The article discusses the vital role of federal funding in supporting university research and innovation over the past eighty years, highlighting significant advancements like drone technology and inhalable Covid vaccines. With the Trump administration proposing cuts to this funding, the episode explores the historical context of government support for research and its implications for the future of universities. Featuring insights from the chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis, the discussion emphasizes potential consequences of dwindling financial resources on educational and research institutions.
Over the past eight decades, universities have received billions in federal dollars to help that happen. Those dollars have contributed to innovations like: Drone technology, inhalable Covid vaccines, Google search code.
The Trump administration is cutting or threatening to cut federal funding for research, which raises concerns about the future of university research and its contributions to innovation.
Will massive cuts mean the end of universities as we know them? This episode examines the implications of dwindling research funding on higher education institutions.
We hear from the chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis, who reveals how his school is funded and the potential impact of losing federal research dollars.
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