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The Trump administration’s proposal to transfer core decisions on federal research funding from qualified scientific experts to political hacks weaponizes the federal bureaucracy in order to further the Trump administration’s authoritarian control of scientific research.
We must fight back.
The AAUP and AFT urge the scientific community, university leaders, business leaders, and the public to fiercely resist the latest attempt to coerce the American scientific research sector.
Russell Vought, Director of the OMB, has issued a set of proposed changes that would dramatically alter federal grant funding. However, we can each take action to prevent these from taking effect. Here's how, a 🧵 🧪 1/n
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Sweeping proposed rule, now open for comments, would also restrict foreign collaborations and remove federal funding for open-access fees
