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National Science Foundation fires roughly 10% of its workforce
The National Science Foundation fired 168 employees on Tuesday. According to an NSF spokesperson, the firings are to ensure ...
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NIH research grant cuts could deal a biting blow to crucial support staff
The funding agency aims to cap “indirect costs” in biomedical research grants. But this behind-the-scenes work is crucial to making research happen.
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Computer science has gone mainstream in US education, yet young women are still underrepresented in Virginia
ScholarshipInstitute.org analyzed Code.org's 2024 State of Computer Science Education report to look at computer science ...