[Updated on April 10, 2025 with additional details] The 2025 National Science Foundation (NSF) layoffs—stemming from budget freezes and aggressive federal downsizing—could reduce National Science Foundation staff by up to half, threatening the agency’s ability to fund critical research nationwide. Amid projections of a multibillion-dollar shortfall under the CHIPS and Science Act and a new … Continue reading NSF layoffs in 2025: Deep budget cuts headed for U.S. research sector