Close to Home: Safeguarding science to safeguard our communities
This article was originally published in the Press Democrat By Rose L. Snyder | Rose L. Snyder is director of community engagement at Point Blue Conservation Science. In 2015, I evacuated through smoke and falling ash and ultimately lost my home as the Valley Fire tore through Middletown. Having relocated to Sonoma County, I lost another […]
EdSource: University of California pushes for $12B scientific research bond to counter federal cuts
This article originally appeared in EdSource. By Michael Burke David Boyer is stuck in a waiting game. For more than 18 months, silence from the National Institutes of Health on a crucial grant decision has thrown his research developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease into uncertain territory. His application received a favorable impact score, the main […]
Senator Wiener, UC, UAW Announce $23 Billion Bond To Fund Scientific Research While Requiring Drug Discounts For Californians
From the office of Sen. Scott Wiener SACRAMENTO – In the face of unprecedented federal cuts to scientific research, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced SB 895, bipartisan legislation to authorize a $23 billion bond for the November 2026 ballot to fund scientific research in California. SB 895 establishes the California Foundation for Science and Health […]
Investing in the future of California science
This article was originally published by the University of California California is working to protect university research. This is a critical effort to sustain our world-changing research — research that fuels the fourth-largest economy in the world, generates lifesaving medical advancements, and supports the health of all California communities. What is SB 895? Why […]
US science after a year of Trump
More than 7,800 research grants terminated or frozen. Some 25,000 scientists and personnel gone from agencies that oversee research. Proposed budget cuts of 35% — amounting to US$32 billion. These are just a few of the ways in which Donald Trump has downsized and disrupted US science since returning to the White House last January. As his […]
Pasadena Now: Senator Sasha Renée Pérez and Dr. Raymond Francis: SB 895 Would Ensure JPL Remains World Leader in Space Exploration, Climate Research
This article was originally published in Pasadena Now Watching the President attack science and hold federal funding for research hostage over the past year has been unnerving to say the least. Consensus on what have historically been bipartisan issues has evaporated before our eyes as the Trump administration has taken unilateral action, irrespective of what […]
Newsom calls Trump’s $1 billion UCLA settlement offer extortion, says California won’t bow
This article was originally published in Reuters By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Saturday that a $1 billion settlement offer by President Donald Trump’s administration for UCLA amounted to political extortion to which the state will not bow. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The University of California says it is reviewing a $1 billion settlement offer by the […]