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We are less than one month away from the end of the federal fiscal year, and traditionally there are internal deadlines for agencies to allo...

AIP History Weekly Edition: September 4, 2026

Memorandum: Design Choices for the Future of Social and Behavioral Sciences at NSF and Beyond On July 13th 2026, CSPO brought together participants from a variety of policy, scientific, and institutio...

The Trump administration released its blueprint for U.S. science, calling for shifting hundreds of billions of research dollars from universities to industry.

Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to conduct research on the history, institutions, and governance of U.S. federal science and technology policy. Du...

Sparse academic presence on the US President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology reflects a focus on technology and industry.

A handful of states are considering initiatives to increase funding for scientific research as uncertainty around federal dollars has grown.

Rush for funds to relocate laboratories to Europe is latest hint of a US brain drain.

Texas voters have approved billions to study cancer and dementia, embracing the idea that biomedical research is a force for public good.

Texas voters have approved billions to study cancer and dementia, embracing the idea that biomedical research is a force for public good.

What can we learn about the relationship between science and the American public from the story of plagues of locusts in the 1870s?

The Trump administration is rewriting the 80-year-old American social contract for science research.

The consequences of the shutdown extend far beyond a lapse in funding.

The Trump administration is not just reforming the US research system – it is trying to remake it.

Legislation approved on Thursday by the Senate Committee on Appropriations would preserve nearly all of the NSF’s funding.

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

Huge reductions, if enacted, could have ‘catastrophic’ effects on US competitiveness and the scientific pipeline, critics say.

US National Science Foundation announces lowest number of Graduate Research Fellowship Programme recipients in 15 years.

As the Trump administration pulls government websites and data offline, it is selectively stripping away the public record, letting the president declare his own version of history, archivists and his...

In a democratic society where access to government information is vital for informed civic engagement, barriers to transparency remain a persistent challenge. This panel, featuring Dr. David Cuillier ...

Nature talks with scientists inside US agencies about what the latest directive could mean for their staff members and budgets.

Science and technology play a critical role in addressing the complex challenges facing our world, from climate change and public health to national security and economic competitiveness. In this cont...

Headed by the president’s science adviser, OSTP serves as a one-stop shop for everything science and innovation inside the White House.

Headed by the president’s science adviser, OSTP serves as a one-stop shop for everything science and innovation inside the White House.

The president-elect quickly nominated confidantes with a focus on AI, but their recommendations for the rest of science remain unclear.

The president-elect quickly nominated confidantes with a focus on AI, but their recommendations for the rest of science remain unclear.

Thomas: This is Will Thomas with the American Institute of Physics. The date is September 11th, 2024. I’m at the Quantum World Congress in Tysons, Virginia, and I’m speaking with Celia Merzbacher. Did...