Newsletter, Feb. 12 – NIH Funding Cuts - Silicon Prairie News

Newsletter, Feb. 12 – NIH Funding Cuts - Silicon Prairie News

University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher Rebekah Gundry worries she’ll have to scale back her lab where she develops technology to better treat heart disease, the leading killer of Nebraskans. “I don’t even think that I can verbalize in a coherent manner how devastating these cuts will be,” she said. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) unveiled a plan Friday to cap the amount it pays to research institutions for “indirect costs,” whi…

The U Joins Lawsuit Against NIH Over Funding Cuts

The University of Utah has joined a lawsuit against the National Institute of Health (NIH)’s cut on research funding, which a federal judge stalled Monday. The lawsuit is headed by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). It’s part of the U’s short-term plan to counter this “imminent threat” to its research community, U...

AAMC Lawsuit Results in Nationwide Temporary Restraining Order on Proposed Drastic Cuts to NIH Funding

Judge grants restraining order after lawsuit led by the AAMC, challenging the legality of the administration’s plan to make cuts to federally funded research.