Northwestern alum Felicia Tuchman chronicles her path from high school science student to pursuing a Ph.D. — and what she’s learning along the way

I’m 17 years old. In AP Psychology, our final project is to design an experiment, collect data, and write up the results. My teacher suggests that our group, fascinated by

Developed by an interdisciplinary research team, this website shows how funding cuts reduce economic activity and employment nationwide

Science is under siege. Trump’s latest Executive Order calls for politically appointed science commissars to evaluate research. Join us in adding your name to our open letter condemning Trump’s escala...

New Mexico Stand Up for Science tabled at the University of New Mexico, to organize against federal defunding of science research.

The five stages of grief — denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance — rarely happen in any specific order.

Trump's funding freeze is causing chaos and harming Americans. Share your story to build the movement.

US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.

A startup founder told a Palantir alumni Slack group that AI agents could do the work of tens of thousands of government employees. He was met with emojis of clowns and a man licking a boot.

NIH has cancelled its participation in Safe to Sleep, a 30-year campaign to prevent babies from dying in their sleep

NIH has cancelled its participation in Safe to Sleep, a 30-year campaign to prevent babies from dying in their sleep

A newly created legislative panel will examine potential federal funding cuts and consider ways to adapt to them if they become real.

President Donald Trump and his administration have gutted science agencies, terminated research programmes and cancelled billions of dollars in grants to universities. What are the long-term impacts f...

An NIH insider explains what Republicans are likely to do next, and what we can do

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Attracting women and minorities into science and studying misinformation are no longer priorities, agency says

A New Era of Academic Solidarity A quiet revolution is taking place in higher education—but not in classrooms or laboratories. It’s happening in Faculty Senates, university councils, and acade…

“What this does is reduce the profile and priority of mental health and addictions in America”: The former director of SAMHSA on the consequences of eliminating the agency.

NIH appears to be preparing to prohibit the awarding of new grants to institutions that have DEI programs or boycott Israeli companies

You’ve seen the news, right? The infrastructure that supports American science is being dismantled. Beyond what we will lose, I find myself mourning who we will lose.