Episode 16 - Federal Funding of Science
From Catalysts for Science Policy's In a Perfect Policy by Catalysts for Science Policy's In a Perfect Policy
December 22, 2025 · 1h 17m
About this episode
This episode discusses the implications of federal funding cuts to science and features interviews with researchers and students.
This episode we are discussing federal funding of science. Proposals from the Trump Administration recommended cutting science funding among many other government services which lead to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Although a continuing resolution was passed until Jan 30th and largely Congress seems opposed to cutting science funding, the new budget for the year still hangs in the balance. This episode, we talked to Dr. Laura Hernandez, a dairy and women’s health researcher, Katie Barnes and Roma Broadberry, two graduate students at The University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Becky Jacobs, a writer for the Cap Times. This episode was produced by Colin Hemme and Freyja Moser with music by John Leja. Thank you to Dr. Hernandez, Katie, Roma, and Becky for the interviews. Sources and descriptions for key words for this podcast can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_q1oZTCr8c2L7G3_WGlFcZvwWphnv9zUTGm72KyEws0/edit?usp=sharing This podcast is funded in part by an Associated Students of Madison viewpoint neutral grant. Contact request@asm.wisc.edu for accommodation information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Colin Hemme, Freyja Moser
Guests: Dr. Laura Hernandez, Katie Barnes, Roma Broadberry, Becky Jacobs
Topics covered
- federal funding
- science policy
- government shutdown
- research
- budget
Keywords
- federal funding
- science funding
- Trump Administration
- government shutdown
- research funding
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Cap Times
Places: U.S.
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