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National Science Foundation defunds long-stalled controversial Thirty Meter Telescope
The National Science Foundation will no longer fund the controversial Thirty Meter Telescope planned for construction atop Mauna Kea, instead choosing to back its international competitor, the Giant ...
Trump science cuts may close WA LIGO observatory that confirmed theory of relativity
LIGO Hanford engineers swap out a fiber cable in a vacuum squeezer during the October 2019 commissioning break at the ...
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NSF projects cut by DOGE include dance-making in physics, computer science sister circles
ANALYSIS: While most cuts focused on DEI-related grants, some eliminated projects appeared to represent traditional science.
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American science put on starvation diet
National Science Foundation FY 2026 budget cut by more than 60% To make America great again, the US National Science ...
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16 states sue National Science Foundation in latest DEI clash
Another round of federal grant funding cuts would divest millions from science and engineering research and defy a ...
‘A big gut punch’: Oregon universities lose millions in federal science funding
These grants — totalling more than $6 million in funds awarded but not yet spent — supported scientific research and ...
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National Science Foundation Helps Student Entrepreneurs Take Cancer Screening Into Their Own Hands
The National Science Foundation supports community college students using STEM innovation to solve complex problems like ...
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Global Science in Turmoil as U.S. Funding Cuts Spark Talent Exodus and International Recruitment Drives
You can’t have science without scientists,” California Representative Zoe Lofgren said to The New York Times, as National ...