Category: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Federal Agency to Track Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation of Research Doctorate Recipients

June 21, 2023
Education & Family Newsgender identityLGBTNational Science Foundation (NSF)Policies & ImpactsUSUS News
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A pilot project announced by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to track the sexual orientation and gender identity of research doctorate recipients—a move raising concerns about the potential invasion of privacy and enforcement of LGBT quotas. The Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED), conducted annually by the NSF, aims to collect personal and demographic…

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Biden Admin Spends Tax Dollars on Studies to Train Pigs, Dolphins to Play Video Games: Joni Ernst

March 13, 2023
DolphinsNational Science Foundation (NSF)pigsPolicies & ImpactsSen. Joni ErnstSqueal AwardsU.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)USvideo games
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Federal officials at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) approved three separate grants to fund experiments seeking to determine whether pigs on the farm and dolphins in the ocean can be trained to play video games, according to Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). “Call it SwineCraft. Pigs were trained to play…

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GOPers Tee Up New Oversight Probe of Foreign Influence, Political Bias in NSF Grants

July 29, 2022
National Science Foundation (NSF)Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.)Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)US
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Three Republican senators are launching an oversight investigation to determine why measures to bar foreign influences on the hundreds of millions of tax dollars awarded annually by the National Science Foundation (NSF) have not been implemented. The senators—Rand Paul of Kentucky, Ted Cruz of Texas, and Richard Burr of North Carolina—also want answers on NSF…

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