‘Complete devastation’: How NSF gutted its social sciences directorate

The directorate made 90% fewer new grants this year than average and hemorrhaged two-thirds of its staff

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Science
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2026-10-08
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aen0164
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‘Complete devastation’: How NSF gutted its social sciences directorate

Daniel Garisto
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Research, Science, and Academia
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‘Complete devastation’: How NSF gutted its social sciences directorate

Daniel Garisto
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Abstract

The directorate made 90% fewer new grants this year than average and hemorrhaged two-thirds of its staff

ScienceVol. 394(6820)
Openalex Percentile: Top 6%
Research, Science, and Academia
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