Column: Trump’s assault on science will make Americans dumber and sicker
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Column: Trump’s assault on science will make Americans dumber and sicker

LA Times  

Then-NIH official Anthony Fauci, flanked by then-Vice President Mike Pence, left, and then-President Trump, addresses reporters about the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. On Feb. 7, the NIH announced that its payments for “indirect” research costs, which sometimes come to 60% or more of grants’ direct costs, would be cut to 15%, a cutback of billions of dollars from the budgets of leading academic institutions. They can only erode America’s standing as a paragon of leading-edge science; the CDC is a source of indispensable information about disease outbreaks, and the NIH the world’s largest funding source for biomedical research — “the greatest engine of biomedical research ever created,” in the words of oncologist and veteran pseudoscience debunker David Gorski. The administration initially tried to give the NIH cuts a partisan coloration, suggesting that academic centers in blue states are fattening up on “indirect” research funding. At the EPA and the Interior Department, according to a report by the Union of Concerned Scientists, political appointees were required to review grants and contracts “to ensure that proposed research fits the administration’s political agenda.” In 2017, the UCS report found, the CDC banned the use of the terms “vulnerable,” “entitlement,” “diversity,” transgender,” “fetus,” “evidence-based” and “science-based” in budget documents, prefiguring a similar ban implemented by the current administration.

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Musk's latest cuts will hamper life-saving medical research for 'a generation': report
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Musk's latest cuts will hamper life-saving medical research for 'a generation': report

Raw Story  

The Trump administration's emphasis on right-wing ideology has had a chilling effect on life-saving medical research — and the researchers themselves — at the National Institutes of Health, according to a new opinion piece in Bloomburg. NIH "is the largest source of funding for medical research in the world, creating hundreds of thousands of high-quality jobs," according to the government …

Universities across the U.S. freeze hiring as federal funding hangs in the balance
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Universities across the U.S. freeze hiring as federal funding hangs in the balance

NPR  

Universities across the U.S. freeze hiring as federal funding hangs in the balance toggle caption Mel Musto/Bloomberg via Getty Images Harvard University, the University of Washington and the University of Pittsburgh are among the latest institutions of higher education to announce hiring freezes, citing the uncertainty around federal funding. Sponsor Message "The lack of clarity and uncertainty concerning future federal …

Researchers are learning the Trump administration axed their work to improve vaccination
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Researchers are learning the Trump administration axed their work to improve vaccination

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is canceling studies about ways to improve vaccine trust and access, a move that comes in the midst of a large measles outbreak fueled by unvaccinated children. “It is the policy of NIH not to prioritize research activities that focuses gaining scientific knowledge on why individuals are hesitant to be vaccinated and/or explore ways to …

NIH research cuts threaten the search for life-saving cures and jobs in every state
3 weeks, 5 days ago

NIH research cuts threaten the search for life-saving cures and jobs in every state

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rural cancer patients may miss out on cutting-edge treatments in Utah. The administration’s unprecedented moves are upending the research engine that has made the U.S. “the envy of the world in terms of scientific innovation,” said Georgetown University health policy expert Lawrence Gostin. Bhattacharya said if confirmed, he’d look into it to ensure scientists employed by and funded …

Federal judge blocks drastic funding cuts to medical research
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Federal judge blocks drastic funding cuts to medical research

Associated Press  

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from drastically cutting medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and cost jobs. The new National Institutes of Health policy would strip research groups of hundreds of millions of dollars to cover so-called indirect expenses of studying Alzheimer’s, cancer, heart disease and a host of other illnesses — …

Trump nominee to lead National Institutes of Health questioned on funding cuts, vaccines
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump nominee to lead National Institutes of Health questioned on funding cuts, vaccines

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A health economist who once famously clashed with officials at the National Institutes of Health and now is the nominee to lead the agency faced questions from senators from both parties Wednesday about drastic funding cuts and research priorities. Some Senators, including Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, and Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat from Wisconsin, expressed deep …

Trump’s FDA Cuts Are Putting Drug Development at Risk
55 years, 3 months ago

Trump’s FDA Cuts Are Putting Drug Development at Risk

Wired  

Budget and staffing cuts at the Food and Drug Administration orchestrated by President Donald Trump could prevent new drugs “from being developed, approved, or commercialized in a timely manner, or at all,” according to dozens of annual reports sent by pharmaceutical companies to the Securities and Exchange Commission in late February. “The Trump Administration has enacted several executive actions that …

In war against DEI in science, researchers see collateral damage
1 month ago

In war against DEI in science, researchers see collateral damage

Salon  

This story was co-reported by Teresa Carr for Undark and Margaret Manto for NOTUS. The work, he complained on social media, was aimed at helping “throat cancer patients recover from radiation therapy faster.” And yet, he noted on BlueSky, LinkedIn, and X, his project was among nearly 3,500 National Science Foundation grants recently described by the likes of Ted Cruz, …

Apodaca: Trump administration move could affect research at UC Irvine and elsewhere
1 month ago

Apodaca: Trump administration move could affect research at UC Irvine and elsewhere

LA Times  

A UC Irvine professor says limits to indirect funding at the NIH by the Trump administration could stifle important health research. One of the latest senseless and needlessly damaging assaults is the Trump administration’s move to limit indirect funding for scientific research from the National Institutes of Health to no more than 15% of the value of the grants it …

Medical research labs brace for possible funding cuts that could disrupt their work
1 month, 1 week ago

Medical research labs brace for possible funding cuts that could disrupt their work

NPR  

Medical research labs brace for possible funding cuts that could disrupt their work toggle caption Rob Stein/NPR A Trump administration plan to change how the National Institutes of Health pays for medical research at universities and other institutions has sent shock waves through labs around the country. But Milton says his work is threatened by the Trump administration proposal to …

NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds
1 month, 1 week ago

NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds

NPR  

NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP The National Institutes of Health has stopped considering new grant applications, delaying decisions about how to spend millions of dollars on research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies. Already, the meeting freeze has stalled about 16,000 grant …

Judge extends temporary block to huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding
1 month, 1 week ago

Judge extends temporary block to huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding

Associated Press  

BOSTON — A federal judge on Friday again blocked the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and delay new lifesaving studies. The new National Institutes of Health policy would strip research groups of hundreds of millions of dollars to cover so-called indirect expenses of studying Alzheimer’s, cancer, heart disease and a …

States and biomedical research institutions fight funding cuts in court
1 month, 1 week ago

States and biomedical research institutions fight funding cuts in court

NPR  

States and biomedical research institutions fight funding cuts in court Lawyers representing 22 states and a coalition of research organizations were in federal court Friday trying to retain science funding the Trump administration wants to cut. The administration wants to limit what the National Institutes of Health spends on overhead - what's known as indirect costs - at 15% of …

Judge extends temporary block to huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding
1 month, 1 week ago

Judge extends temporary block to huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding

LA Times  

Medical researchers from universities and the National Institutes of Health rally near the Health and Human Services headquarters to protest federal budget cuts on Feb. 19, 2025 in Washington. A federal judge on Friday extended a temporary block of the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding that many scientists say will endanger patients and delay new lifesaving discoveries. …

Australian researchers in limbo amid Trump's proposed funding cuts to health agency
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Australian researchers in limbo amid Trump's proposed funding cuts to health agency

ABC  

Australian researchers dependent on US funding and collaborations are facing an uncertain future as the Trump administration attempts to slash funding and slap restrictions on medical and scientific research. Orders send 'chill' through scientific community Nick Talley, laureate professor and pro vice-chancellor of global research at the University of Newcastle, said although NIH grants made up a relative minority of …

What National Institutes of Health funding cuts could mean for U.S. universities
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What National Institutes of Health funding cuts could mean for U.S. universities

NPR  

What National Institutes of Health funding cuts could mean for U.S. universities toggle caption Joshua A. Bickel/AP Most medical research in the U.S. is funded by the National Institutes of Health. But a new Trump administration policy would significantly lower the agency's funding for major research institutions across the country. The policy, currently blocked by a federal court, would limit …

Another judge rebuffs Trump administration as critics blast 'attack on science': report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Another judge rebuffs Trump administration as critics blast 'attack on science': report

Raw Story  

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's latest cut — this time preventing the National Institutes of Health from slashing research funding in more than 20 states. The ruling stemmed from a lawsuit filed Sunday that argued the Trump administration’s plan to cut $4 billion in overhead costs —violated a decades-old law overseeing how administrative agencies create and carry …

22 States sue Trump administration over cuts to medical research funding
1 month, 3 weeks ago

22 States sue Trump administration over cuts to medical research funding

India Today  

BOSTON: Attorneys general from 22 states filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump administration for slashing funding for medical and public health research at universities nationwide. The states argue that research into treating and curing human disease “will grind to a halt” and people would lose access to “modern gene editing, vaccines such as flu vaccines, and cures for diseases …

'Dark time ahead': Scientists sound alarm at Trump's 'spiteful and targeted' cuts
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Dark time ahead': Scientists sound alarm at Trump's 'spiteful and targeted' cuts

Raw Story  

Scientists are speaking out in fear for the future of their fields as President Donald Trump's suspension of funds for the National Institutes of Health put everything in limbo, the Huffington Post reported Monday. NIH announced over the weekend that "it is sharply reducing federal funding for overhead costs at universities, hospitals and institutes required to conduct research," reported Igor …

More than 20 states sue Trump administration over ‘devastating’ funding cuts for medical research
1 month, 3 weeks ago

More than 20 states sue Trump administration over ‘devastating’ funding cuts for medical research

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Attorney generals from 22 states filed a lawsuit against the Trump …

Scientists Warn Trump's NIH Cuts Will Drop 'Atomic Bomb' On Health Research
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Scientists Warn Trump's NIH Cuts Will Drop 'Atomic Bomb' On Health Research

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s drastic cuts to National Institutes of Health funding will cripple biomedical research, stifle innovation and eliminate thousands of jobs, including in red states that voted for the president, scientists warned this week. Known generally as “indirect costs,” they include things like rent for space, utilities, internet access, payroll, equipment and other intangible …

Scientists warn Trump’s medical research cuts endanger patients as judge blocks the move for now
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Scientists warn Trump’s medical research cuts endanger patients as judge blocks the move for now

Associated Press  

Scientists warn the Trump administration’s drastic cuts for medical research endanger patients, will cost thousands of jobs – and threaten America’s standing as a world leader in science and innovation. If the cuts are enacted, Narayanan said, his university and its hospital – one of Iowa’s top employers – will lose “tens of millions of dollars, people will have to …

California joins legal fight to stop NIH cuts that could be a blow to UC, CSU other universities
1 month, 3 weeks ago

California joins legal fight to stop NIH cuts that could be a blow to UC, CSU other universities

LA Times  

California joined 21 Democratic-run states Monday in a lawsuit to stop cuts to billions of dollars in NIH funding that supports medical research, alleging the action will hurt Americans who benefit from life-saving medical discoveries into cancer, diabetes and other major diseases. The suit, filed in federal district court in Massachusetts, asks a judge to force the National Institutes of …

Critical health and science research is on the chopping block as Trump actions trigger shutdowns and confusion
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Critical health and science research is on the chopping block as Trump actions trigger shutdowns and confusion

CNN  

CNN — Scientists, faculty and staff at Emory University received an alarming email Saturday: An announcement of funding caps from the National Institutes of Health meant scientists and their labs at research institutions across the US would need to tighten their belts. “To put it simply, this development could affect nearly every academic unit at Emory, with both immediate and …

Trump administration cuts billions in medical research, experts warn of dire consequences
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump administration cuts billions in medical research, experts warn of dire consequences

Firstpost  

In a statement on Saturday NIH said that it was reducing the amount of “indirect” medical research funding going to institutions, which will cut spending by $4bn a year. AP After making numerous cuts in federal agencies, US President Donald Trump’s administration is also cutting billions of dollars in medical research funding for universities, hospitals and other scientific institutions. “The …

Trump Administration Orders 'Catastrophic' Funding Cuts For Science Research
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump Administration Orders 'Catastrophic' Funding Cuts For Science Research

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump’s administration announced late Friday it is drastically reducing payments the National Institutes of Health makes to universities, hospitals, and institutes that help cover administrative costs, a move critics said will result in a “catastrophic” hit to science research across the country. “This approach to suddenly cutting NIH grant indirect costs will cause chaos and …

'Cataclysmic': Experts say 'drastic change' by Trump's NIH will have 'devastating effect'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Cataclysmic': Experts say 'drastic change' by Trump's NIH will have 'devastating effect'

Raw Story  

A "drastic change" announced Friday by the primary federal agency responsible for biomedical and public health research shocked internet critics, with some calling it "cataclysmic." The National Institutes of Health provides substantial federal funding for research grants, including payments for indirect costs covering facilities and administration expenses. It is accordingly vital to ensure that as many funds as possible go …

NIH announces new funding policy that rattles medical researchers
1 month, 3 weeks ago

NIH announces new funding policy that rattles medical researchers

NPR  

NIH announces new funding policy that rattles medical researchers toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images The National Institutes of Health is capping an important kind of funding for medical research at universities, medical schools, research hospitals and other scientific institutions. In the latest step by the Trump administration affecting scientific research, the NIH says the agency is limiting funding …

Trump's efforts to remake government harming research at the NIH, employees say
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trump's efforts to remake government harming research at the NIH, employees say

NPR  

Trump's efforts to remake government harming research at the NIH, employees say Medical researchers at the National Institutes of Health say the early actions by the new Trump administration are harming their research. NPR health correspondent Rob Stein is tracking the world's leading public funder of biomedical research. STEIN: Well, there's still a hiring freeze, a prohibition on starting any …

"Could be disastrous": Democrats sound alarm over Trump's NIH suspending scientific research grants
2 months ago

"Could be disastrous": Democrats sound alarm over Trump's NIH suspending scientific research grants

Salon  

The Trump administration's suspension of all communications at the National Institutes of Health and cancellation of grant-review meetings is threatening scientific research across the country, three Maryland Democrats warned in a letter Monday. "We write to express our grave concerns about actions that have taken place in recent days that potentially disrupt lifesaving research being conducted and supported by the …

UC, a top recipient of federal research funding, is concerned about Trump pause on grant reviews
2 months, 1 week ago

UC, a top recipient of federal research funding, is concerned about Trump pause on grant reviews

LA Times  

Leaders of the University of California, the nation’s top higher education recipient of federal research funding, are raising questions and voicing concerns about the ramifications of a temporary Trump administration pause on research grant reviews announced this week. Researchers at UCLA, UC San Diego and UC Davis have confirmed receiving federal notices that grant reviews have been halted; one received …

'Cancel culture' colleges could soon see money targeted by Trump's NIH pick: report
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Cancel culture' colleges could soon see money targeted by Trump's NIH pick: report

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the National Institute of Health is ready to settle a score – and he’s revving up a fight against campus culture at elite universities, according to a new report. And that could mean Stanford professor and economist Dr. Jay Bhattacharya uses the power of his position to leverage tens of billions of dollars in …

Trump’s team looking at withholding massive research grants from universities that are too ‘woke’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s team looking at withholding massive research grants from universities that are too ‘woke’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President-elect Donald Trump’s team is considering the possibility of withholding …

With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs
4 months, 2 weeks ago

With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs

NPR  

With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images As the next Trump administration overhauls the federal government, the National Institutes of Health could be among the top targets for restructuring. "I do think you probably will see changes in NIH, as well as other public health agencies like CDC and maybe even …

Column: Democrats show that they’re no better than Trump in allowing politics to interfere with science
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Democrats show that they’re no better than Trump in allowing politics to interfere with science

LA Times  

Anyone who cares about the importance of science in the making of government policy had to be deeply dispirited by the hearing into the origins of COVID-19 staged by a Republican-led House subcommittee on May 1. As I wrote at the time, the Democrats threw Daszak and by extension science itself under the bus: “Perhaps they hoped that by allowing …

White House abruptly cut off funding to coronavirus grant research, Dr Fauci says
4 years, 9 months ago

White House abruptly cut off funding to coronavirus grant research, Dr Fauci says

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The White House has …

Column: With attack on NIH, Trump steps up his assault on coronavirus science
4 years, 11 months ago

Column: With attack on NIH, Trump steps up his assault on coronavirus science

LA Times  

NIH official Anthony Fauci is one of the few federal employees willing to challenge Trump on coronavirus science. It’s a lot of money, and we want to make sure it’s being spent wisely.” Trump’s expressions of distaste for the NIH go back years. I know how to clean it up, and I know how to make real research work again.” …

Donald Trump's Budget Is Universally Unloved
8 years ago

Donald Trump's Budget Is Universally Unloved

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Over the course of the last three years, a bipartisan group of lawmakers made painstaking attempts to pass a major restructuring of biomedical research in America. So speaking for myself, I’m not in favor of reducing the account to that extent.” Rep. Ed Royce : “I am very concerned by reports of deep cuts that …

Trump Administration Proposes Big Cuts In Medical Research
8 years ago

Trump Administration Proposes Big Cuts In Medical Research

NPR  

Trump Administration Proposes Big Cuts In Medical Research Biomedical research and public health are among the big losers in the Trump administration's proposed budget. But the proposed budget says it "reforms" the CDC through a new $500 million block grant that would "increase state flexibility and focus on the leading public health challenges to each state." "We are encouraged to …

Congrats Young Scientists, You Face The Worst Research Funding In 50 Years
10 years ago

Congrats Young Scientists, You Face The Worst Research Funding In 50 Years

Huff Post  

President Barack Obama listens as National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins speaks about the BRAIN Initiative, Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in the East Room at the White House in Washington. WASHINGTON -- Young scientists entering biomedical research find themselves in the worst financial environment in a half a century, the head of the National Institutes of Health said …

U.S. To Temporarily Halt Funding For Controversial Virus Research
10 years, 5 months ago

U.S. To Temporarily Halt Funding For Controversial Virus Research

NPR  

U.S. To Temporarily Halt Funding For Controversial Virus Research The federal government will temporarily stop funding any new studies that could make three high-risk infectious diseases even more dangerous. Sponsor Message Scientists have been arguing about the wisdom of doing such experiments ever since two studies of the H5N1 bird flu virus created mutant forms that could potentially spread between …

U.S. Science Suffering From Booms And Busts In Funding
10 years, 6 months ago

U.S. Science Suffering From Booms And Busts In Funding

NPR  

U.S. Science Suffering From Booms And Busts In Funding Enlarge this image Leif Parsons for NPR Leif Parsons for NPR Ten years ago, Robert Waterland got an associate professorship at Baylor College of Medicine and set off to study one of the nation's most pressing health problems: obesity. The University of Virginia, for example, regarded as one of the top …

U.S. Science Suffering From Booms And Busts In Funding
10 years, 6 months ago

U.S. Science Suffering From Booms And Busts In Funding

NPR  

U.S. Science Suffering From Booms And Busts In Funding Enlarge this image Leif Parsons for NPR Leif Parsons for NPR Ten years ago, Robert Waterland got an associate professorship at Baylor College of Medicine and set off to study one of the nation's most pressing health problems: obesity. The University of Virginia, for example, regarded as one of the top …

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