Researchers leaving US over Trump science funding cuts
The gist
Researcher Halley Froehlich moved to Finland as Trump's funding cuts pushed US scientists abroad.
Foreign universities are recruiting them, and over half of US states lost scientists.
How it unfolded
- 2025The Trump administration began dismantling the federal grant-giving process and seeking more political influence over funded projects; foreign universities launched programs to recruit U.S. researchers.
- 2025Physics Ph.D. graduates left the U.S. at the highest rate in 30 years, according to the American Institute of Physics.
- Over the past two yearsFroehlich, citing delayed federal grants and fears about the future, moved to Finland with her husband and daughter and continued her research at the University of Helsinki.