Leininger: UO steps up amidst uncertainty in the federal research funding landscape

Leininger: UO steps up amidst uncertainty in the federal research funding landscape

In spring 2025, the Department of Government Efficiency utilized ChatGPT to cut approximately 97% of appropriated humanities grants. This proposed termination would result in more than 1,400 National Endowment for the Humanities grants, totaling over $100 million.  The University of Oregon’s Research Resilience Committee was established in response to “significant disruption and uncertainty in the...