Extreme Cuts to US Science
Not only are the cuts to science in the United States extreme, but the specific cuts are often profoundly wasteful| Of Particular Significance
With everything going on, it is worth noting that the war on science continues. Despite clear indications from Congress that they intend to retain funding levels for NOAA, the Trump administration appears to plan to simply not spend money Congress allocated so that they can starve out parts of NOAA. This as weather researchers try […]| The Grumpy Geophysicist
Not only are the cuts to science in the United States extreme, but the specific cuts are often profoundly wasteful| Of Particular Significance
Update: Well, GG wasn’t the only one disappointed with the McNutt speech; Ars Technica was more brutal (mainly because the elephant in the room was ignored). So Marcia McNutt, the National Ac…| The Grumpy Geophysicist
Who picks the science that the government funds? With the National Science Foundation, there were programs that Congress mandated and there were kind of bread and butter programs that were funding …| The Grumpy Geophysicist
Several public databases from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will be decommissioned starting next month. Earlier this month, NOAA announced changes affecting data sources related to earthquakes and marine, coastal, and estuary science. This comes amid wider concern| www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
The US government is cutting or limiting rafts of funding for science and health research. Some of the executive actions from President Donald Trump include freezing federal loans and grants, capping maintenance costs for labs (a move that has been temporarily blocked in court), and specific cuts t| www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
Humanities and social science funding has been cut from the Marsden Fund, the main fund for 'blue-skies' research in Aotearoa New Zealand. The areas that have been cut include research in subjects like nursing, law, and archaeology. The Science Media Centre asked experts to comment. Profe| www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
