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A Rare Moment of Unity for a Disparate Sector
The OMB wants to hand grant-making power to political appointees, and for once, higher ed is pushing back together.
We Need a New Science Funding Playbook
Researchers can borrow from the start-up world to sustain science as a public good.
Universities Warn Against Rule on Political Control of Grants
The White House’s plan to cement political appointees’ control over research and other grants received hundreds of thousands of comments. Lawsuits are likely next.
Under New Policy, NSF Won’t Fund Research Involving Chinese Scientists
Comments Flood OMB Proposal to Cement Political Control of Grants
The White House Office of Management and Budget has so far received 90,000 public comments on its plans as scientific and other groups rally against them.
NEH, Beaten in Court, Asks Grant Recipients if They Still Want Awards
A judge ruled that the termination of more than 1,400 National Endowment for the Humanities grants was unconstitutional. Now comes the process of reinstating these projects.
The 3-Pronged Attack on Scientific Communication
At the NIH, political appointees exercise extensive control over scientific communication, and research on health communication is under siege.
To Fund Pell, House Appropriators Suggest Ending Subsidized Loans
The legislation would also slash funding for Work-Study and other programs, but wouldn’t implement President Trump’s call to cut the NIH.