The National Academy of Sciences moves toward ejecting sexual harassers

The National Academy of Sciences took a major step today to oust sexual harassers when members at its annual meeting voted to approve a new amendment that would allow the organization to kick out people who badly violate its new code of conduct. This vote isn't the final verdict, however: the entire membership of the NAS still needs to weigh in -- a process that's expected to be wrapped up by mid-June. The National Academy of Sciences, or NAS, was founded in 1863, and is one of the three academi...