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On this episode of Cornhole Champions, Zachary Oren Smith, Amy Rivers, and Avery Staker talk about how these massive cuts are devastating Iowa's scientific infrastructure.
Cornhole Champions is a weekly podcast powered by Iowa Starting Line with music by Avery Mossman and show art by Desirée Tapia. We are a proud member of the Iowa Writers Collaborative.
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*SHOW RUNDOWN:*
00:30 - Cancer Research Gets the Axe - University of Iowa Professor's Pancreatic Cancer Study Terminated
01:30 - "Diverse" Triggers Grant Termination - How One Word Killed Research Grant
02:30 - Foreign Disinformation Studies Cut - $1.7 Million Grant Protecting Americans Canceled
04:30 - Innovation Infrastructure Under Attack - Why R&D Labs Can't Just "Turn Back On"
06:30 - America's Scientific Brain Drain - Scientists Leaving as US
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