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Trump Gives Political Appointees Final Say on Grants

Trump Gives Political Appointees Final Say on Grants

A recent executive order looks to officially establish political review processes that staff say are already being implemented at NSF.

With New Guidance, Trump Administration Deceptively Targets Scientific Integrity

With New Guidance, Trump Administration Deceptively Targets Scientific Integrity

Reverting SI policies to what they were in 2021 will unquestionably weaken them. By undoing the work of the past four years, federal agencies will abandon the benefits of all of the public consultation, careful consideration, and evidence gathered to develop Biden-era SI policies.

RFK Jr Has Slashed Vaccine Research. You Need To Know How Perilous That Is For The World

RFK Jr Has Slashed Vaccine Research. You Need To Know How Perilous That Is For The World

The avian flu virus is now just one mutation away from easier transmission among humans. Donald Trump’s health chief is a grave risk to world health.

Trump's Chief Science Adviser Faces a Storm of Criticism: What's Next?

Trump's Chief Science Adviser Faces a Storm of Criticism: What's Next?

US researchers were hopeful when Donald Trump appointed Michael Kratsios to a top science position, but many say he has contributed to the chaos. Can he turn things around?

Trump Hands Political Appointees Control over Science Funding: Here's Why Researchers Are Sounding the Alarm

Trump Hands Political Appointees Control over Science Funding: Here's Why Researchers Are Sounding the Alarm

News News: President Trump's executive order gives political appointees control over federal science grants, requiring agencies like NIH and NSF to ensure funding.

Europe is breaking its reliance on American science

Europe is breaking its reliance on American science

European governments are taking steps to break their dependence on critical scientific data the United States historically made freely available to the world, and are ramping up their own data collection systems to monitor climate change and weather extremes

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

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.

Where Congress is Splitting from Trump on Science Funding

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.

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.”

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

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.

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

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

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

Democrats Cite More Science Than Republicans in Policy Documents

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.

Science and Democracy Under Siege

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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'

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

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)

US Science Policy at a Crossroads

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.

What if MAGA Has a Point About Science?

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?

United States Losing Ground As China's Lead Expands Rapidly

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.