US EditionDirector of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center weighs in on federal cuts to National Institutes of Health
- Sweeping changes to the federal government under President Donald Trump have resulted in disruptions to U.S. Scientific research, including federal funding cuts and government sites being taken offline, impacting universities and researchers.
- Universities like Harvard, Stanford, and the University of Pennsylvania have imposed hiring freezes, while Johns Hopkins University is cutting almost 2,000 positions following the termination of over $800 million in U.S. Agency for International Development grants.
- The National Institutes of Health slashed overhead rates to 15% for grants, and the Social Security Administration abruptly canceled a multi-year, over $70 million grant for a consortium of six academic centers on Feb. 20.
- Fiona Harrison, chair of Caltech's division of physics, mathematics and astronomy, stated that 'Unfortunately, the full force of the Trump cuts on science were only evident after we sent offers to grad students,' and warns that 'The situation is jeopardizing our Nation's ability to stay at the forefront of science and engineering' and 'reducing or eliminating a generation of young technical talent.'
- California Representative Zoe Lofgren says 'We are already seeing China advertise for fired scientists to move and work there,' highlighting concerns that these cuts risk slowing the pipeline of U.S.-grown science talent, even though the private sector has historically provided more funding for research and development in the U.S.
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Funder Axes Queens College Diversity Initiative Amid Trump DEI Purge
The CITY partners with Open Campus on coverage of the City University of New York.The country’s largest private funder of biomedical research has cut its funding for a program at Queens College that had focused on making science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education more inclusive and engaging for students of diverse backgrounds, the college confirmed to THE CITY.The Inclusive Excellence initiative, launched at the Flushing-b…
Director of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center weighs in on federal cuts to National Institutes of Health
RICHMOND, Va. In an effort to trim the budget, the Trump administration recently announced significant cuts to federal programs and agencies, including the National Institutes of Health. The NIH is the main federal agency for medical research, providing billions of dollars to fund cancer research. VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center in Richmond is one of the leading cancer centers in the nation, known for its care and its research. CBS 6 spok…
Trump’s attacks on higher ed could provide a chance to reimagine the university
On Monday, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) posted on X that it would terminate over 400 grants, adding up to some $250 million in funding, to Columbia University over its response to pro-Palestinian protests. The following day, the Trump administration pulled $800 million in USAID-related grants from Johns Hopkins University, academia’s biggest research and development spender. These cuts come on top of last month’s announcement of major…
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Administration Slashes Millions More in Grants to Columbia
The Trump administration on Friday slashed additional grants to Columbia University totaling approximately $30 million, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.The post EXCLUSIVE: Trump Administration Slashes Millions More in Grants to Columbia appeared first on .
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Trump’s science cuts have thrown the research world into chaos
By Zahra Hirji, Jessica Nix, Lauren Rosenthal, Janet Lorin, Bloomberg News Harvard University is imposing a temporary freeze on hiring faculty. Columbia University is grappling with cuts to $400 million in federal funding. California Institute of Technology is leaving postdoctoral positions unfilled. A University of Washington researcher is wondering about a climate and health grant after a government site was taken offline. These are just some …
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