Federal Cuts Could Threaten Future Alaska Scientists' Training
Alaska could lose several research institutions and a pipeline into science for budding researchers in the state if the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s budget become a reality.
“Even the possibility of the disruption is affecting the students and the researchers,” said Joshua Hostler, a Ph.D. student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. His colleagues in a research group met last week to discuss whether they’d apply for a new federal funding opportunity. Because of the uncertainty, they probably won’t...
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