> Further I can't imagine Trump is going to be cutting engineering research, they're more likely to cancel gender/DEI research, which isn't exactly regarded as

> Further I can't imagine Trump is going to be cutting engineering research, they're more likely to cancel gender/DEI research, which isn't exactly regarded as especially high quality research (even if it's only 10-15 million in funding) No need to imagine: https://www.rdworldonline.com/nsf-layoffs-in-2025-deep-budget-cuts-headed-for-u-s-research-sector/ https://www.rdworldonline.com/nsf-layoffs-in-2025-deep-budge... https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2025/03/03/more-universities-cut-budgets-admissions-due-to-federal-funding-chaos/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2025/03/03/more... https://www.wired.com/story/national-science-foundation-february-2025-firings/ https://www.wired.com/story/national-science-foundation-febr... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43152470 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43152470 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43166830 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43166830