National Science Foundation
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“It does call into question,” Reyes posits, “what are their plans for the National Science Foundation given the period that we’re entering?”
From Salon • May 2, 2026
“The establishment of the National Science Foundation is a major landmark in the history of science in the United States,” Truman said back then.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
The research was primarily supported by the National Science Foundation, with additional funding from the Simons Foundation.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
The research was supported by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, and NASA.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
The largest semi-steerable radio/radar observatory on the planet Earth is the Arecibo facility, which Cornell University operates for the National Science Foundation.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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