South Africa: Three Scientists Speak About What It's Like to Have Research Funding Cut By the Trump Administration
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South Africa: Three Scientists Speak About What It's Like to Have Research Funding Cut By the Trump Administration
Analysis - The Trump administration's cuts to funding for American universities and research have left many scientists reeling and very worried. At the National Institutes of Health, which has an annual budget of US$47 billion to support medical research both in the U.S. and around the world, nearly 800 grants have been terminated. The administration is considering cutting the overall budget of the NIH by 40%.
U.S. Aid Cuts Halt HIV Research in Africa, Scientists Warn of Dire Consequences - teleSUR English
The abrupt suspension of U.S. funding has forced dozens of critical HIV research trials across Africa to grind to a halt, jeopardizing advancements toward a potential cure for one of the continent’s deadliest diseases. Patrick Arbuthnot, a leading researcher at South Africa’s University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), received a stark email in January—two words that shattered years of scientific progress: “Stop Work.” His lab, which had been workin…
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