DOGE terminates NSF grants, director resigns

DOGE terminates NSF grants, director resigns

I have not seen this reported yet here, so please let me know if it has and I missed it. If so, I will remove this diary or link to it. In the last two weeks, DOGE has illegally terminated just about 1000 NSF grants (about 600 yesterday, and 400 the...

Director of National Science Foundation Does Everyone a Favor and Resigns – IOTW Report

ars technica Director of the National Science Foundation Sethuraman Panchanathan abruptly resigned Thursday, Science Magazine first reported. Panchanathan, who goes by Panch, did not cite a reason for his departure, which comes

Elon Musk’s DOGE slashes millions in grants supporting DEI programs

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) seems to be targeting several programs and grants earmarked for the upliftment of people of color. The latest round of funding cuts can clearly be seen as a move to further marginalized BIPOC people. According to Fox News, DOGE eliminated $90 million in grants, including $995,000 for “a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) culinary program” and $625,000 for a “Russian-Far East biod…