The Trump administration's recent freeze on federal research funding has instigated widespread panic and confusion among US scientists. While the administration quickly reversed its plans to halt all federal grants and loans, a review of federally-funded programs continues. The ongoing freeze especially affects funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the leading biomedical institution that supports over 300,000 researchers. Concerns have risen about academic freedom and job security in a climate seen as increasingly hostile toward scientific inquiry and civil servants, prompting fears for the future of US research and innovation.
"It's chaos, really scary. It's a threat to academic freedom. Many scientists and technicians are panicking and don't know if they can have a future in research."
"There is no good news for US science. Coupled with the attacks on [the job security of] civil servants, thousands of which are scientists, the Trump administration has made the United States a hostile place for researchers."
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