Jeffrey Mervis
I'm a senior correspondent for Science, trying to explain to scientists how government works.
- And here's more on Alondra Nelson's bombshell announcement today: www.science.org/content/arti...
- For those having a hard time following all the changes to NSF by the Trump administration, here's a wrapup of the past week's momentous events--and what they mean for the agency. www.science.org/content/arti...
- NSF downgrades role of rotators and designates priority research areas www.science.org/content/arti...
- Things are going from bad to worse at NSF; www.science.org/content/arti...
- Academic researchers are hoping that a third time is not a charm for NSF: www.science.org/content/arti...
- For a wrapup of how federal research agencies would fare under Trump's proposed budget for FY2026, keep reading: www.science.org/content/arti...
- The rest of the operating expenses, which are trimmed by $94M "because of the agency's reduced size." Stay tuned for an update.
- FY25 appropriation was $9.06B. That included $7.18B for research account, and $1.17B for education. Then Trump eliminated $234M for MREFC, leaving NSF with $8.73B for FY25. His FY26 request for both research and education totals $3.74B....
- Trump has proposed cutting NSF's budget by more than half, to $4B, in FY 2026. The math in his "skinny" budget request is hard to follow, so here's a quick analysis:
- GOP and Dem senate appropriators go to bat for NIH--but they may not have enough sway; www.science.org/content/arti...
- "Panch" is resigning today as NSF director; Appointed during Trump's first term, he couldn't stomach Trump 2.0 www.science.org/content/arti...
- And here's what we know so far about the bad news from NSF: www.science.org/content/arti...
- ... And watch this space for big news about NSF killing grants...
- NSF has stopped funding construction of the next-generation airborne radar instrument to help NOAA track hurricanes www.science.org/content/arti...
- NSF freezes grantmaking after DOGE comes calling www.science.org/content/arti...
- NSF has decided it can do without outside advice to carry out Trump directive www.science.org/content/arti...
- A fight between Trump and Congress over emergency spending jeopardizes NSF's support for a new Texas supercomputer. www.science.org/content/arti...
- DOE says it will do what a judge told NIH it can't: Lower indirect cost recovery rates to 15% for every institution.https://www.science.org/content/article/energy-department-cuts-university-overhead-rates-to-15-on-research-grants
- Why your university may--or may not--have a bridge fund to keep your lab afloat. www.science.org/content/arti...
- NSF says everything is good, but there's a lot less money going out the door. www.science.org/content/arti...
- Michael Kratsios won the votes of 21 Dems as Senate confirmed him to lead OSTP--but others doubt he can make a difference. www.science.org/content/arti...
- What's next after a judge blocked NIH from slashing overhead payments? The government has other options even if it doesn't appeal. Read our analysis: | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
- How will the pending continuing resolution impact US research? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
- How did the participants at the Stand Up for Science rally in DC compare to those who marched in 2017? Read what social scientists learned by surveying the crowd | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
- No advice is good advice, new Commerce Secretary decides in disbanding advisory panels to Census Bureau and other statistical agencies. Here's the story: www.science.org/content/arti...
- Federal judge blocks change in NIH indirect cost recovering rates, saying it would jeopardize public health. Read about it here: www.science.org/content/arti...
- And here's my update on the good news for NSF's dismissed probationary workers, who are still awaiting official notification from the agency on when they can return. www.science.org/content/arti...
- The National Science Foundation today has brought back 84 of the 86 probationary workers fired on 18 February after a federal judge last Friday told OPM to rescind its government-wide order. The 84 parttime "intermittent experts" are still gone. Stay tuned for my story
- Read about cuts to REU program: NSF downsizes summer research program for undergraduates | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
- DOGE is coming to NSF! Read about it in Trump Tracker:| Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
- NEW: Where’s Panch? NSF’s high-profile director disappears from public view. See it in Trump Tracker: Firings, lawsuits, and U.S. science in chaos | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
- What the federal judge heard--and said-today at a Boston hearing on proposed cuts in NIH indirect costs. www.science.org/content/arti...
- #Breaking - Federal judge extends restraining order on Trump administration’s cap on NIH indirect costs
- nice job, Anil.
- Some important non-Trump news: www.science.org/content/arti...
- Here's our initial take on what the election could mean for the US research community. www.science.org/content/arti...
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- @ethan.weecology.org Hi. I sent you an email and would like to chat ASAP (jmervis.aaas.org)
