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NIH walks back ban on new grants for universities with DEI programs or Israel boycotts
The NIH has rescinded a policy requiring recipients of new grants to certify they do not have unlawful DEI programs or ...
NIH scientists have been angry for months. Now some are rebelling.
More than 90 NIH scientists sign their names to the “Bethesda declaration” in protest of Trump administration policies they ...
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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2,300 Scientists Decry NIH’s Political Purge
Critics condemn NIH funding cuts, warning they harm marginalized communities and undermine life-saving research. The Bethesda ...
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300-plus NIH staffers demand director to 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 staff break ranks in open letter to Director Jay Bhattacharya
Sixty-six current and 23 recently-terminated staff at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), along with 253 anonymous ...
‘We’re Just Becoming a Weapon of the State’
Jay Bhattacharya, the NIH director, has made a point of welcoming dissent. A letter from his officials will test that.