Chemical Society Reinstates Iranian Chemists; Iranian-American Scholar Arrested

The frosty relationship between the United States and Iran has created a chill in many areas of scholarly endeavor. One resulting battle, over whether Iranian scholars can belong to the American Chemical Society, has been largely resolved. But a new imbroglio looms with the arrest of a prominent U.S.-Iranian scholar who was visiting Tehran.

The American Chemical Society announced this month that it had reversed a decision to expel its members in Iran and will allow all 36 of them to

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