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Trump fires all 24 NSF oversight board members

The Trump administration has dismissed every member of the National Science Foundation's oversight board, eliminating independent scrutiny of the agency that funds the majority of basic scientific research in the United States. The move follows a broader pattern of dismantling federal advisory bodies and raises immediate concerns about the future of federally funded research programmes.

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Apr 25

Trump fires all 24 members of the U.S. National Science Foundation

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