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Blindly firing federal scientists and experts will cause a massive brain drain that will reverberate for years, increasing costs, and compromising our nation’s safety and security. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
Horticulturalists, Biologists, Engineers: Federal ‘Bloat’ or Valued Experts?
President Trump’s effort to remake the government is a direct challenge to a decades-long effort to build a civil service stocked with experts. Critics say it will backfire.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Blindly firing federal scientists and experts will cause a massive brain drain that will reverberate for years, increasing costs, and compromising our nation’s safety and security. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
Maine Sea Grant has had their funding cut by a petulant Trump. Sea Grant is one of the very best examples of an agency-industry-academia partnership nationwide, one that promotes sustainable seafood, mariner safety, and coastal communities.
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/03/01/s...
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/03/01/s...
UMaine loses multi-million-dollar Maine Sea Grant funding from NOAA
It is the latest fallout for Maine from the cuts the Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk has made in the last few weeks.
www.bangordailynews.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Maine Sea Grant has had their funding cut by a petulant Trump. Sea Grant is one of the very best examples of an agency-industry-academia partnership nationwide, one that promotes sustainable seafood, mariner safety, and coastal communities.
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/03/01/s...
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/03/01/s...
Hello Bluesky Community! I am a marine scientist and professor in the great Pacific NW.
February 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Hello Bluesky Community! I am a marine scientist and professor in the great Pacific NW.