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2 weeks ago | 
cen.acs.org | Laurel Oldach |Krystal Vasquez |Rowan Walrath
She was excited when the acceptance letter came in January, from a research university in a major East Coast city. "In my brain, I was like, 'Yeah, this is it,' " the student tells C&EN. But in February, when she put together all the offers she had, she began to feel nervous. The offer letter from the research university that was her first choice had promised a contract to follow, but it hadn't yet arrived.
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1 month ago | 
cen.acs.org | Laurel Oldach |Krystal Vasquez |Rowan Walrath
She was excited when the acceptance letter came in January, from a research university in a major East Coast city. "In my brain, I was like, 'Yeah, this is it,' " the student tells C&EN. But in February, when she put together all the offers she had, she began to feel nervous. The offer letter from the research university that was her first choice had promised a contract to follow, but it hadn't yet arrived.
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1 month ago | 
cen.acs.org | Krystal Vasquez
US scientists are figuring out their next steps and expressing mounting concerns in the aftermath of the National Science Foundation's move on Feb. 18 to fire about 10% of its permanent workforce.
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1 month ago | 
pubs.acs.org | Krystal Vasquez |Britt E. Erickson |Laurel Oldach |Prachi Patel
Monday, February 24, 2025 Please be aware that pubs.acs.org is undergoing maintenance from Saturday February 1 to Monday Febraury 3, that may have an impact on your experience. During this time, you may not be able to access certain features like login, purchasing single articles, saving searches or running existing saved searches, modifying your e-Alert preferences, or accessing Librarian administrative functions.
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2 months ago | 
cen.acs.org | Krystal Vasquez |Britt E. Erickson |Laurel Oldach |Prachi Patel |Priyanka Runwal |Rowan Walrath
Credit: AP Photo/Mark SchiefelbeinOver the past week, thousands of employees have been fired across multiple US regulatory and science funding agencies. The majority of those affected were probationary employees, a classification that includes newly hired or recently promoted workers who haven't been in their positions long enough to qualify for civil service protections.
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2 months ago | 
pubs.acs.org | Krystal Vasquez
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Please be aware that pubs.acs.org is undergoing maintenance from Saturday February 1 to Monday Febraury 3, that may have an impact on your experience. During this time, you may not be able to access certain features like login, purchasing single articles, saving searches or running existing saved searches, modifying your e-Alert preferences, or accessing Librarian administrative functions.
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2 months ago | 
superst-r.com | Madison Haynie |Krystal Vasquez
There is something important to be said about the power of female friendships. Something that tends to be very unique and special about them is the vulnerability that is not only displayed openly, but celebrated. Trousdale, the female trio comprised of Quinn D’Andrea, Georgia Greene, and Lauren Jones, are quite familiar with that concept. Since their debut album Out of My Mind, they have explored incredibly vulnerable experiences throughout their music.
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2 months ago | 
cen.acs.org | Krystal Vasquez
A federal judge in Massachusetts has granted two temporary restraining orders blocking the recent decision by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) to cap the amount that research grant recipients can receive for facility and administrative costs, payments known as indirect costs. On the evening of Feb. 7, the health agency announced that it would limit the indirect cost rate for both new and existing grants to 15% starting Feb. 10.
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2 months ago | 
cen.acs.org | Krystal Vasquez
On Jan. 27, Mj Riches, an atmospheric chemistry postdoctoral researcher at Colorado State University, requested her next paycheck from the National Science Foundation's cash management website, just as she did every month. Riches, who's funded by one of NSF's postdoctoral research fellowships, gets paid through a monthly stipend that comes directly from the agency. She was stunned when, less than 24 hours later, she got an email from the agency saying her February paycheck would be canceled.
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2 months ago | 
pubs.acs.org | Krystal Vasquez
Monday, January 27, 2025 Please be aware that pubs.acs.org is undergoing maintenance on Saturday, November 16, at 6 p.m. EDT that may have an impact on your experience. During this time, you may not be able to access certain features like login, purchasing single articles, saving searches or running existing saved searches, modifying your e-Alert preferences, or accessing Librarian administrative functions. We appreciate your patience as we continue to improve the ACS Publications platform.
