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New York Times story with profiles of researchers whose grants were terminated.
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Opinion | America First? Not When It Comes to Your Health.
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August 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
New York Times story with profiles of researchers whose grants were terminated.
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The White House is blocking the NIH from awarding new research grants for the rest of the fiscal year
Chokes off billions in research funding
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The White House is blocking the NIH from awarding new research grants for the rest of the fiscal year
Chokes off billions in research funding
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Trump Administration Puts New Chokehold on Billions in Health-Research Funding
The National Institutes of Health can’t award grants to outside researchers under a new White House restriction.
www.wsj.com
July 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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The White House is blocking the NIH from awarding new research grants for the rest of the fiscal year
Chokes off billions in research funding
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The White House is blocking the NIH from awarding new research grants for the rest of the fiscal year
Chokes off billions in research funding
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"One worry is a new policy requiring that NIH fund multiyear grants with a single, upfront lump sum, rather than year by year....That is going to come at the cost of funding far fewer grants—and fewer investigators..."
Odds of winning NIH grants plummet as new funding policy and spending delays bite
Funding multiyear grants up front will sharply cut number of investigators receiving awards
www.science.org
July 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"One worry is a new policy requiring that NIH fund multiyear grants with a single, upfront lump sum, rather than year by year....That is going to come at the cost of funding far fewer grants—and fewer investigators..."
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On Tuesday, scientists held an event organized by House Democrats in which they stood in front of posters outlining their work — and the federal cuts that now threaten it.
Canceled grants get the spotlight at a Capitol Hill 'science fair'
On Tuesday, scientists held an event organized by House Democrats in which they stood in front of posters outlining their work — and the federal cuts that now threaten it.
n.pr
July 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
On Tuesday, scientists held an event organized by House Democrats in which they stood in front of posters outlining their work — and the federal cuts that now threaten it.
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Grant terminations and reductions in federal funding for science will make us sicker, less prosperous, and less secure.
Unprecedented cuts to the National Science Foundation endanger research that improves economic growth, national security and your life
The Trump administration has terminated hundreds of federal grants that support engineering, biology, geology, computer science, STEM education and much more.
theconversation.com
May 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Grant terminations and reductions in federal funding for science will make us sicker, less prosperous, and less secure.
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BREAKING: NSF has frozen all grant funding, as of yesterday. It's unclear when they will resume funding awards, or why the pause has been put in place. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
www.nature.com
May 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
BREAKING: NSF has frozen all grant funding, as of yesterday. It's unclear when they will resume funding awards, or why the pause has been put in place. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Great to see this op-ed by UNC System President Peter Hans on WHY the federal government funds research through competitive grants. #HigherEd
Hans: Research as a patriotic bargain - Public Ed Works
By Peter Hans President, University of North Carolina System RALEIGH (May 1, 2025) – For more than 70 years, federal funding for university research has been a patriotic bargain and a core driver of n...
publicedworks.org
May 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Great to see this op-ed by UNC System President Peter Hans on WHY the federal government funds research through competitive grants. #HigherEd
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Here is the link to the Last Week Tonight with John Oliver about RFK, Jr, public health, and HHS (including NIH)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H34...
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RFK Jr. & HHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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April 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Here is the link to the Last Week Tonight with John Oliver about RFK, Jr, public health, and HHS (including NIH)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H34...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H34...
A good article on now NIH funding work for driving biomedical research as well as some explanation about how cuts to NIH staffing and budget can impact research.
Policymakers Wrangle Over NIH Spending
What will the Trump administration’s proposed changes to federal science spending mean for biomedical research?
undark.org
April 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A good article on now NIH funding work for driving biomedical research as well as some explanation about how cuts to NIH staffing and budget can impact research.
"Because of these freedoms, American institutions of higher learning are essential to American prosperity...The price of abridging the defining freedoms of American higher education will be paid by our students and our society."
A Call for Constructive Engagement | AAC&U
A Call for Constructive Engagement
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April 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"Because of these freedoms, American institutions of higher learning are essential to American prosperity...The price of abridging the defining freedoms of American higher education will be paid by our students and our society."
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I received this letter, sent to 11 Republican members of Congress this weekend from anonymous NIHers.
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April 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I received this letter, sent to 11 Republican members of Congress this weekend from anonymous NIHers.
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Change to NIH grant policy related to institutions' DEI/DEIA-related programs:
NOT-OD-25-090: Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award NOT-OD-25-090. NIH
grants.nih.gov
April 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Change to NIH grant policy related to institutions' DEI/DEIA-related programs:
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Harvard University is suing the Trump administration.
Here is the school’s complaint, which was just filed in federal court in Massachusetts:
Here is the school’s complaint, which was just filed in federal court in Massachusetts:
www.harvard.edu
April 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Harvard University is suing the Trump administration.
Here is the school’s complaint, which was just filed in federal court in Massachusetts:
Here is the school’s complaint, which was just filed in federal court in Massachusetts: