The Daily Outrage: National Science Foundation spends $700k to study stressed fowl

Published February 28, 2012 5:00am ET



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.