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Defunding of National Science Foundation raises alarm bells for new American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow
SHEPHERDSTOWN -- Fifty-five percent is the amount that the National Science Foundation (NSF) may lose in funding, if the federal government's proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 is approved. Already, the organization has had to terminate roughly 380 grants this year, due to federal funding issues. For former NSF Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport System Division Deputy Director Sue Kemnitzer, these cuts are of great concern. Over the 40 years she worked for NSF, she supported thousands of young scientists who were seeking grant funding to begin making scientific ...
