Cuts to the National Science Foundation endanger wealth of research

Dire consequences from federal disinvestment in academic research

Regarding Ted Diadiun’s May 11 column, “A plea for sanity in financing a college education”: I agree the current cost of a college education is outrageous. But I take issue with misleading readers about federally funded research performed at universities.The $60 billion Diadiun quoted is not a university handout. Instead, it’s a collective investment in our country, and by extension, all humans worldwide. I’m a professor at Case Western Reserve …

America Accelerates Technological Progress via Strategic Science Funding - Real News Now

The sluggish pace of grant allocations by the National Science Foundation, a major contributor to the foundation level scientific research at American institutions, is something we have not seen for at least 35 years. This is a noteworthy shift given the NSF’s historical role in supporting the initiation of research that would eventually pave the way for technological innovations and help maintain U.S. superiority in areas such as computer scien…

‘Devastated’ and ‘Hopeless.’ Researchers Speak Out on Funding Cuts

In February, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) — the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research — began an ideological purge of its grants. Without warning, hundreds of research projects — many of which had been underway for years, representing thousands of hours of work and billions of dollars in investment — were abruptly cancelled without a scientifically valid explanation. The NIH cited only vague connections to “gender ident…

National Science Foundation funding cuts could threaten the economy, science, and safety

Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation. No matter where you live, NSF-supported research has also made your life safer. Engineering studies have reduced earthquake damage and fatalities through better building design. Improved hurricane and tornado forecasts reflect NSF investment …

NSF cuts endanger research that improves economic growth, national security and your life

A fired cancer researcher from the National Institutes of Health. (Photo courtesy of NIH.) Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation. No matter where you live, NSF-supported research has also made your life safer. Engineering studies have reduced earthquake damage and fatalities throu…

NSF’s grant cuts fall heaviest on scientists from underrepresented groups

Projects to broaden participation were cut disproportionately—and were often led by Black scientists, women, and those with disabilities