WHO: National Science Foundation
WHAT: Awarded a $705,000 grant to Virginia Tech biologists to study whether highly stressed birds make good parents
WHY IT’S AN OUTRAGE: More than 1.5 million new cases of cancer appear every year, and the NSF is spending tax dollars to study stressed-out birds?
WHERE TO VENT: Call the NSF’s public affairs office at 703-292-8454.
