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How much should politics influence science, and vice versa? National Science Board’s ousting resurrects an existential debate

How much should politics influence science, and vice versa? National Science Board’s ousting resurrects an existential debate

“On behalf of President Donald J. Trump,” read 22 emails sent from the White House Presidential Personnel Office on Friday afternoon, April 24, 2026, “I am writing to inform you that your position as a member of the National Science Board is terminated, effective immediately.” The email was signed “Thank

24 AGs question funding of orgs refusing to remove climate agenda from judges manuals

(The Center Square) – Two dozen state attorneys general have written to the secretaries of Transportation, Energy and War asking them to investigate the federal funding of two organizations due to the groups’ refusal to take action on a politically biased climate chapter in a reference manual that is used by

Condition of MSU research quickly evolving due to federal funding cuts, freezes

Condition of MSU research quickly evolving due to federal funding cuts, freezes

MSU has confirmed that over 50 research projects were affected and two programs canceled due to recent federal funding cuts and freezes. While a significant portion of those projects had their funding freezes lifted on the afternoon of March 12, questions on the state of federally funded research at MSU

NSF grant opens new avenues of research for doctoral students

MSU was chosen as the recipient of a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) that will allow doctoral students in science and engineering to further their education in exciting and innovative ways. Brent Peyton, the university’s director of the Thermal Biology Institute, will act as the

Understanding LGBTQ+ undergrads in STEM

For years it has been known that attracting women to the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) is difficult; however, a new study conducted by MSU higher education professor Bryce Hughes, Ph.D., reveals this is also the case for LGBTQ+ undergrads. Hughes’ research, published in 2018, was

Revamping MSU's environmental engineering program

A National Science Foundation (NSF) grant received by MSU on Friday, Sept. 4 will rework the current undergraduate environmental engineering degree through NSF’s Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED) program. The mission of the RED program is to catalyze revolutionary approaches to engineering curricula. The five-year funded grant, totaling nearly

Ayala: A Balla (in the eyes of the NSF)

MSU’s spring semester kicked off with mathematics professor David Ayala receiving a National Science Foundation CAREER grant for his research in quantum physics. Ayala works in a mathematical field called higher category theory. The intent of his research is to use patterns to address the behavior of intricate quantum