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June 18, 2012

Forrest warns of potential blow to American scientific exceptionalism

CISAC in the news: The Huffington Post on June 18, 2012

Next year's proposed cuts in federal funding for scientific research and development could be as high as 8 percent, seriously impacting research in agriculture, energy and medicine. CISAC Postdoctoral Fellow Robert Forrest outlines how cuts would "profoundly inhibit innovation and deal an astonishing blow to American exceptionalism."