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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Harvard should live Within its means. Old fashioned word not familiar in Cambridge budget. Endowment is a Pool of thousands of restrictred funds but that frees up money for other areas that are not fully funded.[/quote]

Science research grants are not charity.   Grant money is exchanged for results.   [/quote]
But Harvard can free up cash to do propaganda and ideology stuff because the government pays for its research component. How is that hard to understand?[/quote]

You need to read more than right wing propaganda.[/quote]

And you need to quit thinking Harvard is the be all. It's not. [/quote]

That's right. You really need to stop fixating on Harvard, because the administration's attack on science is hitting all over, including both public and private universities in the midwest, the south, etc. [/quote]

This. Not sure why that poster has missed this crucial point. It’s not just about about Harvard. It’s about all science research that is being drastically cut. Not moved to other institutions.[/quote]

I think it’s because scientists are by nature pretty introverted and not used to the type of PR needed to make Americans aware of what’s going on. Comms is not the strong point. [/quote]
Not only is comms not the strong point, but science communication can ruin your career. Many scientists don’t take science communication seriously and generally people are asked not to engage in it until they have tenure. It’s seen as a distraction from research, sadly.[/quote]

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