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1/ I am seeing a lot of comments on the slashing of NIH support along the lines of “universities should just spend their huge endowments.”
I’m the last person to cheer on the institutional stratification rising endowments have contributed to. But let me explain why this is not a solution.
I’m the last person to cheer on the institutional stratification rising endowments have contributed to. But let me explain why this is not a solution.
February 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
1/ I am seeing a lot of comments on the slashing of NIH support along the lines of “universities should just spend their huge endowments.”
I’m the last person to cheer on the institutional stratification rising endowments have contributed to. But let me explain why this is not a solution.
I’m the last person to cheer on the institutional stratification rising endowments have contributed to. But let me explain why this is not a solution.
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Judge Temporarily Stops Trump’s Plan to End Funds for Trans Youths’ Health Providers www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/u...
Judge Temporarily Stops Trump’s Plan to End Funds for Trans Youths’ Health Providers
Six transgender individuals, all younger than 19, sued the administration over executive orders targeting hospitals that offer transition treatments to young people.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Judge Temporarily Stops Trump’s Plan to End Funds for Trans Youths’ Health Providers www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/u...
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What do National Institutes of Health funding cuts mean for universities? We ask Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science and former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor.
What National Institutes of Health funding cuts could mean for U.S. universities
What do National Institutes of Health funding cuts mean for universities? We ask Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science and former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor.
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February 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
What do National Institutes of Health funding cuts mean for universities? We ask Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science and former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor.
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In one of Elon’s outcries about fraud, he actually ended up cutting funding for cancer research. Despite initially denying it, he was later proven wrong. This incident highlights how little he actually understands about what he’s doing.
February 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
In one of Elon’s outcries about fraud, he actually ended up cutting funding for cancer research. Despite initially denying it, he was later proven wrong. This incident highlights how little he actually understands about what he’s doing.
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Trump’s shocking purge of public health data
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Trump’s shocking purge of public health data, explained
All of us will be collateral damage in MAGA’s war on “DEI.”
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February 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Trump’s shocking purge of public health data
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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$900 Million in Institute of Education Sciences Contracts Axed
The National Center for Education Statistics has been hit hard while researchers say grant review panels have been halted. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3QdLZ15
The National Center for Education Statistics has been hit hard while researchers say grant review panels have been halted. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3QdLZ15
$900M in Institute of Education Sciences contracts axed
The National Center for Education Statistics has been hit hard while researchers say grant review panels have been halted.
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February 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
$900 Million in Institute of Education Sciences Contracts Axed
The National Center for Education Statistics has been hit hard while researchers say grant review panels have been halted. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3QdLZ15
The National Center for Education Statistics has been hit hard while researchers say grant review panels have been halted. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3QdLZ15
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Yes. Important for all NIH people and scientists:
The executive orders are not law. The President *cannot* make laws.
And in fact, executive orders may violate the law. As a federal employee, you are obligated not to follow illegal orders. That includes illegal EOs.
The executive orders are not law. The President *cannot* make laws.
And in fact, executive orders may violate the law. As a federal employee, you are obligated not to follow illegal orders. That includes illegal EOs.
i am going to put a finer point on this: executive orders are not laws. and they certainly are not royal decrees. they are interpretations of existing law for the purposes of enforcement. the fact that so many people are treating them as laws is actually driving me a bit insane.
i mean, the president's executive order isn't a goddamn law! as far as this doctor is concerned, who cares what the president says!
February 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Yes. Important for all NIH people and scientists:
The executive orders are not law. The President *cannot* make laws.
And in fact, executive orders may violate the law. As a federal employee, you are obligated not to follow illegal orders. That includes illegal EOs.
The executive orders are not law. The President *cannot* make laws.
And in fact, executive orders may violate the law. As a federal employee, you are obligated not to follow illegal orders. That includes illegal EOs.