{"id":37061,"date":"2025-03-26T13:15:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T13:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/donald-trumps-war-on-woke-is-fast-becoming-a-war-on-science-thats-incredibly-dangerous-christina-pagel\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T13:15:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T13:15:44","slug":"donald-trumps-war-on-woke-is-fast-becoming-a-war-on-science-thats-incredibly-dangerous-christina-pagel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/donald-trumps-war-on-woke-is-fast-becoming-a-war-on-science-thats-incredibly-dangerous-christina-pagel\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump\u2019s \u2018war on woke\u2019 is fast becoming a war on science. That\u2019s incredibly dangerous | Christina Pagel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Contrary to claims by the US president, we have found that diversity initiatives result in better scientists and greater progress<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christina Pagel is a member of Independent Sage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Donald Trump\u2019s attacks on diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) initiatives since his January inauguration have been intense, indiscriminate and escalating. A tragic plane crash was baselessly blamed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cpvmdm1m7m9o\">on DEI<\/a>. All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/ending-radical-and-wasteful-government-dei-programs-and-preferencing\/\">DEI programmes within public bodies<\/a> have been ended and private contractors face cancellation if they also don\u2019t comply. Webpages that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/pentagon-removes-web-pages-about-holocaust-remembrance-9-11-to-comply-with-trump-dei-order\/ar-AA1BgxAw?ocid=BingNewsSerp\">defend religious diversity<\/a> in the context of Holocaust remembrance have been taken down.<\/p>\n<p>Science and academia have been particularly targeted. <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-dei-college-investigation-phd-project-65d5d9bd5a13db89bea730142b467fde\">Universities are threatened<\/a> with losing federal funding if they support DEI. Government reports and government-funded research are being held back if they include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/feb\/10\/trump-health-dei-orders-risk\">prohibited terms<\/a> such as \u201cgender\u201d, \u201cpregnant person\u201d, \u201cwomen\u201d, \u201celderly\u201d, or \u201cdisabled\u201d. Grants funded by the National Institutes of Health are being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2025\/03\/07\/nih-terminates-dei-transgender-related-research-grants\/#:~:text=In%20an%20unprecedented%20move%2C%20the,and%20inclusion%2C%20transgender%20issues%2C%20or\">cancelled<\/a> if they address diversity, equality or inclusion in any form.<\/p>\n<p>Christina Pagel is a professor of operational research within UCL\u2019s clinical operational research unit. She is also a member of Independent Sage and vice president and EDI lead for the UK Operational Research Society<\/p>\n<p>This article is based on <a href=\"https:\/\/independentsage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-Importance-of-Diversity-Indie-SAGE.pdf\">a new report<\/a> by Independent Sage on the importance of DEI in science. Christina Pagel led the report, but all members of Independent Sage contributed<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2025\/mar\/26\/donald-trump-war-on-woke-science-diversity\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contrary to claims by the US president, we have found that diversity initiatives result in better scientists and greater progress Christina Pagel is a member of Independent Sage Donald Trump\u2019s attacks on diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) initiatives since his January inauguration have been intense, indiscriminate and escalating. A tragic plane crash was baselessly blamed &#8230; <a title=\"Donald Trump\u2019s \u2018war on woke\u2019 is fast becoming a war on science. That\u2019s incredibly dangerous | Christina Pagel\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/donald-trumps-war-on-woke-is-fast-becoming-a-war-on-science-thats-incredibly-dangerous-christina-pagel\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Donald Trump\u2019s \u2018war on woke\u2019 is fast becoming a war on science. 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