The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.

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If we stay on this administration’s course, future life-saving medicines may never be invented

In a new National Postdoctoral Association report, 43% of postdocs said Trump administration policies have threatened their positions, while more than one-third said their research is delayed or in je...

Mahmoud Khalil’s detention is a frightening sign of an authoritarian slide.

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer talks about burnout from covering the pandemic and how bird-watching gave him a new sense of hope.

Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard

Education for All, a grassroots network of mostly community college leaders, is spreading strategies for how to resist anti-DEI bills and rhetoric.

New group hopes to turn out researchers for 7 March demonstrations against Trump administration policies

NSF fired 168 employees, leaving the agency less equipped to fund a wide range of scientific research.

President Donald J Trump Washington, DC Members of the US Congress Washington, DC February 5, 2025 RE: Scientific Understanding of Sex and Gender Dear President Trump and Members of the US Congr...

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The US National Science Foundation has unfrozen grant funding, but it continues to scrutinize research projects, sowing turmoil.

Grantee accounts remain frozen, while union accuses NSF of ignoring rules governing peer review

Grantee accounts remain frozen, while union accuses NSF of ignoring rules governing peer review