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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 ...
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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 ...
Trump science cuts may close WA LIGO observatory that confirmed theory of relativity
The “National Science Foundation FY 2026 Budget Request to Congress” calls the LIGO system “the most sensitive detector of ...
‘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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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 ...
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States sue to block National Science Foundation cuts that would cost New York universities millions
New York and a coalition of states have filed a lawsuit seeking to block cuts to federal science and engineering programs, ...
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Washington State Leads 16 AGs in Battle Against Trump Administration to Save Science Funding and Diversity Programs
Washington State sues the Trump administration to protect NSF-funded scientific research and education programs.
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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 ...