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As Trump cuts science budgets, some researchers look abroad

As Trump cuts science budgets, some researchers look abroad

Washington Post21-05-2025

Kartik Sheth, 53, is an astrophysicist and, until a few weeks ago, was the associate chief scientist at NASA. On March 10, he got an unexpected email: 'I regret to inform you that you are being affected by a [reduction-in-force] action. … Therefore, you will be separated from NASA at the close of business on April 10, 2025.'

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