University joins lawsuit to halt NIH funding cuts, which jeopardize discoveries, treatments for a range of diseases and illnesses| The Hub
The proximate origin of the crisis at Columbia University, which has recently conceded to a range of demands by federal agencies that compromise the institution’s integrity and its members’ academic freedom, is the determination by the Trump administration to punish the university for student-led campus protests over the war in Gaza. These protests reached their…| Blog of the APA
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.| www.cbsnews.com
What are the implications of last Friday's NIH ICR budget cut? @lisalibrarian offers an early analysis.| The Scholarly Kitchen
North Carolina's top research universities could lose millions of dollars in support if a Trump administration revision to funding from the National Institutes of Health holds up.| WUNC
Behind closed doors, colleges and universities are considering hiring and spending freezes.| GBH
Changes to a key funding formula will reduce research grants at hospitals and universities by billions — and may discourage future research.| www.nytimes.com
A federal judge issued orders blocking the National Institutes of Health from enforcing its new 15% cap on indirect research costs.| Higher Ed Dive
The planned cuts—currently held up in the courts—would jeopardize research, including that related to harm reduction and the overdose crisis.| Filter
Universities play a pivotal role in America’s technology economy, serving as a crucial source of research, inventions, patents, start-up technology companies, and regional economic and employment growth. The Bayh-Dole Act has played an instrumental role in spurring academic technology transfer activities that serve as vital drivers of American innovation.| itif.org
Those who stand with Trump say they’re exorbitant, unaudited and often abused. Many in the scientific community say not so fast.| The College Fix
A U.S. judge has temporarily blocked Trump administration cuts to federal grant funding for universities, medical centers and research institutions.| USA TODAY
The National Institutes of Health said it would limit indirect funding for research projects to 15%, dramatically slashing how much funding the federal government would provide to research agencies.| NBC News
Whatever happens with the court case as to NIH’s initial attempt to limit all indirect costs to a flat rate of 15%, virtually no one thinks that indirect cost calculations are going to stay the same going forward.| goodscience.substack.com
In his message, Jameson highlighted the potential impacts of the funding cuts and reiterated Penn’s commitment to “identify solutions to minimize the impact” of the federal action.| www.thedp.com
NIH grants support medical institutions and research across the state.| al
The Trump administration recently cancelled billions of dollars in funding to the NIH. Healthcare experts say the funding cuts will delay the pace of medical research in the U.S. — which will not only hamper the commercialization of life-saving treatments, but could also hurt the country’s position as a global leader in healthcare and technology.| MedCity News
Our decentralized system of research was designed to produce an ambitious, but uniquely American, way of doing science.| TIME
La Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR) está en riesgo de perder $5.4 millones en fondos destinados a investigaciones relacionadas con la salud si se concreta la propuesta del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, de limitar hasta 15% los fondos para gastos administrativos y operacionales de las subvenciones que otorgan los Institutos Nacionales de Salud […]| Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
UPDATED: The university told The Hustler on Feb. 18 at 4:14 p.m. CST that it has not paused graduate admissions and that decisions will be made at the school-level to balance program admissions with current student needs. This contradicts a Feb. 4 address by Graduate School Dean André Christie-Mizell to the Graduate Student Council, in| The Vanderbilt Hustler - The official student newspaper of Vanderbilt University
Trump/DOGE Slash Scientific Grant Overhead| unsafescience.substack.com
University officials say the Trump administration’s decision will cause Colorado to lose much more than funding and have a “crushing effect” on the state’s health care system, ability to develop cures and practices that save lives, and economy.| Chalkbeat
The NIH said Friday night that it would slash support for indirect costs on all existing and future grants to 15%| STAT
Sudden and drastic change will make it hard for researchers to keep the lights on.| Ars Technica
Watch this page for updates on the status of President Trump's federal funding pause and how it affects programs used by wheelchair users.| United Spinal Association