U.S. science funding has faced devastating cuts under the Trump administration, driven by a failure to communicate the importance of scientific achievements. Frances Arnold, a Nobel laureate, emphasized the chaos in politics leading to over $10 billion in canceled grants related to an anti-DEI agenda. Upcoming budget proposals threaten an additional 57 percent cut to the National Science Foundation and a 40 percent cut to the National Institutes of Health. Arnold warned that this situation will push young scientists to seek opportunities outside the U.S., urging a better appreciation for science as essential to prosperity.
"Never take for granted that scientific achievement is celebrated—we took it for granted, and for far too long, and we are paying the price," Arnold told the June 29 opening ceremony of the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.
"Instead of viewing science as the foundation of prosperity, as an investment in the future, it is being portrayed as a burden on taxpayers," said Arnold, professor of chemical engineering at the California Institute of Technology.
The Trump administration has so far canceled at least $10 billion in federal grants on the grounds that they contravene its anti-DEI agenda, but further unprecedented cuts are in the pipeline.
This 'concerted attack on the universities will drive many brilliant young scientists to Europe and other places,' adding, 'I hope you will make the best use of this opportunity and give them a home.'
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