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The Vanishing Scholar: Indigenous Erasure in Funding Data

by McKalee Steen 31 March 202326 June 2023

Nonreporting of funding data and exclusion of communities from research harm Indigenous Peoples and contribute to their invisibility in science and society. We can and must do better.

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Twenty Years of NSF Funding Show Racial Disparities

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 21 December 20226 February 2023

White principal investigators won a disproportionate share of National Science Foundation funding between 1996 and 2016, according to an analysis of public data.

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Posted inNews

NSF Plots a Course for the Next Decade of Earth Sciences Research

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 20 May 20206 February 2023

Committee members who put together the new report Earth in Time describe this as an “all hands on deck” moment for the field.

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Posted inNews

Science Agencies Play Catch-Up After the Shutdown

by Randy Showstack 1 February 20196 April 2023

The National Science Foundation assesses the impact of the shutdown and prepares for another possible lapse in funding.

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With Shutdown Over for Now, Science Agencies Pick Up the Pieces

by Randy Showstack 29 January 20196 April 2023

Agencies and employees weigh the impact of the shutdown.

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Federal Government Shutdown Stings Scientists and Science

by Randy Showstack 11 January 201927 March 2023

Scientists say the shutdown is a message that the government considers science nonessential.

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NSF and Air Force Plan to Better Coordinate Research Projects

by Randy Showstack 9 May 20186 February 2023

A newly released letter of intent sets up a new partnership that could benefit both agencies. Initial focus areas for consideration include space operations and geosciences.

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An NSF Geosciences Road Map to Be Revised with Community Input

by Randy Showstack 28 March 20186 February 2023

The agency requests comments by 15 April.

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Federal Spending Act Boosts Funding for Many Science Agencies

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Randy Showstack and Kimberly M. S. Cartier 26 March 201810 April 2023

Congressional priorities reflected in the legislation differed sharply from the administration’s.

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U.S. Scientists Safely Retrieved from Ice-Bound Antarctic Island

by Randy Showstack 13 March 201810 April 2023

Argentineans came to the aid of stranded scientists.

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