National Science Foundation freezes payments in response to Trump's executive actions

The National Science Foundation's funding freeze, and wider confusion about the status and future of science funding, is already hampering research.

National Science Foundation freezes payments in response to Trump's executive actions
Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson, Arizona is managed by a consortium of universities and the National Science Foundation.

The National Science Foundation's funding freeze, and wider confusion about the status and future of science funding, is already hampering research.

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