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What U.S. Science Stands to Lose Without International Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Researchers

Neuroscience in other countries will strengthen-at the United States' expense-as rising visa restrictions and rejections block many international students from enrolling at U.S.

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Where Congress is Splitting from Trump on Science Funding

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Where Congress is Splitting from Trump on Science Funding

Top appropriators in both parties have signaled disagreement with Trump's proposals for deep cuts and indirect cost caps.

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NSF Scientists Denounce Trump Administration Policies

NSF Scientists Denounce Trump Administration Policies

National Science Foundation employees are among the latest federal scientists to issue a statement expressing concern over the Trump administration’s actions. The statement refers to “a series of politically motivated and legally questionable actions by the Administration that threaten the integrity of the NSF.”

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What Happens When the Nuts and Bolts of Science Diplomacy Come Loose?

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What Happens When the Nuts and Bolts of Science Diplomacy Come Loose?

US science diplomacy has focused too much on preventing transfer of sensitive technology instead of on international collaboration.

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National Science Foundation Staff Decry Trump's 'Politically Motivated' Cuts

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National Science Foundation Staff Decry Trump's 'Politically Motivated' Cuts

Workers allege illegal terminations, censorship and collapse of scientific review standards

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Democrats Cite More Science Than Republicans in Policy Documents

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Democrats Cite More Science Than Republicans in Policy Documents

Analysis of U.S. policy documents reveals very little overlap in the science that Democrats and Republicans cite, deepening concerns over shared facts.

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Science and Democracy Under Siege

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Science and Democracy Under Siege

The first six months of President Trump’s second term have been characterized by destruction of democratic processes, divisive and vindictive actions, and chaos in federal government agencies.

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Six Months of Trump: Six Ways the Research World Has Changed

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Six Months of Trump: Six Ways the Research World Has Changed

The administration has slashed federal science budgets, pulled grant funding and pressurised universities.

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The Impact of NIH Cuts Ripples Beyond U.S. Borders

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The Impact of NIH Cuts Ripples Beyond U.S. Borders

As international research projects are upended, European leaders say they will fill the funding void. Is that realistic?

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US Senators Poised to Reject Trump's Proposed Massive Science Cuts

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US Senators Poised to Reject Trump's Proposed Massive Science Cuts

Committee gives first hint that policymakers might preserve, rather than slash, funding for US National Science Foundation and other agencies.

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Interview: How a Hearing-Loss Grant Got Cut in the Fight Over DEI

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Interview: How a Hearing-Loss Grant Got Cut in the Fight Over DEI

"It felt like the floor dropped out," researcher Uri Manor said after the sudden suspension of his lab's award.

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Ruse or Reform? Scientists Debate Trump's 'Gold Standard Science' Order

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Ruse or Reform? Scientists Debate Trump's 'Gold Standard Science' Order

Scientists are mulling whether the effort has merit or is simply an attempt to undermine independent science.

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Early-Career Researchers Reflect on the Emotional and Societal Fallout of Trump's Funding Cuts

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Early-Career Researchers Reflect on the Emotional and Societal Fallout of Trump's Funding Cuts

Canceled grants and slashed budgets are disproportionately affecting junior health researchers, dealing a major blow to the future of science and society in the U.S.

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Scientists Warn US Will Lose a Generation of Talent Because of Trump Cuts

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Scientists Warn US Will Lose a Generation of Talent Because of Trump Cuts

Political interference and chaotic cuts to staff, programs and grants at the National Science Foundation are producing 'devastating consequences'

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Report: EU Third After China and USA in Generative AI - Science & Tecnology - Ansa.it

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Report: EU Third After China and USA in Generative AI - Science & Tecnology - Ansa.it

Education, healthcare, public administration, science, industrial ecosystems: the advent of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), represented by ChatGpt, intersects every segment of society. (ANSA)

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US Science Policy at a Crossroads

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US Science Policy at a Crossroads

America needs a robust federal science and engineering enterprise now more than ever. But the scientific community's rigid defense of the Vannevar Bush model and its full-throated embrace of ideological DEI has left it politically exposed.

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What if MAGA Has a Point About Science?

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What if MAGA Has a Point About Science?

Conservative distrust of science helped set the stage for its dismantling. Can scientists bridge the partisan divide?

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United States Losing Ground As China's Lead Expands Rapidly

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United States Losing Ground As China's Lead Expands Rapidly

Although the latest data predate the current Trump administration, observers warn that funding cuts will accelerate the rate of China's gain.

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Congress Shows First Signs of Resisting Trump’s Plans to Slash Science Budgets

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Congress Shows First Signs of Resisting Trump’s Plans to Slash Science Budgets

House panel rejects cuts to agricultural research, and Senators express doubts about cuts to NIH and forest research.

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The U.S. Government Is Starving Its Own Scientists of Knowledge

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The U.S. Government Is Starving Its Own Scientists of Knowledge

Opinion | The National Agricultural Library canceled many journal subscriptions to save costs, leaving USDA staff without access.

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As U.S. Scientists Look Abroad, China Aims to Lure Top Talent

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As U.S. Scientists Look Abroad, China Aims to Lure Top Talent

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'The Trump Uncertainty Principle' is Destroying the Position and Momentum of US Science

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'The Trump Uncertainty Principle' is Destroying the Position and Momentum of US Science

The Trump administration is ripping US science apart, warns Robert P Crease.

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New Report Breaks Down Science Behind MAHA

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New Report Breaks Down Science Behind MAHA

Physicians are trained to follow the evidence. That's exactly what UPenn researchers want you to do before dismissing all MAHA's proposed policies.

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Trump Budget Cuts Hit CERN and Other Global Science Partnerships

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Trump Budget Cuts Hit CERN and Other Global Science Partnerships

With steep budget cuts already upending the US science world, the Trump administration is now taking aim at global science, including US collaboration with Europe's CERN particle accelerator and other "big science" labs.The proposed cuts, detailed on May 31 in Trump's 2026 budget plan to Congress, stunned scientists around the world for whom the US has been a key collaborator.

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