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Harvard stands to lose $2.2 billion in federal funding. Researchers fear science will suffer

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Across San Diego, students, parents and educators raise alarm over funding cuts to schools, research

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Four space tourists return to Earth after a private flight over the poles

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San Diego Natural History Museum gets $10M from Irwin Jacobs for research, conservation

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UCSD braces for possible $500M in annual cuts, shelves some building plans

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Scientist renowned for study of adolescent brains named president of J. Craig Venter Institute

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In research-rich San Diego, Trump cuts hit studies of HIV, domestic violence and more

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NASA powers down two instruments on twin Voyager spacecraft to save power

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Huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding go before a federal judge

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UC San Diego, bracing for more than $200M in funding cuts, freezes faculty hiring

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San Diego State University joins Harvard, Caltech and UCSD on list of nation's elite research schools

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Federal health agencies restore webpages and datasets following judge's order

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Navy names ship after famed San Diego State University alum Don Walsh

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This week, hunt for sea stars along the coast — and help make community science 'a success story.' Here's how.

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Trump chooses controversial Stanford professor Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH

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