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The Indian Civil Society has lambasted the Narendra Modi-led New Delhi regime for its criminal negligence amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that the Indian government has lost its credibility to represent the people of India, and called for strong global political commitment to address the challenges in public health care.
Published May 20, 2021 Today, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) delivered a letter signed by more than 50 Connecticut scientists to Connecticut Attorney General William Tong expressing support for the state’s lawsuit against ExxonMobil. The suit alleges the company misled state consumers about its products’ climate change impacts. As far back as the 1960s, ExxonMobil knew that the climate consequences of fossil fuel pollution were potentially catastrophic. Equipped with information critical to protect public health and safety, the corporation chose neither to inform the pu...
How Can Scientific Organizations Support Science Advocacy? 5 Ways to Get Started Christos Bacharakis/Flickr How Can Scientific Organizations Support Science Advocacy? 5 Ways to Get Started Rose Hendricks, Program Director, Society Civic Science Initiative, UCS Science Network, UCS | May 11, 2021, 12:48 pm EDT Scientists have many reasons to organize, mobilize, and advocate — whether it’s to stand up for democracy and votingrights, to push for evidence-informed solutions to threats like climate change...
E-Mail IMAGE: Brandon J. Henderson, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biomedical sciences at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, has been awarded a $1.86 million Research Project Grant (R01)... view more Credit: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Brandon J. Henderson, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biomedical sciences at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, has been awarded a Research Project Grant (R01), one of the most competitive grants issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Hende...