Science fundingLast week it was reported that President Donald Trump fired the entire National Science Board. The board sets policy for the National Science Foundation, a federal agency that controls nearly $9 billion in science funding. The NSF was intended to be nonpartisan. It seems there can be no such thing as a nonpartisan agency within this administration. The Trump administration has canceled or suspended almost 1,400 NSF grants, leading to historically low numbers of grants being awarded. Trump’s 2027 budget would cut NSF funding by more than 50%. The NSF has supported research that has powered important innovations the…