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Deeply divided Supreme Court lets NIH grant terminations continue
The dissents The primary dissent was written by Chief Justice Roberts, and joined in part by the three Democratic appointees, […]
$15 billion in NIH funding frozen, then thawed Tuesday in ongoing power war
A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the funding pause to journalists. US Senator Patty Murray […]
Judge: You can’t ban DEI grants without bothering to define DEI
Separately, Trump v. Casa blocked the use of a national injunction against illegal activity. So, while the government’s actions have […]
RFK Jr.’s health department calls Nature “junk science,” cancels subscriptions
The move comes after HHS Secretary and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on a May 27 podcast that […]
NIH budget cuts affect research funding beyond US borders
European leaders say they will fill the funding void. Is that realistic? Credit: E+ via Getty Images Rory de Vries, […]
NIH scientists publish “Bethesda Declaration” rebuking Trump admin
Backlash to the idea was quick, with the World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus immediately calling it “unethical.” “Allowing […]
Federal agencies continue terminating all funding to Harvard
On Tuesday, the federal government’s Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism announced that it had terminated research grants to Harvard […]
Trump’s NIH ignored court order, cut research grants anyway
Officials testified that DOGE was directly involved in hundreds of grant terminations. For more than two months, the Trump administration […]
Trump’s 2026 budget proposal: Crippling cuts for science across the board
Budget document derides research and science-based policy as “woke,” “scams.” On Friday, the US Office of Management and Budget sent […]