Keith’s note: The recent firing of the entire National Science Board by the White House is not going down well in Congress. While the immediate impact is on NSF this […]
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UCAR Files Lawsuit Against NSF, NOAA, OMB
Keith’s note: According to a statement “[University Corporation for Atmospheric Research] UCAR today filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado against the U.S. […]
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Maryland Senator’s Take On Space Budget
Keith’s note: this is an excerpted version of a statement by Sen. Van Hollen (D-MD) on the Senate Passage of Commerce, Justice, Science, & Related Agencies FY 2026 Appropriations Bill […]
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Diving Catch To Save U.S. Science
Keith’s note: According to a press release “U.S. Science Leadership Survives Existential Threat From Trump Budget as Cantwell Rallies Colleagues to Reject Gutting NASA, NSF, & NIST“ from Senator Maria […]
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NASA Ignores The Amazing Rubin Observatory
Keith’s note: according to this NSF press release “From distant stars and galaxies to asteroids whizzing through the solar system, this next-generation facility unveils its first imagery and brings the […]
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Letter from American Scientists Regarding NSF Advisory Committees Dissolution
Keith’s note: In April, the Administration abruptly dissolved 12 federal advisory committees tasked with guiding various NSF directories and programs. The committees comprised around 200 leaders in the sciences along […]
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Erasing Science From The National Science Foundation
Keith’s note: The current Administration’s erasure of science across various government agencies is being dialed up. NOAA has been hit. Now NSF is getting whacked. And you should know NASA […]
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NSF Director Resigns Over Budget and Staff Cuts
Keith’s note: according to NSF director to resign amid grant terminations, job cuts, and controversy at Science: “Although Panchanathan, known as Panch, didnât give a reason for his sudden departure, […]
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Rethinking The Science Priorities At NSF
Keith’s note: now that budget cuts and layoffs are approaching, government science agencies are starting to come up with the public-facing rationale for these draconian cuts. Mostly, it is word […]
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NSF Deletes Multiple Internal Advisory Committees
Keith’s note: NSF has ended a long list of Internal advisory committees but is keeping FACA committees: According to an internal NSF memo: “What is the status of NSF’s advisory […]