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image of taylor swift and travis kelce, with the text that says "getting excited planning your next grant application" and "there being grants to apply for"
a photo of travis kelce and taylor swift from their proposal, with text over it that says "an iced oat matcha on a warm summer day" and "agricultural science and climate research"
Poster of a call for scientists that says "Want to collaborate with an art student on a comic about your research? All career stages and fields are welcome!" Learn more and apply by 9/5 - bit.ly/comicscollabfall2025
Across both parties, 79% of likely voters agree with the endangerment finding. When broken down by party, 68% of republican voters and 88% of democratic voters are in agreement with the endangerment finding.
Image of Nicole Kleinstreuer, with text below it: "I'm delighted to make an announcement today that all new NIH funding opportunities moving forward should incorporate language on consideration of NAMs [New Approach Methodologies]. NIH will no longer seek proposals exclusively for animal models." Nicole Kleinstreuer Acting NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Change in NSF GRFP awards from 2024-2025. Bar height shows absolute change, label shows percent change.
Shift in NSF GRFP award by field. The color shows the field, and the proportion of grants awarded is shown by the slope and weight of the line.
2024 to 2025 funding shifts, showing the departure from the norm in the newly awarded grants.
NSF GRFP funding by major field over time, with sharp shifts shown in the post-2025 period because of these newly awarded grants.
Image for a McClintock Letters writing workshop tomorrow at 12p ET, hosted by Dr. Katherine Xue at UC Irvine, who has written for the New Yorker. She will walk participants through how to write and pitch your op-ed!
Are you an early career scientist impacted by federal research funding cuts? We want to hear your views and stories! Impacts survey: https://bit.ly/3ZlaFPj Stories survey: https://bit.ly/35ghx7R Open May 23 - June 6, 2025
Graph of the 2026 budget as the percent of the 2025 NASA budget, showing the 24% overall reduction and the 100% STEM education reduction.
Page one of the letter to Harvard.
Graph showing cuts to the NSF this year compared to 10 year averages by showing each subfield within the NSF as the area of a circle. Most are significantly smaller.
Purple background with white text that says: There is value in continued presence, in bearing witness, in working for reform from within. But there comes a point when presence itself becomes an endorsement, when working within the system becomes indistinguishable from working for it.
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Navy blue background with orange text that says "What's the Big Idea?" Below, white text says: Want to spotlight the power of science in your community? 
 We’re launching What’s the Big Idea?, a new initiative that brings local science stories to life and makes the case for funding research where it matters most, because big ideas belong to everyone.
Blue background with text that says “ Last weekend, the National Cancer Institute had 28 Scientific Advisors.” Underneath that are headshots of the 28 current cancer institute advisors. then, another line of text says “today, it has Zero” with a blank circle.
Orange background with the text "Defend Academic Freedom" and a photo of Harvard University.
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