Rob Stein

They oversee the National Institutes for Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration. Trump then issued executive orders to terminate all work related to DEI, environmental justice, and gender inclusivity. And these effects rippled through scientific institutions. The CDC purged thousands of pages from its website.

They oversee the National Institutes for Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration. Trump then issued executive orders to terminate all work related to DEI, environmental justice, and gender inclusivity. And these effects rippled through scientific institutions. The CDC purged thousands of pages from its website.

The National Science Foundation froze grantmaking for a while to comply with the orders. And DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, started to shrink the federal workforce, firing thousands of workers from all corners of the government. All of this has put science on the defensive. The Stand Up for Science movement organized to fight back.

The National Science Foundation froze grantmaking for a while to comply with the orders. And DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, started to shrink the federal workforce, firing thousands of workers from all corners of the government. All of this has put science on the defensive. The Stand Up for Science movement organized to fight back.

The National Science Foundation froze grantmaking for a while to comply with the orders. And DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, started to shrink the federal workforce, firing thousands of workers from all corners of the government. All of this has put science on the defensive. The Stand Up for Science movement organized to fight back.

Mark Belisle and Nellie Simmons came out to the D.C. March, one of 32 rallies around the country, from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. to Cornell University's rally in late February. Cornell is where Marguerite Pacheco spoke with our colleague Aurora Berry at WSKG. Marguerite is a Ph.D.

Mark Belisle and Nellie Simmons came out to the D.C. March, one of 32 rallies around the country, from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. to Cornell University's rally in late February. Cornell is where Marguerite Pacheco spoke with our colleague Aurora Berry at WSKG. Marguerite is a Ph.D.

Mark Belisle and Nellie Simmons came out to the D.C. March, one of 32 rallies around the country, from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. to Cornell University's rally in late February. Cornell is where Marguerite Pacheco spoke with our colleague Aurora Berry at WSKG. Marguerite is a Ph.D.

student in biomedical engineering and says these days writing to grant providers has been like writing to ghosts.

student in biomedical engineering and says these days writing to grant providers has been like writing to ghosts.

student in biomedical engineering and says these days writing to grant providers has been like writing to ghosts.

The Trump administration's stated goal in all of this is to cut what they claim is administrative bloat, the kinds of taxpayer dollars that fund research overhead costs. But Marguerite wonders what will happen if basic research in the U.S. starts to falter.

The Trump administration's stated goal in all of this is to cut what they claim is administrative bloat, the kinds of taxpayer dollars that fund research overhead costs. But Marguerite wonders what will happen if basic research in the U.S. starts to falter.

The Trump administration's stated goal in all of this is to cut what they claim is administrative bloat, the kinds of taxpayer dollars that fund research overhead costs. But Marguerite wonders what will happen if basic research in the U.S. starts to falter.

The thing about science, and I've heard this over and over again from people in the field, is that science is fragile. Research that can take a lifetime to prop up can be dismantled in a matter of days. So today, with three of my colleagues on NPR's science desk, we're going to explore the first 50 days of science under the current Trump administration by focusing on three U.S.

The thing about science, and I've heard this over and over again from people in the field, is that science is fragile. Research that can take a lifetime to prop up can be dismantled in a matter of days. So today, with three of my colleagues on NPR's science desk, we're going to explore the first 50 days of science under the current Trump administration by focusing on three U.S.

The thing about science, and I've heard this over and over again from people in the field, is that science is fragile. Research that can take a lifetime to prop up can be dismantled in a matter of days. So today, with three of my colleagues on NPR's science desk, we're going to explore the first 50 days of science under the current Trump administration by focusing on three U.S.

agencies, the NIH, the CDC, and the National Science Foundation. I'm Emily Kwong, and this is Shorewave from NPR.

agencies, the NIH, the CDC, and the National Science Foundation. I'm Emily Kwong, and this is Shorewave from NPR.

agencies, the NIH, the CDC, and the National Science Foundation. I'm Emily Kwong, and this is Shorewave from NPR.