🔬Science Funding Collapse: When Research Dollars Disappear
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Trump proposed slashing $18 billion from NIH and $5 billion from NSF while eliminating most STEM education funding. California universities alone lost $273 million in terminated grants, affecting climate research, mental health studies, and PhD pipeline programs.
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How much does Trump propose cutting from the National Institutes of Health?
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What percentage cut does Trump propose for the National Science Foundation?
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How much in NIH grants did California researchers lose according to Grant Watch estimates?
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Which research areas would be spared from NSF cuts?
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What constitutional issue arises from politically-based research grant terminations?
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What percentage of total federal spending is nondefense discretionary spending?
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How much would NASA's budget be cut under Trump's proposal?
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What warning did University of Maryland professor Joshua Weitz give about the cuts?
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What happens to Fulbright scholarships under Trump's budget?
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What percentage of San Diego State's research funding typically comes from federal sources?
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What happens to the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences under Trump's budget?
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What research areas does Trump's budget specifically target for elimination?
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How many NIH institutes would be merged under Trump's reorganization plan?
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Which NIH institute focused on minority health would be eliminated?
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How much did California universities receive in federal R&D spending in 2023?
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Federal R&D spending yields economic returns between 140-210 percent.
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Trump's budget eliminates NASA's office of education entirely.
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Trump already removed $234 million from NSF's infrastructure budget.
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Trump's budget eliminates most federal spending on climate and ecological research.
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