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title: "Making the case for curiosity-driven science"
date: 2026-04-30
source: https://news.mit.edu/2026/making-case-curiosity-driven-science
description: "President Sally Kornbluth spoke in front of a packed crowd about growing challenges to the U.S. research ecosystem as funding for America’s top research universities becomes increasingly strained"
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# Making the case for curiosity-driven science

President Sally Kornbluth spoke in front of a packed crowd about growing challenges to the U.S. research ecosystem as funding for America’s top research universities becomes increasingly strained

*Published: 2026-04-30*