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US National Science Foundation to ban projects with flagged Chinese institutions
The United States’ National Science Foundation (NSF) is set to ban collaborations with Chinese research institutions designated as restricted entities, as well as their employees, under a new policy that moves away from seeking to balance security risks with the benefits of international collaborat...
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What happenedUS National Science Foundation to ban projects with flagged Chinese institutions.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "US National Science Foundation to ban projects with flagged Chinese institutions". The right frames it as "Gravy Train Ends: National Science Foundation Grants to DEI-Related Projects Plunge Under...".
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CenterUS National Science Foundation to ban projects with flagged Chinese institutions
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Right / center-rightGravy Train Ends: National Science Foundation Grants to DEI-Related Projects Plunge Under Trump
US National Science Foundation to ban projects with flagged Chinese institutions
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The United States’ National Science Foundation (NSF) is set to ban collaborations with Chinese research institutions designated as restricted entities, as well as their employees, under a n...
Gravy Train Ends: National Science Foundation Grants to DEI-Related Projects Plunge Under Trump
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The Trump administration continues to quietly unwind the noxious and, in many cases, illegal DEI-centric policies of the Great Awokening. A recently released report unveiled by The Washingt...
