The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled

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The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled

Federal scientists warn that Americans could feel the effects of the new administration's devastating cuts for decades to come.

By Karen Haoarchive - February 21, 2025

[ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/0 ... ismantled/ ]

EXCERPT: "Ever since World War II, the US has been the global leader in science and technology—and benefited immensely from it. Research fuels American innovation and the economy in turn. Scientists around the world want to study in the US and collaborate with American scientists to produce more of that research. These international collaborations play a critical role in American soft power and diplomacy. The products Americans can buy, the drugs they have access to, the diseases they’re at risk of catching—are all directly related to the strength of American research and its connections to the world’s scientists.

That scientific leadership is now being dismantled, according to more than 10 federal workers who spoke to MIT Technology Review, as the Trump administration—spearheaded by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—slashes personnel, programs, and agencies. Meanwhile, the president himself has gone after relationships with US allies.

These workers come from several agencies, including the Departments of State, Defense, and Commerce, the US Agency for International Development, and the National Science Foundation. All of them occupy scientific and technical roles, many of which the average American has never heard of but which are nevertheless critical, coordinating research, distributing funding, supporting policymaking, or advising diplomacy. . . . . "

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The U.S. is cutting billions from science. Canadian researchers say it's time to step up

[ https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/us-rese ... -1.7565696 ]

Some Canadian programs are under threat because of recent funding cuts by the Trump administration

Philip Drost · CBC Radio · Quirks and Quarks - June 21, 2025

EXCERPT: ""I'm not really sure how to express this. It's mostly, for me, a sense of impending doom," said Wench, an associate professor at the University of Toronto.

"It's taken decades and the careers of thousands of people to build up these measurement records, and it looks like it will take months to destroy them." . . . . "

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