US EditionNearly 300 scientists apply for French academic program amid Trump cuts in U.S.
- Ashley Dayer, an early-career Virginia Tech professor with an infant and a limited lab budget, won a National Science Foundation grant for bird conservation after years of research and three failed applications.
- The Trump administration abruptly cut funding to Dayer and over 380 other NSF projects on Friday to comply with directives ending support for diversity, equity, inclusion, and misinformation research.
- Dayer's project involved data from more than 20,000 Americans on birdwatching habits and mental well-being and explicitly aimed to engage disabled people and people of color, linking diversity mainly to bird populations.
- NSF canceled 402 grants labeled 'wasteful DEI grants' totaling $233 million, with NSF director Sethuraman Panchanathan affirming support for broadening participation without preference, while scientists expressed concern over transparency and lasting impacts.
- The funding cuts, though a small portion of NSF's total awards, have disrupted several professors and student teams, raising fears of an 'outright attack on science' and jeopardizing future research careers.
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