US NSF Funding Freeze: Science on the Brink
2025-01-31
A freeze on funding from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) has thrown the scientific community into turmoil. Despite Trump's purported rescission of the freeze, chaos continues, leaving program directors paralyzed and uncertain. A prolonged freeze could leave tens of thousands of graduate students and postdocs without stipends, halting basic science research and potentially leading to a brain drain to countries like China. An indefinite hiring freeze further weakens the NSF and similar agencies. The author urges insiders to share information and expresses deep concern for the future of American science.