US EditionNational Institutes of Health Staffer Put on Nondisciplinary Leave After Criticizing NIH Politicization
Jenna Norton was placed on paid leave after criticizing deep funding and staffing cuts at NIH amid broader federal employee actions against politicization of research.
- Earlier this year, Jenna Norton, program director at the National Institutes of Health, was placed on paid leave that human resources said is not for disciplinary purposes.
- Amid staffing and funding reductions, Norton said deep cuts at the National Institutes of Health have worsened conditions and canceled studies, while she helped organize a June call by hundreds of NIH scientists.
- The Department of Health and Human Services called Norton a `radical leftist` and Norton responded on TikTok, citing a 1968 Supreme Court decision and whistleblower rights.
- Civil servants warn the actions could chill employee speech as Jenna Norton said she was not given a reason for leave and suspects it followed her speaking out.
- Meanwhile, the Federal Unionists Network said an Agriculture Department SNAP worker was put on leave, and Ellen Mei, president of National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 255, received a proposed termination notice on Oct. 3.
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National Institutes of Health staffer put on nondisciplinary leave after criticizing NIH politicization
A staffer at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) who helped organize a letter critical of the Trump administration’s health leadership said she was put on administrative leave just as the federal government was reopening. In a video posted on TikTok, NIH staffer Jenna Norton said she was placed on “nondisciplinary admin leave,” beginning at…
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Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave.
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Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave. The post She criticized President Trump during the shutdown. Now she’s been put on leave appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.
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