France, EU leaders spearhead effort to lure US scientists

European commissioners, scientists, academics and ministers for research from European Union member countries will discuss, among other things, financial incentives to lure disgruntled US scientists across the Atlantic. Paris's Sorbonne University is hosting the conference, called "Choose Europe for Science", which is to close with speeches by Macron and von der Leyen. Universities and research facilities in the United States have come under increasing political and financial pressure under Trump...