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U.S. Science Funding Cuts Drive Researchers Abroad

5/8/2025

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Jack Castelli, a doctoral student at the University of Washington, grapples with an uncertain future as U.S. science funding dwindles under the Trump administration. Faced with hiring freezes and shrinking graduate programs, he and many researchers contemplate relocating abroad for more promising opportunities, jeopardizing the next wave of scientific breakthroughs.

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Story summary

Jack Castelli, a doctoral student at the University of Washington, grapples with an uncertain future as U.S. science funding dwindles under the Trump administration. Faced with hiring freezes and shrinking graduate programs, he and many researchers contemplate relocating abroad for more promising opportunities, jeopardizing the next wave of scientific breakthroughs.