Cutting funding for science can have consequences for the economy and US technological competitiveness

The administration of US President Donald Trump has suspended important government funding for US scientific research. Federal...

Cutting funding for science can have consequences for the economy, US technological competitiveness • Michigan Advance

Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesAmerica has already lost its global competitive edge in science, and funding cuts proposed in early 2025 may further a precipitous decline. Proposed cuts to the federal agencies that fund scientific research could undercut America’s global competitiveness, with negative impacts on the economy and the ability to attract and train the next generation of researchers. I’m an astronomer, and I have been a senior administr…

Cutting funding for science can have consequences for the economy, US technological competitiveness

The jury’s out on whether the US is still at the top of global science. Proposed cuts to major agencies could mean completely ceding that title.

Cutting funding for science can have consequences for the economy and US technological competitiveness

America has already lost its global competitive edge in science, and funding cuts proposed in early 2025 may further a precipitous decline.

Cutting funding for science can have consequences for the economy, US technological competitiveness - Tech and Science Post

America has already lost its global competitive edge in science, and funding cuts proposed in early 2025 may further a precipitous decline. Proposed cuts to the federal agencies that fund scientific research could undercut America’s global competitiveness, with negative impacts on the economy and the ability to attract and train the next generation of researchers. I’m an astronomer, and I have been a senior administrator at the University of Ari…