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Eric C. Greene

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Higgins Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics at Columbia University | Genome Integrity & DNA Repair Mechanisms | Single Molecule Biophysics | https://substack.com/@ericcgreene

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Eric C. Greene @dnacurtain.bsky.social · May 31

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The White House Vision for Dismantling Science in One Simple Plot

Proposed NIH, NSF, and NASA budgets would be catastrophic for innovation and discovery. But they aren’t reality yet. The time to speak up is now.

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Eric C. Greene @dnacurtain.bsky.social · May 19

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Opinion | In the Future, China Will Be Dominant. The U.S. Will Be Irrelevant.

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Eric C. Greene @dnacurtain.bsky.social · May 10

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Has America Given Up on Children’s Learning?

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Eric C. Greene @dnacurtain.bsky.social · May 2

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A New Isolationism Will Diminish American Leadership in Science

Ongoing rule changes – including halting grant awards with foreign partners – represent a new isolationism that will diminish American leadership in science.

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Eric C. Greene @dnacurtain.bsky.social · Apr 30

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Trump’s Cuts to Science Funding Could Hurt U.S. Economy, Study Shows

Reducing federal support for research and development could cause long-run economic damage and reduce government revenue.

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Eric C. Greene @dnacurtain.bsky.social · Apr 30

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America’s Global Advantage in Higher Education: How International Students Strengthen U.S. Higher Education

The Benefits of Global Talent in American Higher Education

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Eric C. Greene @dnacurtain.bsky.social · Apr 28

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Opinion | The White House Tech Bros Owe Their Fortunes to the Research They’re Killing

Underlying many investments are breakthroughs in medicine and technology from great universities.

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Eric C. Greene @dnacurtain.bsky.social · Apr 25

“Science and medicine in the USA are being violently dismembered while the world watches.” -The Lancet

Supporting medical science in the USA

The pursuit of rigorous medical science is not compatible with capitulation to government demands aimed at weaponising and eroding science. On April 14, Edwin R Martin Jr, the Trump-appointed interim ...

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Eric C. Greene @dnacurtain.bsky.social · Apr 23

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The Great Cootie Conspiracy: RFK Jr.’s Shocking Medical Breakthrough

Consequences of Science Illiteracy in American Leadership

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Eric C. Greene @dnacurtain.bsky.social · Apr 22

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Opinion | Larry David: My Dinner With Adolf

When a private meeting goes unexpectedly.

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Eric C. Greene @dnacurtain.bsky.social · Apr 20

Signs of Life at Columbia! www.cuimcstandsup.org

CUIMC Stands Up

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Eric C. Greene @dnacurtain.bsky.social · Apr 19

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Brooks and Capehart on Trump's faceoff with the courts

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

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Eric C. Greene @dnacurtain.bsky.social · Apr 17

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Reflecting on the importance of biomedical research to America

Academic Research is America's Strength

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Eric C. Greene @dnacurtain.bsky.social · Apr 16

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Opinion | It’s Time to Protect America From America’s President

Trump’s authoritarian actions are vandalizing the American project.

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Eric C. Greene @dnacurtain.bsky.social · Apr 11

I am a professor at Columbia University. All of the student NIH training grants have been canceled and now there are reports that ALL funding will be frozen. Why are Universities not banding together and speaking out publicly and forcibly about governmental attacks on biomedical research?

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