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fromArs Technica
1 week ago

50+ scientific societies sign letter objecting to Trump executive order

The executive order places political appointees in control of federal research funding, approvals, cancellations, and announcements, undermining merit-based peer review.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Anti-racism scholar's career ruined by pro-Israel lobby

Randa Abdel-Fattah is an anti-racism scholar and author who lost an $870,000 research grant over criticisms of her stance on Israel. The Palestinian Australian writer also recently withdrew from a writers festival after organisers demanded she and other speakers avoid divisive topics and abide by an anti-Semitism code. In this Unmute, she talks about censorship in academia and a broader effort to silence pro-Palestinian voices in Australia.
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