今年春天, 25 名麻省理工学院的学生和博士后前往华盛顿会见国会工作人员并倡导联邦对科学研究的持续投资。
This spring, 25 MIT students and postdocs traveled to Washington to meet with congressional staffers and advocate for sustained federal investment in scientific research.
鉴于最近国家科学基金会项目的削减以及联邦研究预算, 的持续不确定性，这些对话尤其及时。在短短两天内, 参与者会见了代表 32 个州的 62 个国会办公室，讨论联邦支持科学研究, 高等教育, 的重要性以及与其个人研究领域相关的其他政策问题。
With recent cuts to National Science Foundation programs and continued uncertainty surrounding the federal research budget, these conversations were especially timely. Over the course of just two days, participants met with 62 congressional offices representing 32 states to discuss the importance of federal support for scientific research, higher education, and other policy concerns related to their individual research areas.