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Harvard professor and two Chinese nationals face U.S. federal investigation

Ken Vincent Rosales
January 29, 2020

A Harvard professor and two Chinese nationals are now under federal investigation for suspected conspiracy against U.S. research and technology...

The 6 fired scientists had links to Chinese talent programs, Moffit Cancer Center has established

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Moffit Cancer Center reveals 6 fired scientists linked to Chinese...

Kelvin Maina
January 20, 2020

Six employees who were fired by the Moffit Cancer center may have been motivated by greed according to a new...

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Climate change lawsuit filed by 21 young activists quashed by...

Daniel Abel
January 19, 2020

A federal court of appeals has quashed a 2015 climate change lawsuit filed by 21 young people to force the...

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CRISPR: Chinese government deterring other scientists from similar research

Daniel Abel
January 3, 2020

The jail term conferred on He Jiankui, the biophysicist who created the world first CRISPR-baby, has led many scientists to...

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Martinez, 20 other climate activists sue US gov't over inaction

Daniel Abel
December 30, 2019

Climate activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, alongside 20 indigenous activists is suing the United States federal government over climate inaction. He is...

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Education policy bills that could change US schools significantly in...

Daniel Abel
December 28, 2019

Education policy bills under Donald Trump has seen significant overhauls from the US Department of Education and a right-leaning Supreme...

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Research misconduct sanctions for scientists with foreign ties proposed

Kelvin Maina
December 13, 2019

A new report is recommending punishment for scientists who do not disclose their foreign ties. The move is a response...

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Encryption regulation dispute between tech giants and US Senate

Daniel Abel
December 12, 2019

US senators on Tuesday delivered a warning to tech companies to provide security operatives with access to encryption on devices...

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Democrats demand reform of H'Kong unlawful gathering and rioting laws

Daniel Abel
December 4, 2019

After months of unrest in Hong Kong, Democrats Au Nok-hin and Eddie Chu drafted a private members’ bill requesting for...

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90 students arrested by ICE after DHS sets up a...

Kelvin Maina
November 29, 2019

90 students face deportation after they were arrested in a sting operation for abusing their visas. They had applied in...