Catharine Young, Senior Fellow at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, shared a post on X:
“One of the biggest threats to US innovation isn’t just research funding – it’s losing the next generation of scientists.
Phd admissions at leading research universities fell 15% this year.
Scientific talent takes years to cultivate. And the consequences will be felt for decades.
Meanwhile China now produces more science and engineering Phds than the US – about 53,000 versus 45,000 in the latest comparable data. In 2024, its total R&D spending also surpassed the US on a purchasing-power-adjusted basis. We are shrinking our pipeline as our main competitor expands theirs.”
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