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National Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt is about to deliver the third annual State of the Science address. Follow along with us at 3 p.m. ET 🧵👇

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McNutt has just taken the stage. This will be her last address, as her tenure as president will end on 30 June, 2026. This past year has been “filled with turmoil on the science policy front,” she said, after reviewing the state of U.S. science in 2024 and 2025.

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“Dramatic swings in policy make it challenging for the research community to plan, to prioritize, and move forward," she said.

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On everyone’s mind today, she said, is the proposal from the Office of Management and Budget that would enact sweeping changes to the federal funding process. (For more information on that, check out our story: eos.org/research-and...)

eos.orgWhite House Proposes Sweeping Changes to Grantmaking Process - EosThe Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed a new rule on 28 May that, if finalized, would give political appointees approval power over scientific grants, reduce support for international coll...
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"The proposal is that politicians will decide what research to fund, what meetings scientists are allowed to attend, and whether and where the results can be published. Now, what could possibly go wrong with that?" McNutt said.