Dr. Eugene Chudnovsky, Co-Chair of the Committee of Concerned Scientists, wrote an opinion piece for the Washington Examiner discussing the connection between China’s suppression of free speech and its failure to contain the coronavirus. He cites the example of Dr. Li Wenliang, who first spread warnings of the outbreak, and was subsequently warned by police that he had “seriously disrupt[ed] ... Continue Reading>>
France’s Science Academy Gold Medal Honors Work and Life of Joel Lebowitz
The Academie des Sciences of the Institute of France awarded its 2014 Grande Medaille, its highest distinction, to Joel Lebowitz, Director of the Rutgers Center for Mathematical Sciences Research and co-chair of the Committee of Concerned Scientists, calling him "a man of science and peace." Besides his prominence as a world leader in statistical physics, the citation describes Lebowitz, the only ... Continue Reading>>