Accessibility Is Taking a Hit Across the Sciences

Accessibility Is Taking a Hit Across the Sciences

Tyler Nelson, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Florida, studies the neurobiology of pain, a choice partly motivated by his own frustrations with a neuromuscular disability. Last October, he applied for a grant at the National Institutes of Health that, if awarded, would support his dream of someday running his own lab. But, earlier…

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Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling

Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling

The Trump administration has blocked key parts of the federal government’s apparatus for funding biomedical research, effectively halting progress on much of the country’s future work on illnesses like cancer and addiction despite a federal judge’s order to release grant money. The blockage, outlined in internal government memos, stems from an order forbidding health officials…

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Judge Extends Block on N.I.H. Medical Research Cuts

Judge Extends Block on N.I.H. Medical Research Cuts

A federal judge on Friday agreed to extend an order blocking the National Institutes of Health from reducing grant funding to institutions conducting medical and scientific research until she could come to a more lasting decision. Judge Angel Kelley of the Federal District Court for the District of Massachusetts had temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s…

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A Sweeping Ban on D.E.I. Language Roils the Sciences

A Sweeping Ban on D.E.I. Language Roils the Sciences

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, or NASEM, is an independent, 162-year-old nongovernmental agency tasked with investigating and reporting on a wide range of subjects. In recent years, diversity, equity and inclusion — collectively known as D.E.I. — have been central to its agenda. But the Academies’ priorities changed abruptly on Jan. 31….

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