Scientific News Federal Funding Cuts Impacts On Scientific Research

The impact of US funding cuts on global scientific advancements in 2025

US defunding of science has had a particularly damaging effect on climate and health research, but other countries – and the private sector – are pushing ahead with new advances. Read More

What I’ve learned by mapping the impacts of NIH cuts

The co-founder of SCIMaP looks at the year of NIH cuts — and what they say about the future of American research. Read More

‘Not giving up’: SD philanthropy fights to fill federal funding cuts to cancer research

In a laboratory somewhere in San Diego, an emerging scientist wonders if this will be the last year they can afford to search for a cure. Read More

‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives

From beginning to end, 2025 was a year of devastation for scientists in the United States. January saw the abrupt suspension of key operations across the National Institutes of Health, not only ... Read More

Professors lament federal research funding cuts at faculty panel

A group of professors on Thursday held a virtual panel via Zoom entitled “What Everyone Needs to Know About Federal Funding Cuts at Yale,” highlighting the impact of research funding cuts for six ... Read More

Vought says National Science Foundation to break up federal climate, weather research center

The National Science Foundation will “break up” a climate and weather research lab in Colorado, according to White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought. The Foundation, an ... Read More

Scientists warn federal funding cuts could undermine walleye recovery in Minnesota

Christopher Rounds is a scientist who studies walleye in Minnesota, but he doesn't use a boat or a net or even a laboratory. Read More

Meng hosts hearing to discuss Queens impact of Trump administration’s proposed cuts to STEM funding

Funding cuts to STEM programs proposed by the Trump administration for 2026 loom over the Queens as Congresswoman Meng hosts a hearing about its impact. Read More

White House takes eye off the prize by withdrawing support for medical research

As 2025’s Nobel winners are honored this week, 2009 laureate Carol Greider reasserts the vital role of federal funding in fueling future prize-worthy breakthroughs in health and science ... Read More

Trump is shaking the foundation of American medical research | Opinion

The cuts to the National Institutes of Health will cost lives, harm our economy and curtail America's leadership in the world. Read More

Science funding cuts by Trump administration impact Merced County | Opinion

Science funding cuts by the Trump administration threaten Merced County’s agriculture and UC Merced research, risking jobs and long-term regional growth. Andrew Kuhn akuhn@mercedsun-star.com As the ... Read More

Wiener launches ‘Save Science, Save Lives’ campaign in response to federal funding cuts

At a press conference Monday, a coalition of California scientists and leaders, including state Sen. Scott Wiener, launched the campaign for the “Save Science, Save Lives” ballot measure. The measure ... Read More