In “Higher Education vs Trump Administration” Battle, Harvard Rejects Demands and Sues to Restore Federal Funding
Over the past three months, the Trump administration has threatened and, in some cases, proceeded to freeze federal funding at several American universities, disrupting life-saving research in order to force private institutions to implement the administration’s preferred policies under the …
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Holds Hearing on Daylight Savings Time
On April 10, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing titled “If I Could Turn Back Time: Should We Lock the Clock?” Witnesses offered testimony for and against replacing the current practice of changing our clocks twice …
FABBS Welcomes the Association for Psychological Science
FABBS is delighted to welcome the Association for Psychological Science (APS) into the FABBS family. APS is the scientific home of thousands of leading psychological science researchers, practitioners, teachers, and students from around the world. They focus on advancing scientific psychology across disciplinary …
Efforts Move Forward on FY26 Budget
The science advocacy community, including FABBS, is busy drafting testimony, circulating funding letters, and meeting with Congressional appropriators as we await the Trump administration’s “skinny budget” for fiscal year 2026 (FY26). While expecting significant cuts to science agencies, groups are …
HHS Restructuring Begins with Reduction in Force
On March 27, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a “dramatic restructuring” of the agency as required by President Trump’s executive order (EO), “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Workforce Optimization Initiative.” Secretary Robert F. Kennedy …
Senators Baldwin and Welch Host Forum on NIH Cuts
On March 26, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Peter Welch (D-VT) hosted a forum: “Cures in Crisis: What Gutting NIH Research Means for Americans with Cancer, Alzheimer’s, & Other Diseases.” A former Director of the National Institutes of Health …
