I'm an award winning mathematician. Trump just cut my funding
6 days ago
- #science-funding
- #research-ecosystem
- #political-interference
- Trump administration cuts federal funding for scientific research, disrupting multi-year projects and eroding research independence.
- Terence Tao, an award-winning mathematician, shares his personal experience of losing funding and the broader impact on scientific infrastructure.
- The U.S. scientific ecosystem, built on bipartisan federal investment, is under attack with grants cancelled and fellowships gutted without scientific review.
- Federal support for basic science has historically led to breakthroughs like MRI scan improvements and mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.
- The current administration disregards scientific advice, alters data to fit political narratives, and undermines long-term research planning.
- UCLA and other institutions face existential threats as funding is abruptly cut, forcing emergency fundraising to sustain operations.
- Public engagement and political action are urged to defend science and counteract the administration's assault on research.