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APS members at the United States Capitol Building on Congressional Visits Day 2026

Federally-funded science is once again facing massive cuts, endangering American innovation and our STEM workforce. Congress must strengthen U.S. R&D with robust investment in federal science agencies.

APS members on Capitol Hill at Congressional Visits Day 2027

Earlier today, the Trump Administration released its budget request for fiscal year 2027, eliciting a dreadful deja vu. The Administration has once again proposed massive cuts to federally funded science.

Jason LeGrand

The American Physical Society has appointed Jason LeGrand to lead the organization’s development and fundraising efforts as global director of development.

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APS supports the Board’s position that scientific excellence and societal benefit are both critical components of merit.

An APS staff member (right) chats with a meeting attendee about submitting a letter to Congress, with other attendees visible in the background.

APS members rallied after Trump proposed slashing the 2026 science budget. As APS gears up for the next budget cycle, the hard work continues.

An astronaut in a spacesuit floats in space, with a spherical spacecraft visible behind him, in a scene from “2001: A Space Odyssey.”

Director Stanley Kubrick packed the iconic movie with accurate depictions of space and physics, and inspired a generation of sci-fi films.

A crowd of college students, most with backpacks, walk on a bustling campus.

A new report confirms that funding uncertainty and visa issues contributed to falling first-year enrollment.

A large, blocky building with the NASA logo is visible under a gray, cloudy sky.

The last year was marked by turmoil at science agencies and the administration’s stated desire to shrink the federal workforce.

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