Harvard seeks end to US funding cuts, says national security, public health research in peril

Federal cuts to science and research threaten our prosperity and national security

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com John Thompson is a professor of physics at the University of Maine and Fellow of the American Physical Society. This column reflects his opinions, and does not represent those of the University of Maine. When people think of Maine, they often picture rugged coastlines, i…

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