NIH Vigils

A person attending the NIH vigil holds a sign saying "NIH research saved my life/Fund NIH!"

At the NIH vigil today. This is what we're fighting for. @nihvigils.bsky.social

Drought in Utah.

Nothing says climate policy like skipping brunch and hoping the sky notices.

Women behind another women holding us a sign that says science saves lives

4 people holding up various protesting signs

Protesting signs in front of the NIH logo on the entryway to the NIH campus

A band playing music in front of the NIH entrance

Thanks @nihvigils.bsky.social for hosting a vigil every Saturday mourning the losses occurring at NIH and discussing week to week occurrences! Today was great!

Chalk art, NIH MOSAIC program.

NIH NSF NOAA NASA FDA unity

We love our NIH

Rebellions are built in HOPE.

Chalk the walk, at @nihvigils.bsky.social

Vaccines save lives.

That’s it. That’s the post.

The awful impact of RFK Jr.’s actions won’t be fully revealed for years. With prevention of chronic disease, it usually takes a number of years before we see an effect.

It was at least a decade after the HPV vaccine was released before we could measure the incredible reduction in cervical cancer.

@nihvigils.bsky.social Another successful meet-up. Thank you everyone that showed up!!! Serious chalking at the NIH today!

Allstrike kicked ass today at the NIH vigil! @nihvigils.bsky.social
@allstrike.bsky.social
#fightthenazis
#rageagainsttheregime

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So much emotional roller coaster in the last 48 hrs

NIH director Bhattacharya denies banned word list in meeting with staffers Bethesda Declaration signers insist that a list exists and further criticize new policies

#NIH PIs, start emailing Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya and tell them what you are experiencing. CC Dr. Jon Lorsch and your ICO Director of Extramural Activities. Get them to talk with each other. #defendresearch

I’m not crying you’re crying

We appreciate your kind thoughts. Make sure to continue reaching out to your reps and asking your institution to stand against this nonsense.

Senate FY26 markups for NIH are supposed to happen today. Make sure to give your Senator one last call and let them know the importance of fully funding the NIH.

Thank you for your attention to this matter,

APHA v. NIH legal team”

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Survey respondents are encouraged to provide details about how the delayed or withdrawn application may touch on a disfavored topic or pertained to a diversity pipeline program. Lawyers will follow-up directly if there are any outstanding questions.
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Submissions must be received by 5 pm Eastern Time on August 1st to be considered for inclusion on the list, so that the lawyers can review the submitted information. It is possible that information submitted after that date will not be considered by the court for relief.
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The application is for a diversity pipeline program (non-exhaustive list: MOSAIC, F31 Diversity, IRACDA, MARC, ARC, IMSD, ReWARD, B-INSPIRE, CPACHE, BRAIN Initiative, Cancer Moonshot Scholars Diversity Program).
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1. The applicant is an APHA and/or UAW member; and
2. The application touches on a disfavored topic (DEI, gender identity, vaccine hesitancy, Covid-19, foreign subawards, influencing public opinion, South Africa, and/or China)
or
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Importantly, the list will only include delayed applications that fit the following criteria:
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Likewise, we are asking that you share the link to the survey with your colleagues who may be similarly impacted: www.aclu.org/APHAvNIHform.
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If you have already submitted a survey reporting your delayed or withdrawn application, you do not need to re-submit the survey. However, if you have not yet submitted, it is imperative that you do so as soon as possible.
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“The court has asked for a final list of delayed or withdrawn applications to be submitted as early as August 4th, and we are hoping to provide as complete a list of impacted grant applications as possible.
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🚨URGENT UPDATE ON ACLU/APHA vs NIH CASE 🚨

Court accepting updated list of plaintiffs/grantees impacted! MUST BE SUBMITTED BY **AUGUST 1st 5pm EST**! Please disseminate!!!

Message from ACLU team below:

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Yes, we at #NIH are barely holding it together.

That said, we are resolute. We chose this career to help others.

We didn't go into science for the money.
We did it to help humans: to advance human knowledge, to improve human health, and to make a fairer world built on ideas. 1/

Can confirm

A Quiet Policy Shift That Could Devastate American Science Why NIH’s sudden move to multi-year grant funding should alarm every principal investigator and university

A good explainer for #NIH funded researchers on why the multiyear funding scheme is going to squeeze NIH scientists and NIH science. open.substack.com/pub/sciencea...

Odds of winning NIH grants plummet as new funding policy and spending delays bite Funding multiyear grants up front will sharply cut number of investigators receiving awards

Even with flat funding for the NIH, under the current FY26 plan, there will be 60% less cancer research and much less research funded overall. We need to make sure Congress understands these tricks and protects against them in their budget plan.

Trump Administration Scraps Effort to Pause Health-Research Funding The administration halted and then restarted billions in new research grants flowing from the National Institutes of Health.

Russell Vought wanted to shut down all extramural grants from NIH in this current fiscal year, putting stop to ALL research across the US. Someone in the White House had better sense. But Vought is a dangerous man, who will stop at nothing to destroy science in America. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Scrooge McDuck with a bunch of gold saying "it doesn't matter how much money you have if the cure you need hasn't been discovered" and words that read Save NIH

Remember, folks: even rich people can die of incurable diseases. Investing in future cures helps us all.

#NIH