ScienceHacker Newsabout 5 hours ago
Keyword lists canceled billions in research funding
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Federal agencies used keyword searches to terminate research grants, court documents show. The NIH, NSF, Defense Department, and NEH targeted terms like "structural racism," "health equity," and "climate change." UC researchers allege First Amendment violations; judges blocked some terminations, including over $500 million to UCLA.
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