Trump administration fires entire board of US’s National Science Foundation without warning

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Move leaves the nation’s largest chemistry funder without a board or director

The Trump administration’s sudden firing of all 22 members of the US National Science Foundation’s (NSF) governing board has caused uproar in the US research community. The National Science Board (NSB) is responsible for guiding the NSF in promoting research and education in science and engineering. The move leaves the country’s largest funder of chemistry without a board or a director.