VIDEO: Is Science Under Siege?

National Association of Scholars

Recent proposals by the National Institutes of Health to reduce overhead costs on grants to university scientists has generated a furious storm of controversy and overheated rhetoric. "Science is under siege!" is the claim. But is it true?

On February 28, 2025, Cornell University's Department of Science and Technology Studies hosted a round table discussion on the topic "Science Under Siege." Scott Turner, Director of Science Programs at the National Association of Scholars went there to document what the round table had to say. 

Does the round table make the case that science is, in fact, "under siege"? 


Photo from YouTube video taken by J. Scott Turner

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