Three-fourths of polled American scientists say they are considering leaving U.S.

[SunSeeker]

Trump administration scientific research budget cuts appear to have prompted three-fourths of polled scientists to say they're considering leaving the United States for Europe or Canada.

The poll, published in the scientific journal Nature, revealed 75.3% of the responding scientists are considering leaving, while 24.7% are not.
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One genomics and agriculture grad student responding to the poll said, "This is my home -- I really love my country. But a lot of my mentors have been telling me to get out, right now."

One example of research cuts is at the National Institutes of Health. At the NIH, all research on what Trump and Musk consider "equity" issues like Black maternal health and HIV research was cut.

https://l.smartnews.com/p-jUucDpL/hvARrM

[Passages]

1. What a morning this has been. I read U of Michigan will end its DEI

and now this: The poll showed of 690 postgraduate researchers responding, 548 were considering leaving the U.S. Of the 340 doctoralstudents, 255 of them said they were also considering leaving the country for more science-friendly nations.


Last week, I was reading how through the NSF, they had to cut off funds for internships for people with disabilities. They were allowed to use the funds they had but will not be receiving any for next year.

[Moostache]

2. This is how you turn the USA into Haiti...{n/t}

[Johonny]

3. The braindrain will hit the US economy

And could cause a generational lag in new technology, startups, and STEM jobs.

This is not something a world economic leader does willingly.

[SunSeeker]

4. Yes. And the country's health. nt

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

5. I'm encouraging My Son The Astronomer

to find a job elsewhere. He's currently finishing up his PhD (he's at George Mason University) and is beginning to look at what jobs are out there.

[SunSeeker]

6. Oh man. That is so sad.

I have a son graduating next year, my only child. He plans to go live and work abroad. It's pathetic that we can't live in the same country as our kids because of the Orange Antichrist. 😩