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Remy Dou, Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning, University of Miami

National Science Foundation cuts mean researchers like me are losing grants – but impacts extend far beyond academia

The National Science Foundation's Washington headquarters seen in July 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images

As a university researcher focused on education, I have spent hundreds of hours designing studies to help the field and that might attract the National Science Foundation’s attention.

When I received my first National Science Foundation funding award – after many failed attempts – I joined a list of scholars whose work has led to innovations like the smartphone, high-speed fiber-optic networks and educational television shows like “Bill Nye the Science Guy.”

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