The Trump administration quietly conceded defeat last week on its misguided push to slash research funding from the National Institutes of Health. That’s a relief to researchers, but all Americans ...

The National Institutes of Health is shaking up its process for soliciting research ideas and awarding grants to scientists.

Weitz is professor of biology and Clark leadership chair in data analytics at the University of Maryland and the co-founder of SCIMaP. This essay is part of a First Opinion series on the future of the ...

A survey reveals sharp divides in who bore the brunt of last year’s spree of grant cancellations by the Trump administration.

Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature. In an unprecedented move, the US National ...

When President Trump took office in January, he tapped the Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, to shrink the federal government. The National Institutes of Health, the largest funder ...

Billions in funding were cut under President Trump were restored in 2026. Now, watchdogs say the administration is finding other ways to withhold money – and scientists are feeling the consequences.

During his second term, President Donald Trump has already eliminated grants, capped indirect research funding and reduced employment at agencies involved in medical research. He’s also proposed ...

A proposed $18-billion cut to the NIH’s 2026 federal budget has frozen or terminated thousands of grants, sparking widespread alarm among researchers. Scientists warn the cuts could lead to a major ...

The economic consequences of slashing government-funded research would be far-reaching, Steph Batalis, Katherine Quinn, and ...

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. On paper, little appears to have changed for UMass Chan Medical ...