Federal Cuts to Scientific Research Hurt Us All

An unfavourable environment in the U.S. academic world can cause irreparable damage, as the research ecosystem needs many components and is much more fragile than it can be thought.

Young scientists say they may abandon research as their career options shrink amid Trump cuts

Across New England and the country, thousands of budding scientists have awoken to a stark new reality, following funding cuts by the Trump Administration.

See what research at Tennessee universities was defunded in Trump’s federal grant cuts

Modeling for infectious disease research, vaccine education programs, a rural mental health program, disinformation research and a project developing evacuation route technology for active shooter scenarios are among the federally funded grants at Tennessee universities terminated by the Trump administration.…

Federal cuts to scientific research hurt us all

As a retired materials physicist, my work helps prevent nuclear conflict and promotes the sustainable use of elements like cobalt and lithium, both vital to U.S. security. Such research depends on steady federal support. Recent staffing cuts at the National…

The crisis of the so-called Research 1 universities (R1) in the United States, derived from the federal government’s funding power, the laws and their interpretation, is a revealing reminder of the risks of subordinating academic activity to utilitarianism and growth when an ultra-right juncture arrives. We are facing a government dedicated to ideological revenge along with the desire to cut taxes on the income of the rich, which causes decadent…

Since Donald Trump assumed the presidency of the United States, there have been multiple budget cuts to various social, educational and research programs. Currently, the scientific community could be one of the new victims of Trump’s budget cut, as the president is expected to drastically reduce the budget for climate research. This measure has been catalogued as irresponsible by scientists, as it is one of the most affected fields, as studies h…