A new report from the National Science Board identifies changes in the US’s global R&D investment and output, as well as in the country’s science and engineering workforce in recent years.

Diversity programs are shifting their focus from just providing academic support to creating a learning environment that is more inclusive of people of different backgrounds.

The draft budget includes deep cuts for science funding, hacking more than $5.5 billion from the NIH’s allotment, but historically Congress has not accepted the White House’s proposals.

With the lapse in government funding in its fourth week, early-career researchers tell The Scientist how their businesses, jobs, and research have been affected.

The chief scientist at the NSF initiative quits after two leaders were let go without her input.

Scientists will no longer be limited to one proposal as the lead or co-lead investigator per year.

The measures include, in specific cases, terminating awards for researchers who have been found guilty in investigations by their institutions.

The agency also declares its intent to better educate the scientific community about sexual harassment.

The agency could demand institutions it funds to remove researchers who are found guilty of misconduct from NSF-supported projects.