Episode 93. Attacks on University Research: Claudia Polsky
From Science History Podcast by Frank A. von Hippel
August 11, 2025 · 1h 3m · Season 1 · Episode 93
About this episode
The episode discusses the Trump Administration's aggressive actions against university research and the implications for scientific funding.
The year 2025 has seen the most aggressive moves ever by the US executive branch against scientific research as the Trump Administration has gutted federal science and regulatory agencies and cancelled billions of dollars in research grants that had already been awarded to universities. With me to discuss the Trump Administration attacks on university research is Claudia Polsky. Claudia is a clinical professor of law and the founding director of the Environmental Law Clinic at the University of California, Berkeley.
People in this episode
Host: Frank A. von Hippel
Guest: Claudia Polsky
Topics covered
- university research
- Trump Administration
- federal science agencies
- environmental law
- research grants
Keywords
- university research
- Trump Administration
- federal grants
- scientific research
- environmental law
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of California, Berkeley, Trump Administration
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