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Decoding Funded Research: Comparative Analysis of Topic Models and Uncovering the Effect of Gender and Geographic Location

Decoding Funded Research: Comparative Analysis of Topic Models and Uncovering the Effect of Gender and Geographic Location

The study applies alternative topic-modelling approaches to funded research and examines how gender and geographical location relate to funding patterns.

NSF Closes Fiscal 2026 With Over $1 Billion Left Unspent

NSF Closes Fiscal 2026 With Over $1 Billion Left Unspent

The agency says the money will be invested in Trump-aligned initiatives.

NSF Moves to Overhaul Funding Approach in Line with White House Priorities

NSF Moves to Overhaul Funding Approach in Line with White House Priorities

The major funder of basic science has not said how its new initiatives will be funded, but staff worry that streamlined approach will further squeeze cash for core sciences.

Inside the US Military's Plan to Tap Huge Sums from the NIH

Inside the US Military's Plan to Tap Huge Sums from the NIH

An agreement paves the way for hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of projects to be transferred from the NIH's institute for infectious diseases to the Department of Defense.

What Kind of Discipline is AI?

What Kind of Discipline is AI?

Universities are creating AI schools alongside disciplines such as logic, economics and communication without addressing their shared foundations. Mouhamdy M. Dahoud argues that this reflects an ontological gap, with current research funding and assessment taxonomies overlooking an entire category of science.