Read article: US seeks to bar graduate students at private universities who get paid for work from unionizing
National Labor Relations Board aims to reverse a 2016 decision that allowed paid graduate students to unionize
Read article: Nobel laureates join call for European Commission to reinstate top science post
Ten Nobel-prize-winning physicists join thousands signing a letter that calls for a dedicated European commissioner for education and research to be reinstated
Read article: US scientific societies warn security policies pose a danger to science
The American government’s efforts to strengthen national and economic security is a threat to scientific research, say 60 societies
Read article: Jailed physicist released following Croatian corruption protest
PhD student Boris Ivetić was arrested after confronting Croatia’s science minister about alleged corruption at the University of Zagreb’s natural sciences faculty
Read article: Technicians sue Brookhaven National Laboratory over carcinogenic cleanser use
Workers who cleaned supercomputers at the lab using fluids containing trichloroethylene claim it is has severely damaged their health
Read article: The personal impact of Mexico’s budget crisis
Fernando Fabián Rosales-Ortega explains how budget cuts in Mexico are impacting science
Read article: Quantum teleportation, FLASH radiotherapy and the end of electricity from coal
We discuss developments in real-world quantum teleportation, how government policies can affect start-ups and the take-up of alternative technologies to coal
Read article: Visa policies may restrict access to talent for US tech start-ups
Study shows that foreign PhDs are 56% less likely than their US counterparts to accept jobs at start-ups
Read article: US government websites cull references to climate change
Report finds a 26% decrease in the use of words associated with climate change
Read article: USA Green Cards for Scientific Researchers: How to Win Your EB-1A/NIW Case
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