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1 month agoScientists see Trump's firing of the National Science Board as an attack on research
I have watched the systematic dismantling of the scientific advisory infrastructure of this government with growing alarm, and the National Science Board is simply the latest casualty.
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fromArs Technica
1 month agoNational Science Board eviscerated; Trump admin fires all 22 members
Keivan Stassun described the move as 'a wholesale evisceration of American leadership in science and technology globally,' highlighting the significant impact of the terminations on the scientific community.
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fromNature
7 months agoCake to the rescue: how these PhD students are cooking up a sense of community
When the National Astronomy Meeting, organized by the UK Royal Astronomical Society, descended on Durham University in July, Martina Veresvarska saw the gathering as an opportunity not just to talk shop, but also to indulge her baking hobby. The annual conference, usually held in the British Isles, is one of the largest of its kind in Europe. Veresvarska is a PhD candidate at the UK university's Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy and a co-founder of the astronomy department's charity bake-sale organization, Cakes for Good.
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