NYTIMES (Adam Sella, Mark Arsenault, Stephanie Saul and Michael C. Bender) - Research Funding Slows Again for Universities Targeted by White House
The National Science Foundation lifted a hold on some grants for Harvard and other universities this week after inquiries from media outlets, including The New York Times.
NYTIMES (Adam Sella) - Scientists Press Congress on Dismissal of National Science Foundation Board and Research Funding
The slowed pace of grants by the National Science Foundation, under attack from the White House, could put the United States at a disadvantage with China, the scientists warned.
NPR (Scott Neuman) - Scientists see Trump's firing of the National Science Board as an attack on research
The move follows an administration push for cuts to the NSF and raises concerns in the scientific community that it could jeopardize a tradition of independent decisions about federal science grants.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Fiona Bork) - National Science Foundation’s future in limbo as Trump eyes cuts
Since Trump’s return to the White House, the administration has canceled or suspended nearly 1,400 of the agency's grants, citing changing policy priorities.
NYTIMES (Raymond Zhong) - On an Ambitious Antarctic Quest, One Nation Is on the Sidelines
None of the main research on the voyage of the Araon was funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, a sign of the difficult times for American science.
NYTIMES (Eric Niiler) - A Climate Supercomputer Is Getting New Bosses. It’s Not Clear Who.
The National Science Foundation said management of the machine, used by researchers for forecasts, disaster warnings and pure science, would be transferred to a “third-party operator.”
THEFEDERALIST (Chris Bray) - Stalled Battle Against Woke Science Shows Trump Can’t End The Entire Deep State By Himself
For Trump, the problem at the NSF is the problem in the entire government. Do the agencies carry out the president's directives?