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Trump administration dismisses National Science Board, impacting US research

The Trump administration has terminated all 22 members of the National Science Board, the advisory body for the National Science Foundation. This action follows previous funding cuts and staff reductions at the NSF, which has seen its budget significantly challenged. The firings have raised concerns about the future of ambitious research projects, although areas like AI and biotechnology are reportedly prioritized. AI

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IMPACT Potential disruption to AI research funding and policy direction due to leadership changes at the National Science Foundation.

RANK_REASON Significant policy change involving the termination of a key advisory board for a major federal research funding agency.

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  1. MIT Technology Review TIER_1 · Jessica Hamzelou ·

    Trump’s mass firing just dealt another blow to American science

    This past week delivered another gut punch for science in the US. This time, the target was the National Science Foundation—a federal agency that funds major research projects to the tune of around $9 billion. The foundation’s efforts were overseen by a board of 22 prominent scie…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    Trump fires the entire National Science Board Multiple sources are reporting that the Trump administration has dismissed the entire National Science Board (NSB)

    Trump fires the entire National Science Board Multiple sources are reporting that the Trump administration has dismissed the entire National Science Board (NSB). The NSB advises the president and Congress on the National Science Foundation (NSF), which has already … https://www. …