Academic unions plan nationwide demonstration to protest Trump NIH research cuts
The scientific community is spurring President Donald Trump's efforts to cut facilities and administrative costs for institutions when the federal government spreads funds for publicly funded research projects. A cohort of academic unions across the country is urging scientists, researchers, clinicians, academics and “allies” to protest at health and universities across the country on Wednesday. […]
Alarmists Bemoan Climate Research Funding Freeze
After President Trump cuts taxpayer funds for climate change research, vigilantes are crying to heaven for vengeance. The comically named Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), passed by the Democrats in 2022, “instructs hundreds of millions of dollars worth of investment in climate and environmental justice projects.” Note Grist and activists, a Green Advocacy publication, fear that […]
Assoc of American Med Schools chief says medical research needs ‘regulatory relief’
The debate over reducing facilities and management costs related to the federally funded research grants by President Donald Trump is furious, but medical experts have seen him clearly He says he is. Dr. David Scourton, president and CEO of the American Association of Medical Colleges, has a wide range of careers ranging from government, higher […]
Medical experts explain why Trump’s cap on NIH research funding is a good idea
The Trump administration's decision to reduce fictitious costs associated with federally funded research has sparked immense backlash. However, some doctors praise the move, suggesting it can help “optimize” how taxpayer dollars are used in terms of scientific research. New rules from the Trump administration, which came into effect Monday, concluded with facilities and management fees, […]
Judge blocks Trump admin directive capping costs tied to federal research grants
The judge temporarily suspended an order by the Trump administration that capped the overhead costs sent to universities and other agencies hosting federally funded research projects. The directive, which came into effect Monday, sparked criticism from research institutions claiming the new rules would have devastating consequences. He was immediately challenged in court by 22 Democratic […]
Trump cuts $9 billion in overhead costs from NIH research grants: ‘A ripoff!’
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is a multi-billion dollar overhead related to federally funded research grants sent to various agencies as part of a broader move to reduce unnecessary spending by the Trump administration. It has announced that it will reduce the number of An institutions publishing the directive shows that in 2023, NIH […]
DeepSeek hired talent from Microsoft’s controversial AI research lab in China
Multiple DeepSeek employees – fledgling chatbots, a Chinese chatbot that spurred a trillion dollar selling on US tech stocks last month – previously, Microsoft's skills in the controversial artificial intelligence lab in China I polished it. At least four current Deepseek employees, including the chief of the main division, previously worked at Microsoft Research Asia. […]
NIH cuts billions from research overhead funding
On Friday, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) significantly reduced grants reserved to the institution. This could have a major impact on higher education in America. The NIH said it announced it would provide more than $35 billion in grants to more than 2,500 institutions in 2023, limiting the amount granted to “indirect funds” to […]
CDC staff told to remove terms like ‘Non-binary,’ ‘They/Them’ from future research
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been told to remove words frequently associated with progressive gender ideology from research manuscripts they intend to publish. Screenshots of leaked internal emails sent to CDC staff retrieved by newsletter The medicine inside, It provided a list of terms and phrases that must be […]
Largest shark ever tagged by research group swimming off the Florida coast
Researchers are tracking what is considered to be the largest shark tagged by Oceanarch in the southwest Atlantic in the final voice off the east coast of Florida. The white shark, named candidate, was originally tagged on January 17, 2025, about 45 miles from the coast of the Florida Georgia border, and generally moved south […]