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Distinguished Scientist and Pediatrician at Baylor College Professionally Attacked Re: Stance on Measles Warning

July 1, 2019

Dr. Peter Hotez, a distinguished pediatrician-scientist who works in Texas, where he develops vaccines for poverty-related neglected diseases and neglected tropical diseases, a Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine where he is also Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and the ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: United States Tagged With: attacked, doctor, Hotez, pediatrician, Peter, Peter Hotez, Scientist, vaccines

U.S. Government Profiling Ethnic Chinese Scientists

July 1, 2019

Numerous ethnic Chinese scientists that work for U.S. government agencies, American colleges and universities and private industry have been profiled. Many are investigated, lose their jobs, their labs, their staffs, are arrested, tried and most are found “not guilty.” However, the damage is done by that time. More recently, the National Institutes of Health have sent questionnaires asking ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: United States Tagged With: arrested, profiling, Scientists

Teacher Harassed and Confronted with Anti-Semitic Behavior at Kingsborough Community College. Investigation in Progress.

March 5, 2019

Michael Goldstein, a Business Communications Teacher at Kingsborough Community College, has been faced with harassment due to his political views that he identifies as anti-semitic. These have included nails in his car tires, banging on his office window, defacing his office door with swastikas and profane messages. The school reports that these matters are under investigation. CCS has written ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: United States Tagged With: Goldstein, harassment, Michael, Michael Goldstein, Teacher

Three African-American Female DC High School Science Students Confronted with Racism in NASA Science Contest

November 25, 2018

Three African-American DC high school girls (Mikayla Sharrieff, India Skinner, and Bria Snell) entered a NASA-sponsored science contest. The girls’ submission for the contest was a method they developed to purify lead-contaminated water in school drinking fountains. They took clean water and disseminated it in Flint, Michigan. They became finalists -- the only all-black female team to make it ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: United States Tagged With: Bria Snell, India Skinner, Mikayla Sharrieff, racism, students

Prominent Chinese Brain Scientist Denied Visa to Attend U.S. Professional Conference

July 25, 2018

Dr. Rao Yi, a prominent Chinese brain scientist, who studied in the United States, got his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of California, San Francisco; his postdoc at Harvard; was on the faculty at Washington University in St. Louis; was a full professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago was denied a visa to attend a conference sponsored by the National ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: China, United States Tagged With: Brain Scientist, rao yi, Yi

Weather Bureau Employee Cleared of Spy Investigation but Fired From Her Position at NOAA

June 8, 2016

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Sherry Chen, an employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, was notified that she was being investigated by the Justice Department for spying for China in October 2014. The investigation cleared her but she was never reinstated, and was eventually fired from her position with the Weather Service for NOAA. CCS has written on behalf of Ms. Chen in the past and is now sending ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: United States Tagged With: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, NOAA, Sherry Chen, Temple University, United States Department of Justice, United States Government, Xi Xiaoxing

2015 Annual Report

March 8, 2016

Committee of Concerned Scientists logo, human rights, scientific freedom, scientists,

During 2015, the Committee of Concerned Scientists continued to advocate on behalf of scientists, academics, engineers and physicians. We wrote in concern for more than 21 individuals or groups of individuals, located in 11 countries. We generally addressed our letters to the heads of state, as well as to the country’s ambassadors, the United States ambassador for the particular jurisdiction, ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Annual Reports, Bahrain, Chile, China, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States Tagged With: Abdul Jalil Al-Singace, Academics, Andrew Ross (sociologist), Boris Weisfeiler, Emad Shahin, Guo Yushan, Human Rights Activists, Imad al-Barghouthi, Li Heping, Masaud Jahromi, Mohammad Hossein Rafiee Fanood, Mohammed al-Qathani, Narges Mohammadi, Natalia Sharina, NOAA, Omid Kokabee, Raif Badawi, Rennan Pekunlu, Scientists, Sherry Chen, Vladimir Golubev, Wang Yu

Chinese-American Hydrologist Terminated by US Government with No Evidence

December 21, 2015

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Sherry Chen, a Chinese-American hydrologist, was terminated from her position at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration after an investigation as a spy for China found no grounds for charges. The Committee of Concerned Scientists wrote to the Deputy Director of the National Weather Service at NOAA requesting that Ms. Chen be reinstated in her position as an hydrologist.  The ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: United States Tagged With: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, NOAA, Scientists, Sherry Chen, United States Government, Xi Xiaoxing

UAE Visa Denial to NYU Professor Ross Prompts Letter of Inquiry to Pres. Sexton

April 21, 2015

Andrew Ross, a professor at NYU, had been studying and critiquing labor practices in the Gulf. Ross' research focused on alleged exploitation of migrant construction workers at NYU's proposed campus in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). In March, his visa to continue his research was denied by UAE authorities. In view of NYU's agreement with UAE to respect to academic freedom at the proposed ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: United Arab Emirates, United States Tagged With: Abu Dhabi, Academics, American Association of University Professors, Andrew Ross (sociologist)

2014 Annual Report

March 9, 2015

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During 2014, the Committee of Concerned Scientists continued to advocate on behalf of scientists, academics, engineers and physicians. We wrote in concern for more than 30 individuals or groups of individuals, located in 11 countries. We generally addressed our letters to the heads of state, as well as to the ministries or local authorities with jurisdiction over the case when we were able to ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Annual Reports, CCS Cases, China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Pakistan, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Vietnam Tagged With: China, Egypt, Fatih Hilmioğlu, Ilham Tohti, Iran, Mohamed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood, Omid Kokabee, Russia, Turkey, Uyghur Language, Xia Yeliang

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