Trump Fires National Science Board Members, Drawing Criticism From Lawmakers

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President Donald Trump fired multiple members of the National Science Board (NSB) on Friday.

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The dismissals, delivered via boilerplate emails from the Presidential Personnel Office, terminated members “effective immediately” with no stated reason, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The NSB guides the National Science Foundation (NSF), a nearly $9 billion agency backing foundational research behind MRI technology, LASIK surgery, and cellphone innovation, and even seeded companies like Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL).

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According to the report, physicist Keivan Stassun of Vanderbilt University confirmed that at least one-third of members received …

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