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NIH Approves 100s of Grant Applications It Shelved or Denied
Last year, the Trump administration widely rejected funding research it disfavors. But, just before 2026 began, one of its agencies agreed in court filings to take another look at proposals it sat on or turned down.
The Year That Changed Research
A year of mass federal grant terminations and sweeping policy changes to the nation’s research enterprise broke many scientists’ trust in the government. And those changes offer insight into what may come next year.
NSF Lowers Grant Review Requirements, NIH Hunts for Phrases
For One Displaced Professor, Fire Research Is “Cathartic”
Back in January, wildfires displaced hundreds of faculty, staff and students across southern California. Nearly one year later, Caltech is still helping many of its employees rebuild their lives—and advancing fire research in the process.
Research Groups Oppose Capping NIH Funding of Publisher Fees
The National Institutes of Health received roughly 900 comments on its various proposals to limit how much of its grant dollars are eaten up by journals’ publication charges. Major science groups called the approaches wrong.
Sick of Doomscrolling? Join This New Research Paper Collective Instead
A fresh college graduate who now works as a machine learning engineer recently launched a website designed to make reading and sharing research more fun and accessible.
Policy Impact Undervalued by Universities, Social Scientists Say
Researchers believe their institution values publication in highly cited journals more than any real-world impact their work might have, a new Sage survey finds.