“A huge collaboration between them,” Malonga said. “I’m like a simple, classic person.”
Still, there are practical hurdles to overcome for would-be continent-hoppers, she said. That can include language hurdles, arranging childcare or eldercare, and significant differences in national pension or retirement programs.Brandon Coventry never thought he would consider a scientific career outside the United States. But federal funding cuts and questions over whether new grants will materialize have left him unsure. While reluctant to leave his family and friends, he’s applied to faculty positions in Canada and France.
“I’ve never wanted to necessarily leave the United States, but this is a serious contender for me,” said Coventry, who is a postdoctoral fellow studying neural implants at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.But it’s not easy to pick up and move a scientific career — let alone a life.Marianna Zhang was studying how children develop race and gender stereotypes as a postdoctoral fellow at New York University when her National Science Foundation grant was canceled. She said it felt like “America as a country was no longer interested in studying questions like mine.”
Still, she wasn’t sure of her next move. “It’s no easy solution, just fleeing and escaping to another country,” she said.The recruitment programs range in ambition, from those trying to attract a dozen researchers to a single university to the continent-wide “Choose Europe” initiative.
But it’s unclear if the total amount of funding and new positions offered could match what’s being shed in the U.S.
Even as universities and institutes think about recruiting talent from the U.S., there’s more apprehension than glee at the funding cuts.WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Capitals said Thursday that no decision has been made on
after an email was sent to season-ticket holders calling next season his last.The team on social media said that the email was mistakenly sent by someone in the corporate sales department.
this spring and now has a total of 897. The upcoming 2025-26 season is his last on his current contract,, and he turns 40 in September.