National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers as Federal Purge Continues
Wired
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Firings at the NSF included permanent employees who had already completed their one-year probationary period, as well as at-will workers.
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PreciTaste lands cash for tech that checks restaurant orders for accuracy
TechCrunch
AUGUST 9, 2022
According to NSF International, a product testing and certification organization, more than half of quick-service restaurant (QSR) managers found staff turnover to be an issue for their business, with 20% saying that it had the biggest negative impact on operations within the past several months.
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How Cell Phones and Tablets Enable Telework
Tech Soup
APRIL 25, 2014
As an example, the National Science Foundation (NSF) found that by not commuting, each NSF teleworker reclaims an average of 62 hours of their lives back and saves $1,201 a year. TechSoup: Telework Policies. They have around 2,100 employees and about a third of them telework on a regular basis. Find their report here.
Scratch: An Educational, Multi-Generational Online Community that Works
Museum 2.0
OCTOBER 30, 2008
Some adults may be skeptical of the efficacy of this policy, but as ScratchR scales up, it is hard to imagine another form of policing that wouldn't significantly reduce participation. It was more important to the ScratchR team to acknowledge every new submission prominently on the homepage than to check each one first.
Navigating the Shifting Political Landscape as a Federal Grant Recipient
sgEngage
MARCH 17, 2025
As the current administration rolls out new policies and executive orders, nonprofit organizations, social enterprises, and other grant recipients must adapt or risk losing essential funding opportunities. Proactively responding to policy updates can help organizations avoid disruptions and ensure continued support.
In war against DEI in science, researchers see collateral damage
Ars Technica
FEBRUARY 23, 2025
The list of grants was compiled by a group of Senate Republicans last fall and released to the public earlier this month, and while the NSF does not appear to have taken any action in response to the complaints, the lists existence is adding to an atmosphere of confusion and worry among researchers in the early days of President Donald J.
China aims to recruit top US scientists as Trump tries to kill the CHIPS Act
Ars Technica
MARCH 5, 2025
On Tuesday, Donald Trump finally made it clear to Congress that he wants to kill the CHIPS and Science Acta $280 billion bipartisan law Joe Biden signed in 2022 to bring more semiconductor manufacturing into the US and put the country at the forefront of research and innovation.
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