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January 31, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Mothers working in academia face greater career penalties than fathers in the years after having a child, according to a new study.

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Women are twice as likely as men to leave academia after having a child
Even in countries with family-friendly policies, like Denmark, women’s careers in academia are more affected by parenthood than men’s
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April 9, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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Once again, US president Donald J. Trump seeks deep cuts across federal science programs and agencies in his budget request to Congress for fiscal year 2027.

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Trump’s 2027 budget proposes deep cuts to science programs
Domestic agencies would face $73 billion in cuts, including reduced funding for scientific research and health and environmental programs
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April 6, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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While the cuts hit all demographics, younger biomedical researchers may have suffered the most from the Trump administration’s actions, a new study says: cen.acs.org/policy/resea...

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Women and early-career researchers hit hardest by NIH grant cancellations. by Laura Dattaro. A scientist wearing protective gear in a laboratory adds liquid to a glass flask.
March 26, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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Many students at institutions across the US in 2025 were affected by funding cuts at the federal level. Thanks to a rapid-response grant that the American Chemical Society made available last fall, 74 graduate students can continue their research in 2026.

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Rapid-response grants help students hit by US funding cuts
Students have been able to continue research that could offer novel treatment for ovarian and prostate cancers, resilience and crop productivity, more-efficient energy storage, and more
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March 18, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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"I want hearing scientists to make as much of an effort as I am."

Meet Amie Fornah Sankoh, the first Black, Deaf woman in the US to earn a PhD in a STEM field: cen.acs.org/materials/co...

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September 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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C&EN’s 2025 Trailblazers issue, curated by guest editor Mona Minkara, looks at how chemists with disabilities are solving problems in new ways: cen.acs.org/people/profi...

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C&EN's Trailblazers rethink how we do science. Chemists with disabilities solve problems in new ways.
September 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Peer reviewers whose work is cited in the studies they are refereeing are significantly more likely to recommend accepting those papers than if their work is not cited, a new study has found.
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Peer reviewers like papers that cite them
New report finds that referees are more likely to recommend studies that refer to their own work
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August 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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At some point, almost everyone will have to work with a difficult person. But there are things you can do to defuse or mitigate the situation and keep your work productive. cen.acs.org/careers/care...
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How to successfully work with difficult people
Serving the chemical, life science, and laboratory worlds
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July 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Hours spent on chemical reactions can’t be recycled. Let’s make sure we conserve the ultimate nonrenewable resource: cen.acs.org/synthesis/gr...

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Greening chemistry: Time is a terrible reagent to waste. Collage shows an analog clock with an image of a person in a laboratory superimposed on the clock face, underneath the hands, which point to 5 o’clock.
July 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Nominate a chemist with disabilities for C&EN's Trailblazers 2025!

Please tell us about your chemistry heroes, mentors, mentees, and inspirations—or nominate yourself.
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C&EN's Trailblazers
June 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Nominate a chemist with disabilities for C&EN's Trailblazers 2025!

Please tell us about your chemistry heroes, mentors, mentees, and inspirations—or nominate yourself.
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May 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Are you a US-based researcher who’s tempted to move abroad?

Initiatives are springing up to tempt researchers to move from the US. We want to hear from people considering these offers. cen.acs.org/policy/resea... #chemsky🧪 #phdsky #academicsky
Tell us: Are you a US-based researcher who’s tempted to move abroad?
Initiatives are springing up to tempt researchers to move from the US. We want to hear from people considering these offers
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May 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced that it will cap the reimbursement of facility and administrative (F&A) costs—also known as indirect costs—at 15% for all new grants. cen.acs.org/policy/resea... #chemsky🧪 #phdsky #academicsky
NSF moves to enact cap on indirect costs
Courts have stopped similar moves by the NIH and DOE to limit reimbursement to 15%
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May 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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This week in the C&EN Magazine: How to choose a disease-fighting molecule + Ill-fitting lab coats raise safety and inclusivity concerns + Chemistry start-ups hot in Paris. Read more: cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #chemsky🧪 #phdsky #academicsky
Choose your modality: With many potential paths to block a drug target, how do R&D teams decide?
April 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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The US National Science Foundation announced last week that it has disbanded all 12 of its nonstatutory advisory committees, which had helped the agency determine what funding efforts to prioritize and how to best evaluate research proposals. cen.acs.org/policy/resea... #chemsky🧪#phdsky #academicsky
NSF eliminates external advisory committees
Committees of experts advised the agency on everything from funding priorities to proposal evaluation
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April 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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A few firms are developing lab coats in a wider range of sizes and with features that enhance comfort: cen.acs.org/safety/lab-s... #chemsky #phdsky #academicsky 🧪
Ill-fitting lab coats raise safety and inclusivity concerns
The protective garments are not only uncomfortable but can pose a danger to researchers
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April 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Science organizations are exploring new avenues and navigating multiple obstacles as they confront the Trump administration’s unprecedented actions: cen.acs.org/policy/Scien... #chemsky🧪 #phdsky #academicsky #STEM #phdchat #academicchatter
Scientists face deficiencies in leadership countering US policies
Science organizations are exploring new avenues and navigating multiple obstacles as they confront the Trump administration’s unprecedented actions
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April 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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The new US administration has been in power for not quite 3 months. Since then, the pace of change has been at times overwhelming. Even focusing on just the policy changes that directly affect science requires concerted effort. cen.acs.org/policy/Edito... #chemsky🧪#phdsky #academicsky #STEM
Editorial: After funding cuts to US science, what comes next?
As the government reshapes many federal agencies, C&EN seeks to understand the country's future role in science
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April 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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A graduate student in chemical engineering at North Carolina State University is one of an uncertain but growing number of international students in the US on visas that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has abruptly revoked. cen.acs.org/policy/Scien... 🧪 #chemsky #phdsky #academicsky
Science and engineering students are hit as US revokes visas
Unclear how many chemistry students have been affected by ‘brand-new . . . scary era’
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April 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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As US federal funding cuts and layoffs drive some researchers out of the nation, institutions in other countries are pivoting to position themselves as a refuge for top scientific talent. cen.acs.org/careers/empl... #chemsky🧪 #phdsky #academicsky #STEM #phdchat #academicchatter
Global science bodies pivot to capitalize on US brain drain
Canada and China both have reasons to lure top talent, but Europe’s sense of urgency runs higher
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April 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Research funding cuts, fluctuating international relations, and rescinded offer letters from US universities are discouraging some prospective students from applying to graduate programs in the US. cen.acs.org/policy/resea...

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Disheartened by funding cuts, international students look beyond the US
Chemistry students are exploring programs in Canada, China, and Europe
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April 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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This year, in light of uncertainty about federal funding, US universities are shrinking incoming classes, rescinding admissions to PhD programs and canceling summer research opportunities. cen.acs.org/careers/empl...

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Chemistry majors, set to graduate in May, stress over their futures
Federal funding cuts to universities are another hurdle in a challenging career course for young people
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April 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Research funding cuts by the second Donald J. Trump administration, fluctuating international relations, and rescinded offer letters from US universities are discouraging some prospective students from applying to graduate programs in the US. cen.acs.org/policy/resea... #chemsky🧪#phdsky #academicsky
Disheartened by funding cuts, international students look beyond the US
Chemistry students are exploring programs in Canada, China, and Europe
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April 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Artificial intelligence—the great job maker or taker?

#AI can deliver huge benefits to chemistry, but some also worry about the turbulence it might bring to the job market. cen.acs.org/business/inf... #chemsky🧪 #scinews #phdsky #academicsky #STEM #phdchat #academicchatter
Artificial intelligence—the great job maker or taker?
AI can deliver huge benefits to chemistry, but some also worry about the turbulence it might bring to the job market
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February 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM