For nearly two months, the scientific enterprise in the United States has been facing significant challenges. Budget cuts, layoffs, bans, and censorship have become associated with research and science, raising concerns among many. The abrupt elimination of programs and the freezing of certain research funding has often stemmed from political ideology rather than structured evaluation. All this has raised much concern, especially within the scientific community, given the likely impact on the pace of discovery and innovation, as well as the training of an entire generation of scientists and engineers.