Analysis: Trump’s “Gold Standard Science” is already wearing thin FDA head uses great-sounding science standards to dismiss COVID vaccine benefits.

Some researchers say that US-agency policies provide opportunities for political interference.

In science, the gold standard is often another way to discuss the 5-sigma threshold in particle physics. This is seen as the statistical certainty of having observed a new particle or phenomenon.

Trump’s so-called Restoring Gold Standard Science executive order of May 23, 2025, resurrects many features of the EPA’s vacated rule, but it applies them to all federal agencies.

My Administration is committed to restoring a gold standard for science to ensure that federally funded research is transparent, rigorous, and impactful, and that Federal decisions are informed by ...

EXCLUSIVE: The White House Office of Science and Technology directed federal agencies to implement “Gold Standard Science" and de-politicize science and restore public trust.

National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya underscored the need to restore trust in the nation’s health industry, specifically after the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns that ...

Thousands have signed an open letter against the US president’s latest order, anxious about political interference in science and more.

Thousands of scientists, academics, physicians and researchers have responded to the administration’s executive order about “restoring a gold standard for science.” ...

The Trump executive order is not a pathway to a “gold standard” — it is a blueprint for politicizing science and marginalizing expertise, write Jacob Carter and Gretchen Goldman.

‘Gold Standard Science’ may lead to discarding valid research Trump’s executive order gives political appointees power to enforce standards that scientists call unattainable ...

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