{"id":43665,"date":"2025-09-04T12:26:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T19:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=43665"},"modified":"2025-09-04T12:26:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T19:26:21","slug":"uc-launches-campaigns-amid-continuing-federal-attacks-on-research-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/uc-launches-campaigns-amid-continuing-federal-attacks-on-research-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"UC launches campaigns amid continuing federal attacks on research funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/users\/profile\/Sumaya%20Azhar\">Sumaya Azhar | Staff<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sep 3, 2025 (DailyCal.org)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/dailycal.org\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/8\/69\/869c49ce-4d14-46bb-b9dd-46bbc8b4cd5f\/68b8a2f427a4a.image.jpg?resize=400%2C258\" alt=\"uc_Alessandra Aprile Boriello_Staff_new.jpg\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The UC System\u2019s \u201cSpeak Up for Science\u201d campaign calls on people to email their federal lawmakers, asking them to reject proposed cuts and bring back funding for federal science agencies.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/users\/profile\/Alessandra%20Aprile%20Borriello\">Alessandra Aprile Borriello | Staff<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The UC system formally launched \u201cSpeak Up for Science\u201d last week, a campaign aimed at preserving and restoring funding for federal science agencies currently threatened by steep cuts from President Donald Trump\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSpeak Up for Science\u201d calls on people to email their federal lawmakers, asking them to reject proposed cuts and bring back funding for agencies. The website includes an email template that people can fill out with their personal information and send to lawmakers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the email template, the Trump administration proposed cutting funding for \u201cthe National Institutes of Health by 39%, the National Science Foundation by 55% and the Department of Energy\u2019s Office of Science by 13.9%.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCongress is considering a budget request that includes cuts to the federal science agencies that have profoundly improved the quality of life for all Americans, in health, technology, agriculture, and beyond,\u201d said UC Office of the President Associate Director of Strategic &amp; Critical Communications Stett Holbrook in an email. \u201cSpeak Up for Science provides a forum for all Americans to make their voices heard in support of science, research, and higher education.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of \u201cSpeak Up for Science,\u201d the UC has released a social media graphic, Zoom background and GIPHY sticker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The webpage also lists the impacts that federally funded scientific research has had, such as creating \u201cgood jobs in growing industries\u201d and innovating \u201cnew technologies that make life easier and keep communities safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSpeak Up for Science\u201d is part of a larger UC campaign, \u201cStand Up for UC.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cStand Up for UC\u201d webpage says \u201cthe federal government\u2019s demand of $1 billion from UCLA puts the entire University of California system at risk.\u201d People can contribute to the campaign by adding their name to a pledge showing support for UC and by sharing their story of how the UC has impacted them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same week that \u201cSpeak Up for Science\u201d was formally launched, UC President James B. Milliken met with the state Senate, the Assembly and the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, according to an Aug. 28 UC federal update brief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the brief, Milliken \u201cemphasized the importance of UC\u2019s continued partnership with Governor Newsom and state leaders and highlighted the significant economic and operational impacts of the federal government\u2019s suspension of hundreds of millions of dollars in research funding at UCLA and its demand for a $1 billion payment from California taxpayers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UC system formally launched \u201cSpeak Up for Science\u201d last week, a campaign aimed at preserving and restoring funding for federal science agencies currently threatened by steep cuts from President Donald Trump\u2019s administration. \u201cSpeak Up for Science\u201d calls on people to email their federal lawmakers, asking them to reject proposed&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/uc-launches-campaigns-amid-continuing-federal-attacks-on-research-funding\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43665"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43665"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43666,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43665\/revisions\/43666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}