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An internal investigation by the Environmental Protection Agency has found that Administrator Scott Pruitt did not violate the agency’s scientific integrity policy when he questioned the role of carbon dioxide in contributing to climate change. “The scientific integrity policy-in the spirit of promoting vigorous debate and inquiry-specifically encourages employees to express their opinion should the employee disagree with scientific data, scientific interpretations or scientific conclusions,” stated the Scientific Integrity Program. Nominations are sought for the National Science Board, which advises the National Science Foundation, the President, and Congress on science policy. Nominations will be accepted through 8 September 2017. Learn more at https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/documents/2017/board-nominations-colleague-letter.pdf. The National Science Foundation is hiring two division directors within the Directorate for Biological Sciences. The positions would lead the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences and the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems. Learn more here and here. President Trump donated his salary for the second quarter to the U.S. Department of Education to help fund a science-focused camp for students. No details have been announced on how the $100,000 donation will be spent. Hear from presenters at the 2017 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology annual meeting. At the meeting, researchers shared hundreds of findings tha...
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