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Transphobia in the sciences: LGBTQ discrimination continues in the graduate physics

Transphobia in the sciences: LGBTQ discrimination continues in the graduate physics

by Danielle Prieur | Jun 30, 2016 | Science + Technology

WASHINGTON –While the Pentagon has dropped its ban on transgender troops, the world of science is struggling to improve the history of harassment against transgender physicists and other scientists. According to a recent study by the American Physical Society and the...
When heat kills: record temperatures throughout the US put workers at risk of heat stroke

When heat kills: record temperatures throughout the US put workers at risk of heat stroke

by Danielle Prieur | Jun 28, 2016 | Health

WASHINGTON — Most people have experienced some symptoms of heat illness working in their yard on a hot day, or jogging — feelings of dizziness, headache or increased heartbeat — which they deal with by drinking water or spending time in the shade....
Undocumented and unafraid: protests at the Supreme Court after historic immigration reform decision

Undocumented and unafraid: protests at the Supreme Court after historic immigration reform decision

by Danielle Prieur | Jun 24, 2016 | Immigration

WASHINGTON – More than 50 protesters wearing Somos CASA and United We Dream t-shirts, carried signs in the shape of red hearts that read “Keep Families Together” and chanted, “Undocumented, unafraid” in response to the Supreme Court’s 4-4 ruling Thursday on President...
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