Funding cuts and political pressure drive US researchers overseas

STEVE MILLOY: What Exactly Have NIH Grants Got Us?

The US is by far the world’s leading funder of biomedical research. But the Trump administration will ask Congress to cut the budget of the NIH.

Funding cuts and political pressure drive US researchers overseas

The exodus is largely driven by abrupt federal funding withdrawals and project cancellations. Last month, over 200 grants supporting HIV and AIDS research were terminated. The National Institutes of Health also cut back on Covid-19 research funding and eliminated $400 million in research grants at Columbia University, citing campus unrest...Read Entire Article

What’s being cut at NIH

A look at the government’s far-reaching rollback in research grants so far.

Societal progress stalls when research funding is cut – Long Beach Current

Imagine a world where research in health, the environment and education is halted or diminished. What changes would this create for our future? Government grants cover the costs of materials and resources for research, making them extremely essential.  Unlike loans, grants do not need to be repaid. They are awarded to universities, nonprofits, businesses and individuals based on merit, need or national interests. Student-led projects specificall…

For bioscientists facing funding cuts, tariffs: ‘It’s grim out there’ – BizWest

Perhaps no industry is as reliant on grant-funded university research as is bioscience, the companies that develop life-saving pharmaceuticals. With much of that money being abruptly yanked away by the new federal administration, life-sciences executives who gathered this week for a BizWest CEO Roundtable in the University of Colorado Boulder’s Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building said the ripple effects pose many hurdles.

NIH Funding Cuts Resonate Across US Research Landscape

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has implemented significant funding cuts, creating a ripple effect throughout the American scientific community. The abrupt halt in financial support has resulted in job losses, halted clinical trials, and the closure of research labs. Columbia University, for instance, saw a $400 million reduction, severely affecting individual researchers, such as a postdoc whose schizophrenia study grant was terminated.…