Additional Information Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/category/additional-info/ An international non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world. Thu, 27 Nov 2025 06:42:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Additional Information Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/category/additional-info/ 32 32 59910430 Remembering Mark Mellman, the Committee of Concerned Scientists’ First Executive Director https://concernedscientists.org/2025/11/remembering-mark-mellman-the-committee-of-concerned-scientists-first-executive-director/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 06:42:42 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10711 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/us/politics/mark-mellman-dead.html?campaign_id=301&emc=edit_ypgu_20251122&instance_id=166941&nl=your-places:-global-update&regi_id=94597155&segment_id=211108&user_id=e5a6e6cf60eab369686ec0ccf4d328bc

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]]> 10711 Nobel Laureate and CCS Honorary Board Member David Baltimore Dies at 87 https://concernedscientists.org/2025/09/nobel-laureate-and-ccs-honorary-board-member-david-baltimore-dies-at-87/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 22:55:03 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10671 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/science/david-baltimore-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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]]> 10671 Thoracic Surgeon and Researcher Slowly Dying in Prison https://concernedscientists.org/2024/11/thoracic-surgeon-and-researcher-slowly-dying-in-prison/ Wed, 27 Nov 2024 08:47:58 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10455 Wang Bingzhang is a former surgeon and researcher who wrote pro-democracy literature. He was charged with espionage and with planning an embassy bombing. After being kidnapped abroad and transported to China in 2002, Bingzhang was sentenced to life imprisonment in solitary confinement. He has been sick and alone in prison for 22 years. Schiff letter, […]

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]]> 10455 Sierra Leone: RSF condemns impunity around cyber-harassment of investigative journalist Chernoh Alpha M. Bah https://concernedscientists.org/2024/09/sierra-leone-rsf-condemns-impunity-around-cyber-harassment-of-investigative-journalist-chernoh-alpha-m-bah/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 16:05:15 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10420 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the attacks on Chernoh Alpha M. Bah for his reports on corruption and embezzlement involving senior government officials. Pressure from Sierra Leonean political figures and their supporters is preventing Bah from returning to his country and hindering his investigative work. The authorities must guarantee Bah’s safety so he can resume […]

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]]> 10420 Postdoctoral Fellow at Northwestern University Facing Threats and Harassment from Sierra Leone Government and Allies https://concernedscientists.org/2024/08/postdoctoral-fellow-at-northwestern-university-facing-threats-and-harassment-from-sierra-leone-government-and-allies/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:07:28 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10412 Dr. Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, the Chabraja Postdoctoral Fellow in Public Service at Northwestern University, is facing threats and harassment for his investigation and work for the Africanist Press into alleged corruption and financial crimes by the Sierra Leone government. The Committee is concerned Bah is facing retribution and threats from the government and its […]

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]]> 10412 The Committee of Concerned Scientists Is Saddened By the Recent Passing of Our Former Board Member, Steven Weinberg, a Groundbreaking Nobelist in Physics. https://concernedscientists.org/2021/07/the-committee-of-concerned-scientists-is-saddened-by-the-recent-passing-of-our-former-board-member-steven-weinberg-a-groundbreaking-nobelist-in-physics/ Wed, 28 Jul 2021 00:49:43 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=9212 The Committee of Concerned Scientists is sad to announce the loss of a great physicist and defender of human rights.  CCS is honored that Professor Weinberg was a  member of our Honorary Board, and mourns his loss together with all persons of good will.  His obituary can be found at:  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/25/science/steven-weinberg-groundbreaking-nobelist-in-physics-dies-at-88.html

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]]> 9212 Joan Birman, a CCS Dedicated Board Member Appointed to the National Academy of Sciences https://concernedscientists.org/2021/05/joan-birman-a-ccs-dedicated-board-member-appointed-to-the-national-academy-of-sciences/ Sun, 09 May 2021 01:47:54 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=9049 CCS is delighted to note the recent election to the National Academy of Sciences of our very dedicated Board Member, Joan Birman.  This is a much-desserved honor. Barnard College noted:  “On April 26, 2021, the National Academy of Sciences announced the election of …. Joan Birman, an emeritus research professor of mathematics at Barnard College, for distinguished and continuing achievements in […]

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]]> 9049 Geng Xiaonan, Book Publisher and Former Professor Detained in China For Supporting Scholars Calling for Intellectual Reforms https://concernedscientists.org/2020/11/geng-xiaonan-book-publisher-and-former-professor-detained-in-china-for-supporting-scholars-calling-for-intellectual-reforms/ Thu, 12 Nov 2020 00:34:03 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=8788 The post Geng Xiaonan, Book Publisher and Former Professor Detained in China For Supporting Scholars Calling for Intellectual Reforms appeared first on Committee of Concerned Scientists.

]]> 8788 Awarded 2021 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics https://concernedscientists.org/2020/10/2021-dannie-heineman-prize-for-mathematical-physics/ Wed, 07 Oct 2020 17:21:11 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=8715 Congratulations to CCS Co-Chair Joel Lebowitz on the 2021 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics by the American Physical Society! Joel L. Lebowitz, Rutgers University

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]]> 8715 Myriam Sarachik, Active and Long Time Member of CCS’ Board Was Awarded This Year’s Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research – a Top Honor from the American Physical Society. Congratulations, Myriam – Well Deserved. https://concernedscientists.org/2020/09/myriam-sarachik-active-and-long-time-member-of-ccs-board-was-awarded-this-years-medal-for-exceptional-achievement-in-research-a-top-honor-from-the-american-physical-societ/ Wed, 23 Sep 2020 03:11:47 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=8703 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/science/myriam-sarachik-physics.html

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