CHARLOTTE — This week, the National Science Foundation fired roughly 10% of its employees due to an executive order aimed at reducing the federal workforce.
The organization uses federal dollars to support research across the country.
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The University of North Carolina at Charlotte receives significant funding from the foundation every year.
Last year, records say the university earned nearly $5 million in grants for studies like cybersecurity and atomic-level physics.
The university sent a statement that read in part, “We are closely following the executive directives and subsequent litigation related to research funding.”
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