Post AtfLPOWON9m5f2Zxzc by Nonilex@masto.ai
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 (DIR) Post #AtfLJoGTkLSTlUTN9U by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-05-01T23:50:21Z
       
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       Exclusive: #NSF stops awarding new #grants & #funding existing onesUS #science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’ [whatever those are now]Staff members at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) were told on 30 April to “stop awarding all funding actions until further notice,” acc/to an email seen by Nature.#Trump #BrainDrain #AntiIntellectualism #censorship #research #innovation #progress https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01396-2
       
 (DIR) Post #AtfLPOWON9m5f2Zxzc by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-05-01T23:51:20Z
       
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       The policy prevents the #NSF, one of the world’s biggest supporters of basic #research, from awarding new research #grants & from supplying allotted funds for existing grants, such as those that receive yearly increments of money. The email does not provide a reason for the freeze & says that it will last “until further notice”.#Trump #BrainDrain #AntiIntellectualism #censorship #science #research #innovation #progress
       
 (DIR) Post #AtfLdPlgXBLta7Pwye by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-05-01T23:53:54Z
       
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       Earlier this week, #NSF leadership also introduced a new policy directing staff members to screen #grant proposals for “topics or activities that may not be in alignment with agency priorities”. Proposals judged not “in alignment” must be returned to the applicants by NSF employees. The policy has not been made public but was described in documents seen by Nature.#Trump #BrainDrain #AntiIntellectualism #censorship #science #research #innovation #progress
       
 (DIR) Post #AtfLiHUmidHDN9piYy by Nonilex@masto.ai
       2025-05-01T23:54:46Z
       
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       An #NSF staff member says that although good #science can still be funded, the policy has the potential to be “#Orwellian #overreach”. Another staff member says, “They are butchering the gold standard merit review process that was established at NSF over decades”. One program officer says they are resigning because of the policy. Nature spoke with 5 NSF staffers for this story, all on the condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media.#Trump #censorship #research
       
 (DIR) Post #AtfMWjG3ly6JxJ07t2 by acm_redfox@jawns.club
       2025-05-02T00:03:51Z
       
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       @Nonilex #$&%^!!!
       
 (DIR) Post #AtfRzYM5t3v4JIO4IK by charlesmagne1@mastodon.social
       2025-05-02T01:05:06Z
       
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       @Nonilex After the nazis german science never really bounced back….
       
 (DIR) Post #AtfSPinTghaWDvfqAS by PaulWermer@sfba.social
       2025-05-02T01:09:47Z
       
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       @Nonilex Further notice = next election?
       
 (DIR) Post #AtfclPF39MGyNdYoe8 by Blueteamsherpa@infosec.exchange
       2025-05-02T03:05:48Z
       
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       @Nonilex tonight the admin was told to stop scaling back grant’s accordingly to Chris Geidner. I don’t know if that will help here.
       
 (DIR) Post #AtgOWTEMpfJcCxBXhw by gjholmes@mastodon.social
       2025-05-02T12:00:55Z
       
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       @Nonilex The NSF provides $8.4B in annual basic science research. The NSF provides an excellent website showing how much $ is spent by state and congressional district. Look up your state and district and call your Senators and Congressperson and let them know how much funding is being lost in their state or district. In PA, $330M is will be lost from 512 awards at 72 institutions.https://tableau.external.nsf.gov/views/NSFbyNumbers/NumbersbyState?%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&%3Aembed=y&%3Alinktarget=_blank&%3Atoolbar=top