Trump’s NIH challenges the model that underlies U.S. scientific dominance
The 80-year-old partnership between the federal government and research institutions has made the U.S. the leader in ...
NIH Budget Cuts Are the ‘Apocalypse of American Science,’ Experts Say
T he U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the largest funder of biomedical research in the world, and its grants ...
Donald Trump's NIH Pick Just Launched a Controversial Scientific Journal
The journal’s editorial board includes multiple scientists, such as Trump health nominees Jay Bhattacharya and Marty Makary, ...
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NIH cuts overhead funding for research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Friday made a significant reduction in grants reserved for research institutions, a decision that may significantly impact American higher education.
How NIH research funding works, and why universities are worried
Here’s a look at what the Trump administration’s decision to cut overhead funding for biomedical research means for ...
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NIH Funding Cuts Would Hobble U.S. Medical Research, Insider Says
The move would reduce the share of NIH grants paid to “indirect” costs—lab upkeep, administration and operation—to 15 percent, cutting their historical rate almost in half, overnight.
A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration's new NIH funding policy
Attorneys general from 22 states had filed a lawsuit seeking to block the policy that would dramatically change NIH's ...
How much does scientific progress cost? Without government dollars for research infrastructure, breakthroughs become improbable
It costs money to maintain the various facilities, utilities and personnel that allow scientists to conduct research in the ...
Scientific breakthroughs are hard without money for research infrastructure
Notably, indirect costs from grants do not cover the full cost of carrying out research at universities. In 2023, colleges ...
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What are indirect research costs? A quick explainer in light of NIH’s sweeping policy change
National Institutes of Health slashed overhead costs allowed under its grants to match private foundations, but the two don't ...
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NIH scraps program to diversify the biomedical workforce, a longtime goal of science
Applications for a prestigious National Institutes of Health grant program that supports Ph.D. students from marginalized backgrounds are abruptly being pulled from consideration during grant ...