Week two of the politically adjacent Unqualified Curiosity Podcast! I know I know you love hearing about money, politics, and international relations but unfortunately, this is the last week of it );. For now, though we take a shallow dive into the recent government action and its impacts on grant-related research funding, the topics of research, and international collaboration in research. You will come to find that pretty much everything is up in the air right now, but still an important topic to stay up to date on in the scientific realm. As always thanks for listening and stay curious!

Citations follow:

Government Action Impacts on Scientific Research:

Understanding the NIH's New Indirect Cost Rate Policy: What Nonprofit and Higher Education CFOs Need to Know | BDO
Impact of Trump Administration Directives on Scientific Research in the U.S. | Advisories | Arnold & Porter
Massive Cuts in Research Funding Hamper Necessary Innovations in Key Technologies for the Energy Transition - Fraunhofer ISE
Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Energy Funding: House vs. Senate Markups | Insights | Holland & Knight
Trump blocks renewable energy approvals on federal lands and waters - DCD
What Businesses Need to Know About DEI in the Trump Era: FAQs for Employers | Fisher Phillips
What Businesses Need to Know About DEI in the Trump Era: FAQs for Employers | Fisher Phillips
What Businesses Need to Know About DEI in the Trump Era: FAQs for Employers | Fisher Phillips
NIH Cuts Indirect Cost Payments: “Lights in Labs Nationwide Will Literally Go Out” - Ophthalmology Advisor
Researchers Respond to NIH Funding Cuts and Indirect Costs Cap
NSF Budget Cuts Would Put the Future of U.S. Innovation and Security at Risk - CRA
How cuts at U.S. aid agency hinder university research
Trump admin's NIH cuts threaten student admissions, medical research
What’s in store for US science as funding bill averts government shutdown
Trump Administration Puts Subsidized Green-Energy Companies on a Diet | The Heritage Foundation
US science rues ongoing demotion of research under President Trump – Physics World
How Trump's executive orders are disrupting academic research
Trump orders cause chaos at science agencies | Science | AAAS
NIH funding freeze stalls $1.5 billion in medical research grant funding : Shots - Health News : NPR
Trump’s NIH Is Right to Cap Funding for Universities’ Indirect Costs
‘All this is in crisis’: US universities curtail staff, spending as Trump cuts take hold
Trump team ‘survey’ sent to overseas researchers prompts foreign interference fears