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Trump Taps Bhattacharya to Lead NIH
This Professor Has Taken on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Opposing Vaccines
A Q&A with Dr. Peter Hotez, who has clashed with the new health and human services secretary nominee. Hotez himself helped develop low-cost vaccinations.
What’s at Stake for Science as Trump Returns
No one knows exactly how President-elect Trump’s second term will shape science and research policy, but judging from his first four years, he will likely focus on budget cuts and research security.
Trump Considers NIH Critic as Agency’s Next Leader
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Appointment Would ‘Put Americans at Risk’
Trump’s pick for health and human services secretary aims to disrupt the National Institutes of Health, the country’s top funder of academic research. Doctors and public health officials have condemned the choice.
Legal Team With Ties to Trump Investigating NSF’s ‘Leftist Ideology’
Changing How Higher Ed and Industry Drive Innovation
The partnerships that drive knowledge economies are expanding to include a variety of institutions, businesses and geographies as the need to find new solutions to global problems becomes more urgent.
Republicans Sound Alarm on Research Partnerships With China
A new House committee report claims that some U.S.-China university institutes pose a security threat and suggests the solution lies in a stalled Republican bill.