving Jail and Prison in California, Programs to Support Their Reentry Are a Lifeline – MindSite News
Incarcerated people, especially those with mental illness or addiction issues, benefit from reentry programs, which offer housing, job training, substance use treatment and other crucial support.
When 30-year-old Guillermo was in the county jail for nine months in San Diego County in 2024 for violating probation, he was coping with withdrawal from the heroin and methamphetamines he used to help ease the pain of a trail of losses.
The young laborer had never gotten over the deaths of his...
When 30-year-old Guillermo was in the county jail for nine months in San Diego County in 2024 for violating probation, he was coping with withdrawal from the heroin and methamphetamines he used to help ease the pain of a trail of losses.
The young laborer had never gotten over the deaths of his...
What Gates Is Backing with a $2.5 Billion Women’s Health Commitment
About 830 women and adolescents die daily due to preventable pregnancy and childbirth complications, according to the World Health Organization. Ninety-nine percent of all maternal deaths occur in developing countries and over half occur in sub-Saharan Africa.
Is the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Turning Away From DEI for Good?
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), based in Chevy Chase, Maryland, isn’t just one of the world’s largest private funders of biomedical research and science education. With assets in excess of $25 billion, it’s also one of the wealthiest philanthropic organizations out there, period. For many years, it also made diversity, equity and inclusivity a centerpiece of its giving.
Survey of US postdocs finds threefold increase in job losses
In mid-April, Maryrose Weatherton, a biologist at the University of New Hampshire in
Durham, received a letter from her programme officer stating that her National
Science Foundation (NSF) grant had been terminated because it no longer aligned
with the foundation’s priorities.
Durham, received a letter from her programme officer stating that her National
Science Foundation (NSF) grant had been terminated because it no longer aligned
with the foundation’s priorities.
Postdocs file for union recognition at University of Michigan
Postdoctoral researchers at the University of Michigan have joined thousands of
colleagues at other US institutions in seeking union recognition.
colleagues at other US institutions in seeking union recognition.
The Beginnings Fund: Good News for Mothers and Children as Aid Funding Collapses
Dr. Victoria Nakibuuka recently encountered a mother who was crippled with fear about the health of her baby, born at 26 weeks and weighing under two pounds.
“The mother wondered if her baby would really live and be able to go home,” said Nakibuuka, who heads pediatrics and the neonatal intensive care unit at the St. Francis Nsambya Hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
“The mother wondered if her baby would really live and be able to go home,” said Nakibuuka, who heads pediatrics and the neonatal intensive care unit at the St. Francis Nsambya Hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
Exclusive: a Nature analysis signals the beginnings of a US science brain drain
A trawl of job views and application data suggests jobseekers are looking abroad as the Trump administration’s cuts to science take hold
How Arnold Ventures Is Backing Cost-Cutting in Health, Without Cutting Care
The United States House of Representatives’ narrowly passed budget reconciliation bill approved $880 billion in
cuts, with Medicaid, the federal health program for low-income Americans, a likely target of major downsizing along with other health programs.
cuts, with Medicaid, the federal health program for low-income Americans, a likely target of major downsizing along with other health programs.
Amid Uncertainty, Packard Forges Ahead on Reproductive Health
Giselle Carino, the director and chief executive officer of the international alliance Fòs Feminista, expected the Trump administration to sign a global gag rule, which has effectively shut off the U.S. funding spigot to global health organizations that provide abortions or referrals. It’s a repeat of what happened in President Donald Trump’s first term, and generally anytime the GOP regains the White House.
‘Publish or perish’ culture blamed for reproducibility crisis
Nearly three-quarters of biomedical researchers think there is a reproducibility crisis in science, according to a survey published in November. The leading cause cited for that crisis was “pressure to publish
Is political interference causing faculty brain drain in the southern United States?
A survey of faculty members working in US southern states shows that a significant majority frequently witness or experience political interference that affects morale and is causing many to look for positions in other regions or to leave academia altogether.
How Robert Wood Johnson’s Centering Communities in Health Research
A new $20 million partnership between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Heart Association aims to tackle health inequities by upending the way that academic research is done.
How One Corporate Foundation Is Backing Maternal Health in the U.S. and Abroad
Carla Willis recalls the grief that hit her full-on during her first meeting as a member of Georgia’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee in 2021.
Hunger On Campus: US PhD Students Fight For Food
Graduate students are relying on donated and discounted food in the struggle to make ends meet:
Jen Cruz’s life as a PhD student is a world away from her childhood. Although not a member of the tribe, she grew up on Yakama Indian reservation land in Wapato, Washington.
Jen Cruz’s life as a PhD student is a world away from her childhood. Although not a member of the tribe, she grew up on Yakama Indian reservation land in Wapato, Washington.
How Kellogg and Partner Philanthropies Are Funding in Haiti, a Country Beset by Crisis
Dr. Wilfrid Cadet, chief medical advisor of Health Equity International, recalls a pivotal moment during his time as a physician at St. Boniface Hospital in his native Haiti that convinced him to shift his career
focus to public health.
focus to public health.
California Pushes to Expand the Universe of Abortion Care Providers
California’s efforts to expand access to abortion care are enabling more types of medical practitioners to perform certain abortion procedures — potentially a boon for patients in rural areas especially, but a source of concern for doctors’ groups that have long fought efforts to expand the role of non-physicians.
The latest move is a law that enables trained physician assistants, also known as physician associates, to perform first-trimester abortions without a supervising physician present. T
The latest move is a law that enables trained physician assistants, also known as physician associates, to perform first-trimester abortions without a supervising physician present. T
How Allen Ginsberg’s Poems About Madness Helped Change Psychiatry: An Interview with Biographer Dr. Stevan Weine
The celebrated Beat poet and counterculture icon Allen Ginsberg was hurled into the spotlight in 1956 with his epic poem “Howl.” It was written for his friend Carl Solomon, whom he met in 1949 at age 23 in the waiting room of the New York State Psychiatric Institute. The poem famously begins, “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed/by madness, starving hysterical naked” – a reference reflected in the title of Stevan Weine’s new book about Ginsberg, entitled Best Minds: How Allen Ginsber
California Offers a Lifeline for Medical Residents Who Can’t Find Abortion Training
Bria Peacock chose a career in medicine because the Black Georgia native saw the dire health needs in her community — including access to abortion care.
Her commitment to becoming a maternal health care provider was sparked early on when she witnessed the discrimination and judgment leveled against her older sister, who became a mother as a teen. When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Peacock was already in her residency program in California, and her thoughts turned back to wom
Her commitment to becoming a maternal health care provider was sparked early on when she witnessed the discrimination and judgment leveled against her older sister, who became a mother as a teen. When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Peacock was already in her residency program in California, and her thoughts turned back to wom
How to Train Early-Career Scientists to Weather Failure
Aerospace researcher Gladys Chepkirui Ngetich had earned a coveted spot in the 2019 cohort of the Schmidt Science Fellows postdoctoral programme after finishing her PhD in engineering science at the University of Oxford, UK.
Breaking Away From Hate
Trauma, abuse, and mental health problems can make people more vulnerable to violent extremism. Here’s how a movement founded in part by former white supremacists is helping extricate Americans from violent hate groups.
Update: Added the news about the May 4th conviction of members of the Proud Boys for seditious conspiracy.
On August 5, 2012, Pardeep Kaleka was just down the street from the Sikh Temple his family belonged to in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, when he heard sirens and rushed to find a p
Update: Added the news about the May 4th conviction of members of the Proud Boys for seditious conspiracy.
On August 5, 2012, Pardeep Kaleka was just down the street from the Sikh Temple his family belonged to in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, when he heard sirens and rushed to find a p
California and New York Aim to Curb Diet Pill Sales to Minors
California and New York are on the cusp of going further than the FDA in restricting the sale of non-prescription diet pills to minors as pediatricians and public health advocates try to protect kids from extreme weight-loss gimmicks online.
A bill before Gov. Gavin Newsom would bar anyone under 18 in California from buying over-the-counter weight loss supplements — whether online or in shops — without a prescription. A similar bill passed by New York lawmakers is on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk. N
A bill before Gov. Gavin Newsom would bar anyone under 18 in California from buying over-the-counter weight loss supplements — whether online or in shops — without a prescription. A similar bill passed by New York lawmakers is on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk. N
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