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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm confused.  Harvard has billions upon billions in its endowment, yet it can't pay for its PhD candidates?  Why is it so reliant on the American taxpayer?[/quote]

Seriously???  Is this a serious question??

This post shows an astounding lack of critical thinking, logical thinking, and creative thinking.

This mentality is apparently prevalent in our country and is causing the unfortunate downfall of the U.S.

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Some of you are acting as if Harvard is a god to whom we should bow down and send federal dollars, regardless of what they do.. It's not, and its administrators and leaders need to change their attitude.[/quote]
This is crazy talk.  The scientists want to do science, like treating cancer.  The engineers want to be inventing new things.  They have to justify every dollar they get in a grant through an extremely competitive proposal and review process, wherein they have to explain how the project would be a benefit.  There is no "attitude" other than complete dismay at grant funding that had already been awarded being ripped away so they can't pay for supplies and equipment already ordered or pay their students and post docs.

The attitude you're hearing is all made up by the radical right who are doing their best to create a political foe out of science and engineering because they're too stupid to understand the research.[/quote]

I agree as regards the scientists, but there is definitely an attitude demonstrated by Harvard's admin and leaders. [/quote]So the solution is to stop cancer research?  [/quote]
Harvard can fund its own research![/quote]

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