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Will the Entire NIH be Shut Down?

If you rely on federal grants as your sole means of support, you’re tying your destiny to forces outside your control. There are other roads to success in health and medical research. By pursuing them, you might gain more freedom, fewer administrative hurdles, and the chance to save lives faster.

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You Have to Spend Money to Make Money — Impacts of the NIH Freeze, from Global Economics to My Own Childcare Arrangements

As President Trump would have most certainly learned on his first day at Wharton, you really have to spend money to make money. If you want to make America truly a world leader, why on earth would you stifle the institution that contributed an estimated $92.89 billion to the US economy in 2023 alone and has produced over 170 Nobel Laureates since its inception? 

NPR addresses the booms and busts in NIH funding

It’s no surprise that scientists are finding it tougher and tougher to get funding for their research – thanks largely, of course, to NIH funding and budget cuts. A recent NPR piece detailed the booms and busts in research funding, following Baylor College of Medicine associate professor Robert Waterland’s travails with finding funding for his obesity […]