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

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for the next two years. William C. Mao and Veronica H. Paulus report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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

🗞️ We're excited to share a feature in the NIH Record about @friendsofnibib.bsky.social's first coalition event! Last month, ~50 congressional staffers visited NIBIB for demonstrations, intramural lab tours, and remarks by Dr. Bruce Tromberg (NIBIB Director) 👇 nihrecord.nih.gov/2025/08/15/n...

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/...

“A jolt to American universities”: In a new #ScienceEditorial, H. Holden Thorp reflects on the implications of Columbia University’s recent deal with the Trump administration to restore federal funding for research. scim.ag/3H3MES0

The Trump administration's deep cuts to science may be inadvertently fueling China's scientific ascendance — potentially leading to a "brain drain" for the United States.

🚨Scientists + technologists + innovators + educators: help shape the S&T ecosystem of the future We're asking the scientific community to share their thoughts about how key factors like R&D infrastructure and automation will shape the trajectory of American science. (🔗 below)

How Trump Forced Cuts at Wealthy Universities Frozen research funding, rising endowment taxes and other concerns have prompted some of the nation’s wealthiest universities to shed jobs despite their multibillion-dollar endowments. bit.ly/46HVKhL #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

‘A continual assault.’ How UCLA’s research faculty is grappling with Trump funding freeze cutting out life saving research in cancer and more www.latimes.com/california/s...

President Donald Trump signed an order to overhaul the federal grantmaking process, the latest step in his drive to bring more of the government’s outlays under his control.

When science becomes a political target, everyone pays the price. On One Decision Podcast, I discussed the Trump Administration’s and DOGE’s dangerous attacks on research and the scientists behind it. Check it out ⬇️

Hear from early career researchers how they are being impacted by the federal turmoil! @jpflores.rbind.io @abankston.bsky.social @siararouzer.bsky.social and others speak to how the future of science is being affected. www.linkedin.com/posts/adrian...

AIMBE hosted its first @friendsofnibib.bsky.social event at NIH earlier on July 18! Our coalition brought in nearly 50 congressional staffers to: - Meet with NIBIB leadership & staff 🗣️ - Participate in intramural lab tours 🧪🔬; and - Engage in research demonstrations led by extramural grantees 🦾

Adriana Bankston’s year-long policy fellowship allows her to fight for science and scientists at a crucial time go.nature.com/4o6vDY4

NSF staff release their appeal—slightly different format than the declarations of dissent from EPA/NIH/NASA; a more formal petition to Congress to redress attacks on the agency and its employees. 149 signatories (48 named) democrats-science.house.gov/imo/media/do...

Our national labs make remarkable contributions to technologies that improve everyday life and keep the U.S. on the cutting edge of innovation. Today, I introduced legislation with @lujan.senate.gov so our national labs get the infrastructure upgrades they need to continue driving research.

@repbillfoster.bsky.social sounds the alarm on Trump’s attacks on science, from slashing research funding to firing our nation's top scientists and engineers. House Democrats are fighting back to protect America’s scientific leadership and keep us moving forward—not backward.

NEW: In an unprecedented move, the NIH will soon disinvite dozens of scientists about to take positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant funding. NIH staff were told to select others aligned with the Trump administration and told to expect placements by political appointees.

One small step... Senate appropriators indicate they plan to protect NSF and NASA science from Trump's drastic cuts. www.science.org/content/arti...

A few dozen scientists protested the cancelling of their research grants by the Trump administration at a ‘science fair’ staged yesterday in Washington DC. go.nature.com/4kznAA2

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Trump is wrecking American science.

On Tuesday, scientists held an event organized by House Democrats in which they stood in front of posters outlining their work — and the federal cuts that now threaten it.

'Made in the U.S.A.'—many of the world's most important scientific advancements can boast that imprint. But now, Trump's cuts to the NSF are stalling groundbreaking scientific discoveries. As a member of the Science Committee, I'm fighting to restore our global leadership in science.

Congressional Event: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants nasawatch.com/congress/con...

NIH budget cuts threaten the future of biomedical research — and the young scientists behind it

‘The American system is being destroyed’: academics on leaving US for ‘scientific asylum’ in France

Nobelist: U.S. Scientists Took Support ‘For Granted’ Before Trump Cuts Frances Arnold, who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in chemistry, says U.S. science is “paying the price” for not explaining the... Read the latest from @timeshighered.bsky.social ➡️ #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3Gsdd2Q

Part 2 - Slashing budgets of NIH, NASA, NSF (and NOAA, DOE, EPA and ...) undermines key employers in communities all across the US that form hubs of research and technology development. For NIH alone, we estimate $46B in economic loss and 202K lost jobs. scienceimpacts.org/fy26

The Trump Admin slashed over 1000 fellowships from the NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship Program, which has produced Nobel Prize winners, tech entrepreneurs, & national security experts. While countries like China are doubling down on scientific investment, Trump is hurting our pipeline of talent.

Wide-ranging, curiosity-driven research has led to enormous theoretical and practical benefits over the decades, ranging from anti-obesity drugs to the internet.

What a great #scicomm #scipolicy panel this week with @ellenkuwana.bsky.social @cdelawalla.bsky.social @standupforscience.bsky.social @drkiki.bsky.social @abankston.bsky.social @asinclair.bsky.social watch the video & see resources we discussed here: biotechnetworks.org/sos #scimap #NIH #NSF

Kicking out NSF scientists—with no clear plan to relocate them—so the HUD secretary can have a personal gym, dining room, and parking spots for his 5 cars is ridiculous and insulting. I don't think this is what voters imagined when Trump promised government efficiency.

NEW: NSF will be kicked out of their building. Announcement will be made tomorrow by HUD Sec. and Governor of VA. HUD will take over the NSF building over the next two years. NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."