science policy
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California Just Moved to Protect Workers Who Speak Out Against Harassment and Discrimination
Moving to strengthen protections for workers who speak out about harassment and discrimination, even in cases where they’ve signed a non-disclosure agreement, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Silenced No More Act into law on Thursday night.
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Why Are There So Few Black Physicists? A New Report Describes What Needs To Change
A task force organised by the American Institute of Physics, a not-for-profit organisation made up of other American physics societies, has released the results of a study into why African American students are persistently underrepresented in receiving undergraduate degrees in physics and astronomy.
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The Alaska Governor’s Proposed Budget Cuts Would Be A Disaster For U.S. Climate Research
It’s not just the Alaskan landscape that’s on fire right now. The state’s university system could also go up in smoke if the Governor Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget cuts go through. That includes crucial research into how the U.S. Arctic is shifting as temperatures rapidly rise.
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US Passes Bill To Inject $1.7 Billion Into The Quantum Tech Race
President Donald Trump signed a bill last week providing over a billion dollars in funding to quantum research.