Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics. Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management […]
Category: science funding
Trump’s UCLA deal: Pay us $1B+, and we can still cut your grants again
Skip to content The deal wouldn’t protect UCLA from the proposed university compact. On Friday, the California Supreme Court ordered […]
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, […]
The fight over science funding: Congress vs. the OMB
The Project 2025 document outlined additional ideas, such as the elimination of scientific research at the EPA, something that has […]
New executive order puts all grants under political control
Skip to content All new funding on hold until Trump administration can cancel any previously funded grants. What are the […]
“Things we’ll never know” science fair highlights US’s canceled research
Congressional Democrats host scientists whose grants have been canceled. Like a research conference, but focused on research that may never […]
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 […]
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 […]