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		pphysch 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing... I don't think this is necessarily the right way to go about it, but there are deep issues with the incentives in the current US research system. As someone embedded in it, I would say it's highly dysfunctional and inefficient. Too much scientific fraud (hard and soft) and too many sinecures. Our adversaries are happy either way.

brnaftr361 9 months ago [–]

What do you think the consequences of a shake-out like this will be? Asking as a prospective grad student nearing the end of my BS.

I've heard locally we're cutting graduate programs down and similarly from other institutions.

pphysch 9 months ago | [–]

Definitely a recession in funding and opportunities.

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