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- 1Fossil fuel funding laid groundwork for Trump attacks on research, study finds▼Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says https://www. theguardi
A new study argues that decades of fossil fuel industry funding and influence over American universities helped prepare the ground for the Trump administration's current assault on university research, particularly climate science. The findings suggest industry ties compromised academic independence, leaving institutions vulnerable to political pressure. Commenters are sharing the report as evidence of long-term corporate shaping of US academic research.
- 2Antarctic scientist Peter Barrett dies, tributes flow●We've lost quite simply a legend in Antarctic science both in Aotearoa and internationally. Peter Barrett left us over t
Peter Barrett, a leading figure in Antarctic science in New Zealand and internationally, has died. Colleagues describe him as a legend in the field, noting that even in death he left behind a list of tasks and challenges, reflecting his lifelong commitment to Antarctic research and climate issues. Tributes have come from across Aotearoa and the wider scientific community.
- 3US scientists scramble to rescue disappearing federal datasets●"Until recently, the idea that the US science community would have to track or rescue lost datasets was unthinkable." #
US researchers are increasingly engaged in tracking down and rescuing government scientific datasets that have gone missing or been removed, a task that would have been unthinkable until recently. Commenters link the data losses to the Trump administration's policies, particularly on climate science, and warn that erasing records undermines research on the climate crisis and public accountability.
- 4NIH launches new PubMed tool for research reproducibility▼🔬 The best bytes of # science & # tech across the # fediverse “National Institutes of Health: NIH launches new PubMed to
The US National Institutes of Health has launched Linked Discoveries, an experimental new PubMed tool aimed at strengthening research replication and reproducibility. The announcement is circulating among science and technology communities, with observers highlighting the effort to help researchers verify and build on published findings more easily.
- 5UC Santa Barbara Joins Three NSF Quantum Research Institutes▼UC Santa Barbara Researchers to Collaborate in Three of NSF's Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara will take part in three of the National Science Foundation's Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes, large-scale collaborations aimed at advancing quantum science and technology. The university is expected to contribute expertise in quantum computing, sensing and materials. The news comes as NSF invests heavily in building national quantum research networks across US universities.