Virginia Gewin

3 weeks ago | nature.com | Virginia Gewin

Lawyers representing scientists are pursuing one of several court cases to reinstate US National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants terminated by the administration of US President Donald Trump on topics that it deems “unscientific” or that “no longer effectuate agency priorities”. The plaintiffs say the “boilerplate” termination letters did not provide adequate reasoning as to how any specific study failed to meet the agency’s standards for research.

1 month ago | nature.com | Virginia Gewin

For the past six years, Lisa Neyman has been analysing marine vessel traffic to help find ways to avoid collisions with North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis). In January 2024, the marine mammal scientist left Florida’s state fish and wildlife agency to work as a contractor for the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which is based in Washington DC. “It was my dream job,” she says.

1 month ago | nature.com | Virginia Gewin

At one of Germany’s top-funded universities, a high-profile biology researcher has bullied his large group of junior staff, targeting women and international students, for decades. In interviews with Nature’s careers team, 14 current and former laboratory members detail what they describe as endless demands for unrealistic levels of research productivity. If those demands aren’t met, they allege, he withholds letters of recommendation and approval of time off work.

1 month ago | nature.com | Virginia Gewin

Scientists who study biodiversity are in the rapid adoption phase of AI. They are finding that what AI can — and can’t — do is shifting rapidly.

2 months ago | eos.org | Adityarup Chakravorty |Grace van Deelen |Virginia Gewin |Katherine Kornei

President Donald Trump’s EPA is considering a rule that would weaken regulations limiting chemicals harmful to human health in consumer goods, The Guardian reports. Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are a group of chemicals added to consumer products, oftentimes for their water- and stain-resistant properties. Exposure to PFAS is known to raise the risk of certain cancers, kidney and liver disease, and complications surrounding reproductive health.