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A screenshot of the termination notice showing "Outstanding Investigator Grants"

A screenshot of the termination notice showing "Outstanding Investigator Grants"

A screenshot of the termination notice with "This award is terminated effective the date of this award, due to unsafe antisemitic actions that suggest the institution lacks concern for the safety and wellbeing of Jewish students." highlighted

A screenshot of the termination notice with "This award is terminated effective the date of this award, due to unsafe antisemitic actions that suggest the institution lacks concern for the safety and wellbeing of Jewish students." highlighted

Yesterday, the NIH R35 β€œOutstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab

13.05.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 887    πŸ” 586    πŸ’¬ 146    πŸ“Œ 74
Public media is under threat. Millions depend on the NPR Network every day. Silencing journalism is one way to silence truth and erode the power of the people. Donate now.

Public media is under threat. Millions depend on the NPR Network every day. Silencing journalism is one way to silence truth and erode the power of the people. Donate now.

A few days ago, President Trump issued an executive order seeking to block all federal funding to NPR, the latest in a series of threats to media organizations across the country.

03.05.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5278    πŸ” 1680    πŸ’¬ 158    πŸ“Œ 68

Most campus buildings require PennCard access, so I don't think you'd be able to get in without a Penn Engineering student letting you in.

07.04.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There are days in life that shake you.

I’m shattered πŸ’” to share that I just found out that the US Government terminated my 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (~$2 million), threatening my long-promised assistant professor job at Columbia University
& academic career... 1/🧡

18.03.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2020    πŸ” 847    πŸ’¬ 96    πŸ“Œ 96
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The House Continuing Resolution budget β€œadjustments” for NIH are drastic. Here are some examples:

09.03.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 255    πŸ” 170    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 27
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98% of NIH grants that should have gone out this month, didn't. Despite court orders 'unfreezing' the funds, they are frozen. Biomedical research will grind to a halt. Clinical trials will end. All for no reason: the total impact on the US budget is miniscule

12.02.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3577    πŸ” 1283    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 72
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NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.

Breaking news: The Trump administration cut billions in biomedical funding. Researchers say it imperils work on cancer and other illnesses.

08.02.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 698    πŸ” 350    πŸ’¬ 117    πŸ“Œ 87