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Juhi Munmun Gupta
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Graduate Student in Computational Biology @CarnegieMellon

Support science across the country by writing an opinion piece in your hometown or local newspaper: https://sciencehomecoming.com/
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Biologist John Benning writes home to North Carolina: “The fruits of science are so widespread, they sometimes escape notice.” Decades of taxpayer-funded research made miracle gene therapies possible, saving countless children’s lives. 🧪🏠

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August 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Neuroscientist Chris Camp writes home to Charleston, SC: “World-changing scientific discoveries are the products of decades of risky research.” From SC to Yale, his career was built by public science funding, now threatened by cuts.
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Protect research, SC corruption | Letters
Letters to the editor: Protect federal funding for scientific research, corruption in South Carolina government.
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August 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Frontline nurses Teri Mills and Donna Gaffney write to Oregon: OHSU is Portland’s largest employer. NIH funding brought $388M to Oregon, thousands of jobs and better healthcare care that extended Oregonians’ lives. 🧪🏠
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August 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Neuroscientist Michelle Chen writes home to Colorado: Inspired by the loss of a Broncos legend and the support of her public school teachers, she’s training to become a doctor-scientist to fight brain disorders and help serve her community. 🧪🏠

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CHEN: I am standing up for science because science saves lives - Sentinel Colorado
'Funding scientific and medical research is a nonpartisan issue. We all benefit from its progress, and we all suffer if it stalls'
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August 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Clinical psychologist Brittany Rohl urges Long Islanders to support science funding, “As your neighbor and a product of this community…I offer my perspective not to tell you what to think, but to offer a look behind the scenes.”🧪🏠
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New York can’t afford to lose federal scientific funding - Babylon Beacon
Growing up in Babylon, there were endless opportunities to explore. During the summers, while my dad cleaned the fish he caught, I would collect the discarded parts and try to fit them back together —...
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August 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Physicist Gregor Dairaghi writes home to California: “It may be tempting to relegate these concerns as hurdles to be dealt with by universities, but doing so overlooks the broader connection between academia and society.”
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Guest Opinion: Science is stronger with robust federal funding
As a kid in Palo Alto, I grew up within a culture that championed science and technology as a force for societal progress. Today, however, science is tinged with the scent of fear.
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August 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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From farm to faculty. Writing home to his community in Minnesota, Prof Jim Magnuson explains that the powerhouse behind U.S. research is the infrastructure, paid by “indirect costs”. “This system has made U.S. science the strongest in the world.” 🧪🏠

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Farm to faculty: How federal research funding changes lives and boosts Minnesota's economy
When I was growing up on a farm near Cambridge, I never met a scientist. I didn’t know what scientific research was or how people became scientists. I graduated from
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August 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Science funding is essential for Michigan cancer biologists Seema Shah and Kingsley Osuala as they carry forward America’s strong legacy in cancer research. As Mary Lasker said: “If research is expensive, try disease.” 🧪🏠
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Opinion: Federal research is a launchpad for future Michigan scientists
“If research is expensive, try disease," said Mary Lasker.
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July 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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July 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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🚨 Speak Out for Science: Testimonial Action Day is to empower scientists at all levels (students, postdocs, faculty) to share their personal stories and make their voices heard by elected representatives. Join us on Zoom, 1 July at 7:00 pm ET. Register: forms.gle/38ZtznWT3fxe... 🔭
June 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Microbiologist Annie Hinson writes home to South Carolina, where “one in five adults report poor oral health, and nearly half of the state’s children have tooth decay.” Research improves oral health 🧪🏠
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Keep NIH funding, celebrate mindfully | Letters
Letters to the editor: Keep NIH funding, celebrate the Fourth of July mindfully.
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July 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Geneticist Amanda Weiss writes home to NY that science cuts mean it will be much harder for talented Long Islanders to become scientists.🧪🏠
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Op-Ed: Eliminating federal support will make it harder for some Long Islanders to become scientists
Recent federal actions will make it even harder for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to become scientists.
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July 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Here is dad’s article:
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Letter to the Editor: Nation must continue funding STEM education
For our country to maintain its stature as a global leader in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), our federal government must invest in its research and development. Its investmen...
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June 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Biologist Daren Card shows how science is global, but rooted in places like Chautauqua County, NY. At his first international conference, the first person he met…was also from Chautauqua. Cuts to science threaten these global career pathways that start at home🧪🏠
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Threats To American Science Can Hurt Us All
In 2012 I packed up my possessions and left Jamestown to pursue a career and life in scientific research. My destination was Arlington, Texas, halfway across the country, where I had enrolled in the g...
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June 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Neuroscientist Angela Bongiovanni writes to Berks County, PA about how rural students already face limited access to STEM education, and how this gap will only grow as the U.S. defunds science and loses its global edge. 🧪🏠

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The missing millions: How my small-town education disadvantaged me for a career in science [opinion]
The odds are stacked against many students who might thrive in STEM fields.
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June 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Proud Delaware County native Megha Nagaswami, now a clinical psychologist, writes about how her research supports groups in her hometown like the Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County. Recent funding cuts threaten the science that helps keep our communities safe.
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June 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Infectious disease researcher Hailey Robertson writes home to Kansas, where bird flu reached four dairy cattle herds in 2024, to urge support for American science 🧪 🏠
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A bit different from my usual writing, but excited (despite the circumstances) to share my op-ed in the Topeka Capital-Journal! I discuss recent NSF funding cuts and what they mean for Kansans, both now and in the future.

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Topeka scientist says NSF funds critical to infectious disease forecasting | Opinion
Planned budget cuts for 2026 would deepen damage to STEM education, jobs, and public access to taxpayer-funded data.
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June 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Federal research cuts threaten Washington’s apples, cherries, and hops. Plant scientist Sam Herr writes home to one of the country’s most productive farm regions: “Any unchecked pest, disease, or weather event could devastate industries that support Yakima.” 🧪🏠
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Letter: Cutting federal research threatens Yakima farms
Yakima will suffer from research cuts
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July 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Biomedical engineer Hunter Gaudio writes home to New Jersey, “Imagine a future where annual blood work catches cancer in its earliest stages, years before symptoms appear.” Science funding builds that future. 🧪🏠

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Guest oped: Hope – The return on federal research funding
Imagine a future where annual blood work catches cancer in its earliest stages, years before symptoms appear. This isn’t science fiction; it’s the promise of current research.
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July 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Geneticist John Fowler writing home to Georgia, “I’m a Clayton native – some of you likely know my mom…” urges Rabun County to keep American science strong 🧪🏠.
June 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Ashley Eng writes to MA, “I would not have gotten my start in science without the passionate community of science teachers I had as a proud BHS and UMass alum.” But now, “Federal funding agencies are terminating grants without reason and our valued federal employees are losing their jobs.” 🧪🏠
June 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Writing to Pennsylvania: Cassidy Pitts went from the Bucks County Science Fair to a scientist turning skin cells into neurons for organ transplants. Cutting science has severe consequences. “We’ll feel them directly in Bucks County.” 🧪🏠
June 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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My contribution to the #McClintockLetters is out today in the Tifton Gazette! My father and I wrote a hometown op-ed outlining how federal funding for land-grants and experiment stations changed farming in southeast Georgia and how its all at risk.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The Land-Grant Acts: Making America Great Since 1862 - Tifton Gazette
Many years ago, our country took the steps to provide the infrastructure and funding to develop a world-class agricultural production system. Today, that system is at risk. Here’s why that matters to ...
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June 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Op-eds across the country and an open letter are out today to fight for the future of science in honor of Barbara McClintock's birthday - including mine. Thanks to @cornellasap.bsky.social @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social and @standupforscience.bsky.social!! www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...
Research cuts will strangle our nation’s progress
The benefits of basic scientific study take time, even decades after an initial finding. Research cuts will hinder our progress.
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June 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Inspired by many folks on here and the‬ #McClintockLetters @cornellasap.bsky.social I'm super excited that my op-ed is now available in The Summerville News in Chattooga, Co. GA!
June 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM