Gary T ZeRuth

The problem with Columbia University having its grant funding pulled is that there was no sort of hearing regarding the alleged antisemitism. Trump could cancel any university grants on a whim with no burden of proof

I mentored a SIP student when I was at the NIH who is now a brilliant MD/PhD. More recently, I've sent my students to the SIP program. I'm saddened to see this great program was cancelled this year without any reason being given

This could explain a lot of questions I've had regarding how we got to wherever we are right now as a nation

KY professors say bill could erode academic tenure. Sponsor says it’s ‘not about tenure.’ • Kentucky Lantern Kentucky House committee approves a bill that academics warn could erode faculty tenure at the state’s public universities and colleges.

kentuckylantern.com/2025/02/18/k...

Every day another battle. I've aged 10 years since the start of 2025

"We can talk all we want about values. Values are important. But you can't shoot values."

Hegeth's wisdom is as deep as a bottle of booze. Clearly he's been studying Sun Tzu

Cruz-Led Investigation Uncovers $2 Billion in Woke DEI Grants at NSF, Releases Full Database

Sen Cruz listed 3400 NSF grants that he labeled as "left-wing ideological crusades". Some grants on the list included those studying cancer, diabetes, and other diseases. Meanwhile, Gallup reported that ~50% of Americans think professors are ethical compared to 8% that say the same about senators

Health Care Company Payouts Favor Shareholders, New Research Shows Most of health care companies’ net income goes to shareholders, according to a research letter recently published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Research published in JAMA found that US healthcare companies spent 95% of their income ($13 bn/yr) on shareholder payouts rather than putting money back into the healthcare system. Perhaps policymakers should require that the healthcare industry help pay the F&A costs for biomedical research

"All disciplines will be affected by these cuts, not just science." - H. Holden Thorp, Editor-in-chief, Science journals

"These [NIH indirect cost reimbursement] cuts should be a rallying cry for higher education to come together to make the case for the American system of research and teaching,” writes @holdenthorp.bsky.social in a new #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/4b2nv4D

Voters with a college degree were significantly more likely to vote against Trump in each election since 2016 and he lost voters with a graduate degree 2:1. Trump therefore has every incentive to wage war against our university systems and the NIH F&A funding cap was an effectual preemptive strike.

I used to think my wife watching true crime murder documentaries was macabre and depressing. As of late, they seem relatively lighthearted compared to the political news and commentary I ingest...

Deep Cuts to Medical Research Funds Could Hobble University Budgets Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. Proposed funding cuts would leave colleges with large budget gaps.

Every day there is a negative action by this administration to raise my anxiety levels. And we're only two weeks in...

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...

I think Cassidy's spinelessness will be recorded as a pivotal moment in the annals of history. Unbelievable.

RFK Jr. appears on his way to being Trump's health secretary after a party-line vote RFK Jr.'s nomination cleared the Senate Finance Committee by a 14-13 party line vote.

RFK Jr.'s nomination cleared the Senate Finance Committee by a 14-13 party line vote.

Here’s How Science Funding Could Change Under Trump Trump’s nominees have big plans for remaking the federal health agencies, with consequences for university scientists who receive billions in funding.

Big changes could be coming to the way the NIH doles out funding to universities. Some might have bipartisan support. chroni.cl/4gopfGq

Chaos erupts in US science as Trump’s team declares freeze on federal grants The freeze’s effect on research is still unclear, but scientists fear ‘incalculable’ damage.

“It will be much easier to destroy the world’s greatest scientific ecosystem than it will be to try to rebuild it”

Scientists are worried about the long-term effects of the Trump administration’s actions

https://go.nature.com/3PUKeGc

Trump Administration Cancels Meetings, Freezes Hiring At NIH Researchers at the National Institutes of Health say the move has sent fear and confusion throughout the agency.

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health say the Trump administration's restrictions have spread fear and confusion throughout the agency.