More than 1,600 respondents reflected the chilling effect across research fields caused by the slashing of federal funding for universities and science agencies.
Jennifer Jones, director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists, tells NPR that she has spoken with scientists, some of whom currently work at federal agencies and others who have been fired. Many of them say they are looking for opportunities abroad due to a lack of options for conducting their research with the government or at universities, Jones says.
NPR reports that some are