Breaking: Congress is pushing back on the Trump administration's termination of National Science Board members, with the House calling for their reinstatement and the Senate asking pointed questions about OMB's political interference. My reporting for @science.org:

Career Advice | A Model for Keeping Students inSTEM Building an inclusive future STEM workforce requires innovative approaches to mentoring and supporting undergraduates. By Adriana Bankston and Mayowa Awe: https://bit.ly/49rxe4N #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

Gil on the Hill is back (Gil is back on the Hill...?), this time with his take on even more deep cuts for science R&D, the firing of the entire National Science Board, and states picking up the S&T policy slack. 🔗 fas.org/publication/...

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. n.pr/4t2YxJI

An unprecedented number of US scientists are trading in their lab coats to run for office in the US mid-term elections in November. go.nature.com/3QePHLk

The NSF GRFP is now out! There are 2,599 awardees, which is the most ever—and a big shift from last year which initially halved awardees (1,000 awardees + an additional 500). I've thrown together a plot to break down the changes by field. www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...

China now tops the U.S. in R&D spending by one key measure | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

For the second year in a row, US President Donald Trump has proposed significant cuts to the budgets of major US science agencies. go.nature.com/4sWP07S

Interviews with 30 researchers who responded to our @statnews.com survey on the impacts of federal science policy brought the human toll of changes at NIH into sharp focus. In addition to today's special report, @aniloza.bsky.social & I bring you 3 vignettes. 👇 www.statnews.com/2026/03/19/n...

The impact is already hitting science agencies hard. The NIH—the world's largest public biomedical research funder—has had to rely on leftover stopgap funds. New grant awards have slowed to a trickle — exacerbating the effects of a record-long shutdown in October. (h/t @jeremymberg.bsky.social)

"We commend lawmakers for their bipartisan commitment to approving a budget that recognizes the indispensable role of science and education in improving the lives of all Americans."

With FY26 federal appropriations bills now signed into law, the R&D funding outlook is brighter than initially feared. Compared to the drastic cuts that were proposed in the spring, the bills show some increases, flat funding, or relatively small reductions for R&D.

U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

In a new special issue, Science’s news reporters take stock of the impacts that Trump's year in office has had on research and the scientific workforce, forecast what lies ahead, and assess the scientific community’s efforts to mitigate or reverse the harms. https://scim.ag/4pPtks0

Trump has been in office for one year. We at @nature.com did a deep dive looking at the administration's disruption of science in numbers. Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social

US researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House. go.nature.com/4sPKR61

The U.S. Congress has delivered another rebuke of President Donald Trump’s plans to slash this year’s budgets of several science agencies. https://scim.ag/49G7Zwe

Scientists belong in policy conversations. @abankston.bsky.social shares how she used her scientific training to shape decisions in Congress—and why federal research advocacy matters at every career stage. Read more: buff.ly/YkGH3Bd

Nine books to help shape your science career in 2026 www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪

To mark the occasion, FAS CEO Daniel Correa spoke with @sgrodriques.bsky.social and @adammarblestone.bsky.social about how best to run a Tech Lab/FRO-style org, what they've learned, and the role federal funding can play: fas.org/publication/...

At #IFORE25 we discussed the importance of international #PhDs in the #STEM #workforce, challenges and opportunities for #policy change, and how the #braindrain can impact retention of U.S. #scientific #talent. Missed the talk? Watch it here: bit.ly/4rLLCwj. @sonali-m-19.bsky.social

China is redrawing the global science map go.nature.com/4iLtoas

Check out this piece from me, @abankston.bsky.social , @siararouzer.bsky.social, @kassstem.bsky.social , Crystal Hammond, & Amy Ralston! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Trump has "shaken the hell" out of the 80-year research pact between the government and universities. What now? www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/a...

Since Trump took office, the US Is funding fewer grants in every area of science and medicine or 41 % below average www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Battles between the Trump administration and academic institutions are putting important biomedical advances in limbo. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/trump-harvard-funding-biomedical

"By successfully integrating [AI] into research workflows, researchers could substantially increase scientific productivity … the US Genesis Mission sparks a critical conversation about how to realize this potential," write Darío Gil and Kathryn Moler in a #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/3XVrZUN

@uofcalifornia.bsky.social System Reverses Decision to End Incentives for Postdoc Program Hires https://bit.ly/49ZWrVa #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

We look at what comes next for science as the US government shutdown ends go.nature.com/4oPgeLq

Curious how scientists influence policy? Join @abankston.bsky.social on Nov 13, 12–1 p.m. EST, for "From the lab to the legislature" and learn how your research experience can drive change in Congress. Register now: buff.ly/kDO5sln 🔗

Career Advice | From Training to Thriving: Building Systems That Support International Scientists Universities and professional organizations can take practical steps to remove systemic barriers faced by international Ph.D. students and postdocs in their career planning. https://bit.ly/3LuxbfE

The pipeline for Ph.D.s out of U.S. universities is shrinking www.axios.com/2025/10/26/p...

Some doctoral programmes in the US are admitting no students at all amid uncertainty about federal science funding go.nature.com/4o63boK

A study imagined NIH with 40% less funding. The result? More than half of FDA-approved drugs since 2000 might not exist. Basic research dollars have real-world impact. buff.ly/CIfauh4

Even if the cuts were reversed today, former OSTP Director Arati Prabhakar said the Trump administration’s “destruction” will have yearslong impact. via @madialder.bsky.social fedscoop.com/ex-ostp-dire...

Two Nobel-winning economists are moving to Europe from an elite US university, becoming the latest academics to leave the country during Donald Trump’s second term #AcademicSky #highered

This op-ed is excellent and I encourage everyone to read it. Universities must reject the Trump compact. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Excited to co-author a chapter on #systemic reforms and #policy change for the #academic #research community in @sonali-m-19.bsky.social's book supporting #international #scientists! The book will be out Oct 28. Pre-order it @ucpress.bsky.social w/ 30% discount code UCPSAVE30: bit.ly/4oj7DjN.

How far can NSF bend before it breaks? Science looks at what's happened to the agency under Trump. www.science.org/content/arti...

White House Funding Cuts to the National Science Foundation Threaten America’s Global Leadership in Science joshuasweitz.substack.com/p/white-hous... new long-form post joint with @malar0ne.bsky.social, @cl10.bsky.social and @asinclair.bsky.social

Today was a hard day for Ph.D. students who found out that they can no longer apply for NSF's prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program. "Devastating“ was how one student described it to me. #GradSchool #NSFGRFP www.science.org/content/arti...

On October 10th at 9 a.m. ET, join AAU, in coordination with the Congressional Research and Development Caucus, for a briefing to discuss the path ahead for discovery science enabled by artificial intelligence. More information:

What happens to science when Congress hits pause? Join us Sept 25 at 2 pm ET for a timely briefing with Gil Ruiz on the Continuing Resolution, shutdown threats, and what it all means for science & policy. luma.com/sdx13fky

Thanks @aaas-stpf.bsky.social for this fellowships focus article in the latest newsletter detailing my recently concluded year in #Congress with @repbillfoster.bsky.social! Read more: bit.ly/4gt0OsW @asgct.bsky.social @aaas.org #scipol

Resistance to the US war on science is growing go.nature.com/46A3CRJ

The Supreme Court’s decision to let Trump cancel $780M in NIH research grants is a dangerous setback. Science thrives on diverse voices and expertise. When it’s politicized, we all lose. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...

Our piece is out in SciTech Forefront! Check it out here: medium.com/scitech-fore... Disclaimer: I am NO LONGER part of @standupforscience.bsky.social & haven't been affiliated for months! Was just part of the original team that organized March 7 😊

"A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered the National Science Foundation to restore about 300 grants to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) that it suspended on 30 July, saying the agency violated a preliminary injunction she issued in June…"

Trump’s cuts to science & innovation could stall innovation, eliminate jobs, and undermine U.S. global competitiveness. @alondra.bsky.social explains for @TheHill.com:

A lack of sustained federal funding, deteriorating research infrastructure and networks, restrictive immigration policies, and waning international collaboration are creating a full-scale American Brain Drain. We went to the Hill last month to talk about it. fas.org/publication/...