Recent news and analysis on Research Funding

Research funding news covering NIH, NSF, EU frameworks, defense research budgets, and science policy appropriations.

• Carole LaBonne, opinion contributor: "America's scientific future depends on what Congress does next"

  Carole LaBonne argues that Congress must prioritize scientific recovery by ensuring stable federal research funding to retain young scientists and preserve economic growth. She contends that bipartisan cooperation is essential to protect scientific independence and rebuild lost expertise amidst political uncertainty.

• The Republican Editorials: "Discovery in Smith College lab reveals a microscopic partnership"

  The editorial argues that curiosity-driven science yields unexpected value, citing a Smith College discovery of amoeba-flagellate symbiosis. It contends this highlights the importance of basic research funding and criticizes the Trump administration's anti-science stance for threatening such exploratory work.