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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Fri Apr 4, 2025, 04:37 PM Apr 4

Scientists sound warning over Trump cuts -- and 75% consider leaving the U.S.

This week, in response to President Trump’s ongoing cuts to scientific research and staffing at federal agencies, nearly 2,000 of the country’s leading scientists signed a letter urging the administration to “cease its wholesale assault on U.S. science.”

“We see real danger in this moment,” the letter, which was signed by a number of Nobel Prize winners, stated. “We hold diverse political beliefs, but we are united as researchers in wanting to protect independent scientific inquiry. We are sending this SOS to sound a clear warning: the nation’s scientific enterprise is being decimated.”

Last week, the journal Nature published a poll it conducted of more than 1,600 U.S. scientists.

“Are you a US researcher who is considering leaving the country following the disruptions to science prompted by the Trump administration?” the poll asked the group.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-sound-warning-over-trump-cuts--and-75-consider-leaving-the-us-214558236.html

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Scientists sound warning over Trump cuts -- and 75% consider leaving the U.S. (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 4 OP
My youngest son has his undergrad in physics and is applying to.... Laffy Kat Apr 4 #1
He should look into ETH Zurich - Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. Top 7 global uni. Celerity Apr 4 #2
Thanks for the link! nt Laffy Kat Apr 4 #3

Laffy Kat

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1. My youngest son has his undergrad in physics and is applying to....
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 05:39 PM
Apr 4

Canadian universities for his graduate studies. He has wanted to leave the U.S. since 2016. He's been saying for years the U.S. is losing its edge in science. I hate to have him move away from me, but I think it's for the best.

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