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'It’s tectonic:’ U.S. foreign aid freeze deals a blow to research around the globe Dismantling of USAID could disrupt many clinical trials and wipe away U.S. “soft power” in developing countries, scientists warn

The dismantling of USAID could disrupt many clinical trials and wipe away U.S. “soft power” in developing countries, scientists warn.

'It’s tectonic:’ U.S. foreign aid freeze deals a blow to research around the globe Dismantling of USAID could disrupt many clinical trials and wipe away U.S. “soft power” in developing countries, scientists warn

“USAID-backed studies have been shuttered, data streams have dried up, researchers and technical staff have been fired or put on leave, a system to predict food crises has been muzzled, and a USAID-supported global health journal has stopped reviewing manuscripts.”

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Proud to share my first publication ever on Science @science.org A great teamwork with Richard Robinson's group at @cornelluniversity.bsky.social and many other brilliant colleagues worldwide www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪⚗️

Just published in @science.org:
A World Less Safe & Secure
We examine how the US withdrawal from @who.int will:
* limit US leadership to protect public health &
* challenge WHO governance in facing global challenges.
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....

NIH slashes overhead payments for research, sparking outrage Move to cut indirect cost rate to 15% could cost universities billions of dollars

The National Institutes of Health plans to severely cut the percentage of its grant money that can be used for overhead costs rather than research.

NIH slashes overhead payments for research, sparking outrage and lawsuit Move to cut indirect cost rate to 15% could cost universities billions of dollars

Breaking news: 22 states are suing to block NIH’s cutting of indirect costs.

See our updated story on the Friday night news and its aftermath. scim.ag/4hTJQ6v

Musk slashes ‘overhead’!” Teaching and research infrastructure cost money. Cuts impact US science. Likely staff will be fired. Destruction is easy, building successful institutions is challenging. Successful enterprises including TESLA build on 100s of years of science. An America LAST strategy?