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more [Natural] chaos!
Posted in Statistics with tags @ScientistTrump, CDCP, censoring, data apocalypse, diversity, Donald Trump, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Nature, NSF, Purge, research grant, Trump administration, US politics on February 8, 2025 by xi'an
health [s]care
Posted in Kids, pictures with tags ARS, Ben Jennings, burnout, cartoon, COVID-19, hospital, National Institutes of Health, NHS, pandemic, public health system, public medical coverage, The Guardian on January 14, 2022 by xi'an
and it only gets worse…
Posted in Kids, pictures, Travel with tags American Statistical Association, climate change, Donald Trump, Environmental Protection Agency, global warming, Human Rights, National Institutes of Health, The New York Times, trumpism, United Nations Population Fund, US politics on April 7, 2017 by xi'an
“The State Department said on Monday it was ending U.S. funding for the United Nations Population Fund, the international body’s agency focused on family planning as well as maternal and child health in more than 150 countries.” Reuters, April 3, 2017
“When it comes to science, there are few winners in US President Donald Trump’s first budget proposal. The plan, released on 16 March, calls for double-digit cuts for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It also lays the foundation for a broad shift in the United States’ research priorities, including a retreat from environmental and climate programmes.” Nature, March 16, 2017
“In light of the recent executive order on visas and immigration, we are compelled to speak out in support of our international members. Science benefits from the free expression and exchange of ideas. As the oldest scientific society in the United States, and the world’s largest professional society for statisticians, the ASA has an overarching responsibility to support rigorous and robust science. Our world relies on data and statistical thinking to drive discovery, which thrives from the contributions of a global community of scientists, researchers, and students. A flourishing scientific culture, in turn, benefits our nation’s economic prosperity and security. ” ASA, March, 2017
