NSF director resigns amid 55% budget cut, mass layoffs from Trump admin

Sethuraman Panchanathan, the director of the National Science Foundation, abruptly resigned Thursday amid ongoing turmoil at his agency. The NSF is facing a 55% budget cut and half its staff may be laid off due to President Trump's administration policies. Additionally, many active grants totaling up to $1 billion were canceled because the research they fund isn't considered a priority anymore.