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‘Shortsighted’ and ‘Dangerous’: Colleges Warn of Budget Cuts After NIH Slashes Medical Research Funding

Federal officials said the change would save up to $4 billion. College leaders argue the cut will slow advances for millions of patients in need of critical breakthroughs.

As NIH Grant Reviews Resume, NSF Hunts for Flagged Terms

The National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and other science agencies are continuing to scramble to comply with...
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Trump Orders Disrupt Academic Research

As the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation review grants and programming for verboten topics—including DEI and “gender ideology”—many researchers aren’t sure if their projects will pass Trump’s nebulous, ideological tests.

Trump signs executive order

NSF and NIH Grant Reviews Still On Hold After White House Rescinds Memo

Trump reversed an order requiring federal agencies to freeze grants and loans, but programs at odds with his executive orders remain at risk of losing funding.

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NSF Cancels Grant Reviews to ‘Ensure Compliance’ With Trump’s Executive Orders

Scheduled review panels for National Science Foundation grant applications are on pause until Feb. 1. Some researchers believe the pause may be connected to the new administration’s anti-DEI crusade.

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Scientists Worried After Trump Halts NIH Grant Reviews

A pause in communication is typical during a new administration’s transition. But some scientists fear that tying up NIH grant funding for any length of time could disrupt ongoing, time-sensitive clinical research.

NIH, Researchers’ Union Agree to Contract

The National Institutes of Health and a union representing its postbaccalaureate, graduate student and postdoctoral researchers have agreed to a...

NIH Nominee Might Base Grants on Campus Academic Freedom

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to run the National Institutes of Health is considering somehow factoring campus academic freedom into how...