Members of the National Academy of Sciences penned a letter to Congress about the proposed budget cuts. UC Davis Distinguished Professor Walter Leal created a video showcasing the letter.

In Support of Science

  • by By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 

More than 1,218 members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), including 61 Nobel laureates and 46 recipients of the National Medal of Science, have signed a letter urging Congress to reject the FY26 science budget cuts that threaten U.S. leadership in science, health, and national security. The letter was delivered on July 16, 2025. The link to the video is at https://youtu.be/Vkv0vI6jCnM.

Vannevar Bush (1890-1974), who said scientific research is important to national security and economic well-being, was chiefly responsible for the movement that led to the creation of the National Science Foundation.

Federally Funded Science Research in Jeopardy

  • by Kathy Keatley Garvey
 

Several Nobel Laureates and two dozen other scholars who participated in a July 1st UC Davis-based webinar offered "valuable insights into the urgent threats facing scientific research in the U.S., along with the broader consequences for public health, innovation, and global leadership," said UC Davis Distinguished Professor Walter Leal.

Walter Leal

UC Davis Distinguished Professor Walter Leal Elected Member of National Academy of Sciences

  • by Kathy Keatley Garvey
 

UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and former professor and chair of the Department of Entomology, is a newly elected member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), becoming the second UC Davis entomologist selected for “one of the highest honosr a scientist can achieve.”

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