Attacks on Science Tracker: Tracking Attacks on Science & Potential Scientific Integrity Violations

<jats:p>Since Inauguration Day on January 20, 2025, the second Trump administration has launched a systemic attack on the federal scientific enterprise. The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has tracked attacks on science at the federal level since 2001, but the pace and scope of attacks under this new administration is truly unprecedented. In response to this rapid and broad-ranging dismantling of federal scientific structures, the Center for Science and Democracy at UCS has evolved its methodology to meet the current moment. This methodology, informed by UCS’s longstanding work tracking attacks on science, includes a new approach to collecting, screening, and analyzing data to identify and categorize attacks on science.</jats:p>