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On Sticks, Karats, and Charades: The Structural Dismantling of American Science
The displacement of NSF employees from their headquarters opens a new front in the dismantling of American leadership in science.
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The Hollowing Out of America’s Advocates for Public Health
One of CDC’s key vaccine experts resigned this week, a direct consequence of HHS leadership failures that prioritize ideology over evidence.
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The State of Science: Moving Beyond ‘Good Faith’ Negotiations
Challenging an implicit assumption in ongoing dialogues on the future of American science: do we really want the same thing?
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May 2025

The White House Vision for Dismantling Science in One Simple Plot
Proposed NIH, NSF, and NASA budgets would be catastrophic for innovation and discovery. But they aren’t reality yet. The time to speak up is now.
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Harvard Is Not The Enemy
The administration’s targeting of the independence of higher-ed will undermine discovery, innovation, the economy, and civil society.
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Time to Save the National Science Foundation, 75 Years and Thriving
The National Science Foundation marks its 75th anniversary today, May 10th 2025. Rather than celebrate, it's time to save it.
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A Tipping Point For Science and Society
To confront attacks on experts, expertise, and the rule of law, we must recommit to supporting an independent science and medical research…
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A New Isolationism Will Diminish American Leadership in Science
Ongoing rule changes – including halting grant awards with foreign partners – represent a new isolationism that will diminish American leadership in…
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April 2025

'Viewpoint Diversity' and The Politicization of Science
Ongoing calls by the Trump administration for ‘viewpoint diversity’ are a veiled excuse for politicization of science & must be contested.
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Science in America: What’s Going On?
The White House is attacking American leadership in science because it can, because it wants to, and it won’t stop until the public, litigation, and…
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On Measles, HHS Actions Speak Louder Than a Single Line in RFK Jr's Tweets
After a second death of an unvaccinated child from measles, HHS needs policy reversals to confront the outbreak and underlying misinformation on…
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Visualizing the Impacts of Federal Cuts to Medical Research & Why It Matters
Why it matters how we communicate and visualize the impacts of proposed and ongoing cuts to science and medical research nationwide.
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