Member Op-eds and Letters to the Editor

APS members, in collaboration with the APS Government Affairs team, may craft and pitch op-eds and letters to the editor for publication in their local news outlets. These op-eds and letters to the editor are important advocacy tools in raising awareness about science policy issues, and APS leaders and staff may also use them when communicating with policymakers about issues relevant to the STEM community. We encourage you to read the following op-eds and letters to the editor, and if you are interested in writing about science policy issues that are part of APS's advocacy priorities, please contact the Government Affairs team.

• Op-ed: Cutting science funding hurts Indiana's growing tech industries, America's security
  Op-ed published in the Lafayette Journal & Courier, Aug. 7, 2025
  By Colton Fruhling
• Op-ed: Gay Stewart: STEM funding crucial - and at risk (Opinion)
  Op-ed published in the Charleston Gazette-Mail, July 31, 2025
  By Gay Stewart
• Letter: Professor: Maintaining science funding is crucial
  Letter published in The Dispatch, July 18, 2025
  By Dipangkar Dutta
• Op-ed: Funding scientific research is the only way we will cure cancer
  Op-ed published in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, July 15, 2025
  By Andrew Mugler
• Letter: Budget cuts will dim scientific exploration
  Letter to the editor published in the Northwest Arkansas Democratic Gazette, July 2, 2025
  By Bret Lehmer
• Letter: La. senators must oppose cuts to science that would devastate our universities
  Letter to the editor published in The Advocate, July 2, 2025
  By Mette Gaarde
• Letter: Protect federal funding of science agencies
  Letter to the editor published in the Baltimore Banner, June 26, 2025
  By Kara Hoffman
• Letter: Senators must 'stand up for Kentucky science' and reject funding cuts
  Letter published in the Lexington Herald-Leader, June 26, 2025
  By Renee Fatemi
• Letter: Federal science cuts threaten isle economy
  Letter to the editor published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, June 19, 2025
  By Andrei Klishen
• Letter: Science funding helps drive Wisconsin's economy | Download PDF
  Letter to the editor published in the Wisconsin State Journal, June 15, 2025
  By Hal Evensen
• Op-ed: Federal cuts to science and research threaten our prosperity and national security | Download PDF
  Op-ed published in the Bangor Daily News, June 6, 2025
  By John Thompson
• Op-ed: K-State physics professor: Federal cuts in science research threaten Kansas, America
  Op-ed published in The Wichita Eagle, June 3, 2025
  By Bharat Ratra
• Letter to the editor: Sens. Daines, Sheehy must stand for Montana science, history
  Letter to the editor published in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, May 30, 2025
  By Kari Perry
• Letter: Senate must reject cuts to research
  Letter to the editor published in the Post-Standard, May 29, 2025
  By Natasha Holmes
• Letter: Sens. Hawley, Schmitt should defense Missouri research from cuts
  Letter to the editor published in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, May 28, 2025
  By Carsten Ullrich
• Op-ed: Federal research funding powers Alaska. It's in danger if Congress doesn't act.
  Op-ed published in Anchorage Daily News, May 27, 2025
  By David Newman
• Letter to the editor: Federal budget cuts: Attack on science and innovation
  Letter to the editor published in The Seattle Times, May 16, 2025
  By James Prager
• Letter: I use funding from the NSF for my research at the University of Utah. Trump's deep budget cuts would devastate science.
  Letter to the editor published in the Salt Lake Tribune, May 11, 2025
  By Zlatan Akšamija
• Letter: Reject Trump's proposal to cut science funding
  Letter to the editor published in the Des Moines Register, May 10, 2025
  By Klaus Bartschat
• Letter to the editor: Sens. Lankford, Mullin, we urge you to support Biden's STEM budget, so critical for Oklahoma
  Letter to the editor published in The Oklahoman, March 11, 2024
  By Joe Haley and John Stupak III
• Letter to the editor: Support science investments | Download PDF
  Letter to the editor published in the Billings Gazette, March 17, 2024
  By Beverly Karplus Hartline
• Letter to the editor: Readers respond: Support strong science funding | Download PDF
  Letter to the editor published in The Oregonian, March 19, 2024
  By Jacqueline Acres
• Letter: Keep supporting Maine research and development | Download PDF
  Letter to the editor published in The Bangor Daily News, March 21, 2024
  By Beverly Karplus Hartline
• Letter: Funding a quantum future for Arizona | Download PDF
  Letter to the editor published in The Arizona Daily Star, March 23, 2024
  By William Munizzi
• Letter to the editor: Support funding for scientific research | Download PDF
  Letter to the editor published in the Missoulian, March 23, 2024
  By Beverly Karplus Hartline
• Letter to the editor: Support funding for scientific research | Download PDF
  Letter to the editor published in the Montana Standard, March 23, 2024
  By Beverly Karplus Hartline