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Scientists and students urge UC support after major federal grant loss to Center for Developing Leadership in Science
Summary
Speakers at the Regents meeting described sudden federal grant terminations that eliminated about 75% of the Center for Developing Leadership in Science's budget, calling on UC leadership for interim institutional funding and advocacy with federal representatives.
At the July 17 University of California Board of Regents meeting, multiple speakers described a sudden and "unexpected and unprecedented" loss of federal funding to the Center for Developing Leadership in Science (CDLS), and asked the Regents to deploy discretionary or endowment resources to sustain the center while long-term solutions are pursued.
Kadidi Atiro, who said she works at UCLA's CDLS, told the Regents the center "recently lost federal funding representing 75% of our budget," and said that the contract termination will affect "more than 200 fellows, 30 staff, and over 60…
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