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an exterior shot of the National Science Foundation building in Washington, DC

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April 26, 2026

Cutting Science Out: Trump Administration Fires National Science Board Members

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

Jim O'Neill being sworn in by Robert F. Kennedy Jr

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

March 17, 2026

Trump’s Nominee to Run NSF is Unqualified, Conflicted, and a Threat to Science

Julian Reyes
Chief of Staff

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July 23, 2025

The Great American Engine Stall: Science Budget Cuts Threaten US Innovation

Melissa L. Finucane
Former Staff

People carrying signs, one of which reads "facts not fascism," and another "I'm an environmental scientist trying to save the planet you live on. Let me do my job" at the Stand Up for Science 2025 rally at the Lincoln Memorial on March 7, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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May 5, 2025

Science Is Stronger When We Live Our Values: Take the Pledge

UCS Science Network

December 4, 2015

Is a Study of Trucker Health Really Government Waste?

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

April 22, 2015

Scientific Societies Fight Legislation Designed to "Advance Scientific Leadership" — the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

December 23, 2013

Is there Really a Study on Goats and Urine? More on Senator Coburn's Wastebook

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

December 19, 2013

The Science Behind the Grants on Senator Coburn's Hit List: The Waste that Wasn't

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

May 21, 2013

How the Science of Tornado Forecasting Saved Lives in Moore, Oklahoma – and How We Can Do Better

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

May 2, 2013

A Dangerous Approach: Lawmaker Proposes Changes to How the National Science Foundation Funds Science

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

August 28, 2011

Scientific Integrity at the EPA and NSF

Francesca Grifo
Former contributor