NIH freezes funds to Harvard and four other universities, but canโt tell them
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๐จ NIH Freezes Funding to Five Universities
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๐ฐ The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has frozen grant and contract payments to ๐ซ Harvard, ๐ป Brown, ๐งญ Northwestern, ๐ Cornell, and ๐ฅ Weill Cornell Medical School, citing insufficient efforts to combat โก๏ธ antisemitism.
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๐ This action halts both new funding and payments for ongoing NIH projects, impacting ๐ฌ researchers across various fields.
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๐๏ธ The Trump administrationโs decision follows President Garberโs ๐ refusal to comply with demands to alter hiring and teaching practices, leading to ๐ support from other universities.
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๐ธ While the exact financial impact remains unclear, the freeze includes significant projects, such as ๐งซ Sarah Fortuneโs 650,000 ALS research, potentially impacting ๐ research progress and ๐งโโ๏ธ staff.
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๐ค Researchers express concerns about โณ project delays, ๐ potential staff layoffs, and the โ๏ธ ethical implications of halting crucial research, including ๐ animal studies and the ๐ก development of crucial medical technologies.
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๐ฅผ๐ฐ๐ง NIH freezes funds to Harvard and four other universities, but canโt tell them
AI Q: ๐ซ Should research funding be political?
: Yes. (Pass)
โ Bryan Grounds (@bagrounds.bsky.social) 2026-05-18T19:44:32.000Z
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