Dismantling of NSF threatens U.S. leadership in science

Trump’s attack on science risks dismantling a century of innovation

Restrictive visa policies, rhetoric targeting academic institutions and proposed budget cuts to scientific agencies mark the start of US retreat.

Saving Science, SoCo Scientists Sound the Funding Alarm | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties

We were just kids in Sonoma County when we first felt the urgency—from summers filled with thickened smoke and anxious harvests during record-breaking heat. As scientists, we’re trying to do something about it, but the funding that makes our work possible is being destroyed.  Scientists are the reason we have defeated deadly diseases, landed on the moon and led global innovation. With devastating budget cuts to crucial funding sources like the N…

Dismantling of NSF threatens U.S. leadership in science

The National Science Foundation is under attack.The 37 divisions within NSF have been abolished and programs are being drastically reduced (see article in Science of May 8 by Jeff rey Mervis) — with reports that more grant terminations are coming.

Funding cuts threaten scientific innovation | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

RBC |  Recent attacks on national research institutions and the withdrawal of critical funding from research universities threaten the future of American innovation, according to Dr. Bob Dorsett of Meeker. In a statement, Dorsett expressed concern over the “unprecedented attack on our nation’s institutions of science and medicine” and its[Read More...] The post Funding cuts threaten scientific innovation first appeared on The Herald Times.