Scientific timidity enables oppression | Science
The US scientific enterprise is facing an unprecedented assault. The current administration is working to cap indirect research costs at 15% (1), halt National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant reviews (2), slash the 2026 NIH budget by 44% (3), cut the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) budget by 27% (4), and cancel 20% of funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (5). Executive orders have forced agencies to remove terms such as “gender” from public health research (6); erase climate-related terms from government websites (6, 7); and eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs (8). The scientific community must protest these policies with a strong and united voice.
The US scientific enterprise is facing an unprecedented assault. The current administration is working to cap indirect research costs at 15% (1), halt National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant reviews (2), slash the 2026 NIH budget by 44% (3), cut the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) budget by 27% (4), and cancel 20% of funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (5). Executive orders have forced agencies to remove terms such as “gender” from public health research (6); erase climate-related terms from government websites (6, 7); and eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs (8). The scientific community must protest these policies with a strong and united voice.
