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Trump’s Executive Orders Create Confusion for Researchers

2025/2/7
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Rachel Feltman: 作为主持人,我观察到特朗普政府上任以来,科研领域面临诸多挑战,包括资金冻结、信息沟通受阻以及政策的不确定性。这些问题不仅影响了科研工作的正常进行,也让科研人员感到困惑和担忧。我希望通过今天的讨论,能够更清晰地了解这些政策对科研领域的具体影响。 Max Kozlov: 作为《自然》杂志的记者,我亲身经历了特朗普政府对科研领域的种种限制。为了遵守行政命令,各个机构不得不审查拨款,限制使用“多样性、公平、包容”等关键词,甚至下线重要网站。这些举措不仅导致了科研数据的丢失,也阻碍了科研人员之间的交流与合作。更令人担忧的是,由于政策的不确定性,许多科研人员开始考虑离开美国,这无疑将对美国的科研实力造成严重打击。我深感科研环境的恶化,希望政府能够重视科研人员的呼声,为他们创造一个稳定、开放的科研环境。 Lauren Young: 作为《科学美国人》的副健康编辑,我收到了大量科研人员的反馈,他们普遍感到不确定、沮丧和恐惧。许多早期职业科学家对未来的职业发展感到迷茫,甚至开始考虑离开美国。临床试验和动物研究等项目也因资金中断而面临数据丢失和实验失败的风险。此外,对DEI(多样性、公平、包容)的限制也让许多科研人员感到担忧,特别是那些从DEI项目中受益的少数族裔科研人员。我呼吁政府重视科研人员的诉求,为他们提供更多的支持和保障,让他们能够安心地从事科研工作。

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The Trump administration's executive orders have caused widespread confusion and chaos in health and science agencies. A funding freeze targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion language has led to agencies reviewing research grants, while a communications hold has affected public health reporting. Websites have gone dark, but archivists are working to prevent data loss.
  • Funding freeze targeting DEI language
  • Communications hold on health agencies
  • Websites taken down, data archiving efforts
  • Uncertainty for scientists

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The first few weeks of the Trump administration have been marked by chaos and confusion for the nation’s health and science agencies. A funding freeze broadly targeting language around diversity, equity and inclusion has agencies evaluating research and initiatives. A hold on public communications from health agencies is affecting public health reporting to people in the U.S.—and to the World Health Organization. Entire websites have gone dark as agencies have tried to comply, though archivists are preventing critical datasets from disappearing. Max Kozlov, a Nature reporter who covers biomedical science, joins host Rachel Feltman to walk through what the next four years might hold for research and researchers in the U.S. Overall, the orders have caused uncertainty for scientists in the nation, and associate health editor Lauren Young discusses the frustration and fear she’s hearing from them.

Read more of Max Kozlov’s reporting:

–Trump Abruptly Cancels Crucial Science Reviews at NIH, World’s Largest Public Funder of Biomedical Research) 

–Exclusive: How NSF Is Scouring Research Grants for Violations of Trump’s Orders)

–Chaos Erupts in US Science as Trump’s Team Declares Freeze on Federal Grants)

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