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Judge deems Trump's cuts to National Institutes of Health illegal
The federal judge said the NIH violated federal law by arbitrarily canceling more than $1 billion in research grants because ...
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NIH scientists air deep concerns about agency policies and cuts
The letter was signed by 92 NIH scientists and many more who remained anonymous across all 27 of the agency's divisions.
NIH scientists sign open letter criticizing Trump administration's grant cancellations, firings
More than 300 scientists from the NIH signed an open letter on Monday to director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, criticizing the Trump ...
‘We dissent’: NIH officials issue declaration, say Trump’s agenda puts public at risk
It’s highly unusual for so many agency officials to denounce their own leadership and the White House in such a public way.
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‘We dissent’: NIH workers protest Trump policies that ‘harm the health of Americans’
Hundreds of workers at the National Institutes of Health on Monday openly protested the Trump administration’s cuts to the ...
An Uproar at the NIH
Jay Bhattacharya, the the agency’s director, has made a point of welcoming dissent. A letter from his officials will test ...
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300-plus NIH staffers demand director reverse funding and workforce cuts
Hundreds of current and former staffers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are urging agency Director Jay ...
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NIH scientists call on director to protect biomedical research
In a public letter, hundreds of scientists expressed their dissent to the Trump administration's policies affecting the ...
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Planned NIH Cuts Threaten Americans’ Health, Senators Charge in Tense Hearing
Senators grilled NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya the day after more than 300 NIH staff members sent him a fiery letter ...
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Judge orders NIH to restore research funds terminated using political, not scientific criteria
A federal judge in Boston ordered the National Institutes of Health to restore billions of federal research dollars ...