According to a news release sent out by Virginia Tech, a pair of researchers have been awarded $705,000 in a grant by the National Science Foundation, a federally funded organization.
We called the National Science Foundation, and sent several e-mails to them, asking how a study on the parenting behaviors of stressed-out birds has any impact on humans. They sent us back an e-mail with this to say:
"It would be inappropriate to comment on this specific proposal as it is still under consideration and an award has not been finalized"
The organization also said in a statement, they believe no other funding agency in the world comes close to NSF for giving taxpayers the best return on their investment.
A researcher and a university spokeswoman tell WSLS the news release should have never been sent, until the grant was finalized.
So while millions taxpayer dollars from the NSF have uncovered groundbreaking results in some areas at Virginia Tech, whether a $705,000 study on bird stress will do the same, remains to be seen.
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