Hacker News with Generative AI: Science Funding

Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades (nytimes.com)
The National Science Foundation, which funds much of the fundamental scientific research at American universities, is awarding new grants at the slowest pace in at least 35 years.
Science Funding, Politics, Trump, Research
11 points by breadwinner 34 days ago | 0 comments
2026 budget proposal: Crippling cuts for science across the board (arstechnica.com)
On Friday, the US Office of Management and Budget sent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), chair of the Senate's Appropriations Committee, an outline of what to expect from the Trump administration's 2026 budget proposal.
Science Funding, Government, Budget, Politics
17 points by FrustratedMonky 56 days ago | 1 comments
Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA (arstechnica.com)
This massive cut to NASA Science will not stand, US Rep. George Whitesides, D-California, told Ars. "For weeks we have been raising the alarm about a rumored 50 percent cut to NASA's world-leading science efforts. Now we know it is true. I will work alongside my colleagues on the Science Committee to make clear how this would decimate American leadership in space and inflict great damage to NASA centers across the country."
Politics, Space Exploration, Science Funding, Government Funding, NASA
19 points by decimalenough 72 days ago | 0 comments
Cuts to Science Funding and Why They Matter – Sean Carroll (preposterousuniverse.com)
The Trump administration, led by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency, has proposed sweeping cuts to spending on science research here in the US, in particular at the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. I explain a little about what is being cut and why these funds are important to scientific progress.
Science Funding, Politics, Research
11 points by consumer451 135 days ago | 2 comments