US to unify grant application disclosures after Lieber conviction

Jury takes three hours to agree nanoscience expert lied about Wuhan ties to sidestep pressure campaign against binational research partnerships

22 December

Universities see room for reasonable new legal restraints on foreign-funded scientists but fear overreach as final deal comes into shape

20 December

Outgoing director of top US research funder holds firm on China crackdown, regrets state of racial equity and keeps pondering more holistic approach

15 December

Long-standing challenge on research disclosures grows more urgent with rising China tensions and anti-Asian discrimination

25 August

Biden administration promises simplification long sought by research universities