Science under siege: Trump cuts threaten to undermine decades of research

Layoffs, funding freezes, and executive orders spark outcry among federal researchers and university partners, fearing that science itself is under siege.

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Trump administration to cut billions in medical research funding

National Institutes of Health said the $4bn loss will affect ‘indirect’ funding of buildings, equipment and staff. The Trump administration is cutting billions of dollars in medical research ...
The Guardian - Feb. 8
USAID cuts threaten global women's program championed by Ivanka Trump

Five years ago, Lillian Achom stood with President Trump as he backed her women's development work - work she says is threatened by his USAID cut.
CBS News - Feb. 10
Review: In harrowing 'No Other Land,' journalists unite to chronicle a community under siege

A quartet of Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers shapes footage of the bulldozing of West Bank's Masafer Yatta into a cry of conscience against occupation.
Los Angeles Times - Feb. 7
Scientists warn Trump’s $4bn funding cuts will harm US medical research

Academics say the move imperils scientific progress and helps America’s rivals
Financial Times - Feb. 8
Trump Administration Cuts Put Medical Progress at Risk, Researchers Say

Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. A planned $4 billion cut would leave colleges with large budget gaps.
The New York Times - Feb. 8
22 states sue to block Trump cuts to NIH research payments

Attorneys general in 22 states sued the top health agencies Monday, attempting to block the Trump administration’s plan to slash grant funding to universities and research institutions across the ...
The Hill - Feb. 10
Federal judge blocks Trump administration cuts to medical research funding

The National Institutes of Health says the cuts will save more than $4 billion a year, but critics say it puts potentially lifesaving research in jeopardy.
CBS News - Feb. 10
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Cuts to Medical Research Funding

A coalition of 22 attorneys general sued the federal government, claiming that the $4 billion in cuts would “grind to a halt” studies on cancer, heart disease and other conditions.
The New York Times - Feb. 11
Judge pauses steep Trump cuts to medical research funding for now

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the National Institutes of Health from implementing cuts to medical research grants under the Trump administration after 22 states sued to halt the process. ...
CBS News - Feb. 10

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