California, alongside 21 states, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration following a National Institutes of Health memo indicating planned reductions in indirect cost rates for research funding. This significant cut to 15%, nearly half of current rates, jeopardizes the operational support that universities need for their research facilities. The impacts could be severe, affecting ongoing research and leading to potential layoffs. University leaders argue that this threatens not just scientific research but public health as well, prompting urgent calls to oppose these funding reductions.
This agency action will result in layoffs, suspension of clinical trials, disruption of ongoing research programs, and laboratory closures, highlighting the potential severe impact on scientific progress.
This is not only an attack on science, but on America's health writ large. We must stand up against this harmful, misguided action, revealing the broader implications of funding cuts.
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