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@elizabethginexi.bsky.social
Former NIH Program Official for 22 years. Speaking in my personal capacity. Opinions expressed are my own.
Faculty collective action is a critical counterforce to corporate capture. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
How decades of corporate capture enabled today's assault on universities in the United States
Universities in the US have never been free of corporate, military, or political influence. But over the past fifty years, corporate libertarian donor…
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The use of a pocket rescission fits part of a broader pattern by the Trump administration to exact greater control over the US government, eroding the power of Congress. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump cancels nearly $1bn in funding approved by Congress
President using rare power to revoke expenditure with bipartisan approval to aid immigrant services
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Importance of Pilot Clinical Trials. James Feinstein, MD, Amy Huebschmann, MD, Russell Glasgow, PhD, & Lilia Cervantes, MD make a solid case for why NIH should continue to allow a mentored pathway for K awardees to lead pilot clinical trials. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
On Becoming a Gold Standard Scientist
This Viewpoint discusses the recent National Institutes of Health announcement that its Career Development (K) awards cannot be used to conduct clinical trials, feasibility studies, or ancillary studi...
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“There is no scenario under which private funding can possibly support the US research enterprise... Scientists have been going to private donors for decades.... those private donors didn't suddenly get a lot richer last year...” www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2026...
One year on: Investigating the effects of federal funding changes on scientific research at Hopkins
One Year On, The News-Letter interviewed several Hopkins researchers again to learn more about the ongoing impacts and concerns regarding federal funding.
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For now the White House has backed away from a planned executive order to establish an NIH political review board. But officials do not appear to have totally abandoned their desire to tighten their grip over federal research spending. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
Trump Backtracks on Plan for New Controls on N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)
Democrats and Republicans in Congress opposed the creation of a commission with the power to veto federal research awards.
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Federal rules say that an official may not “receive compensation from any source other than the government” for writing a book related to his official duties while in office. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
RFK Jr. Drew $4 Million in Book Advances From Publisher Who Also Monetized MAHA (Gift Article)
A new disclosure also shows $210,000 in consulting fees paid to Cheryl Hines, the health secretary’s wife, by one of several MAHA-affiliated groups capitalizing from his agenda.
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Advocacy works! But we must remain vigilant and be ready for more advocacy efforts in the future. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
Exclusive: Trump administration backing off NIH grant order amid pushback
The proposal, which would have given President Donald Trump greater influence over health grant decisionmaking, could still advance in a new form.
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First the Kennedy Center, now Ford's Theatre. www.ms.now/news/trump-f...
Trump aides explore attaching president’s name to Ford’s Theatre
The playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated has been mentioned among federal properties that could carry the president’s name, people familiar with the effort told MS NOW.
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OPM uses conservative influencers on college tour to recruit young workers. On Thursday, the government HR agency chief is visiting an unaccredited college founded by right-wing figures. www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
OPM uses conservative influencers on college tour to recruit young workers
On Thursday, the government HR agency chief is visiting an unaccredited college founded by right-wing figures.
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Trump admin has ejected more than 750,000 enrollees from the Affordable Care Act insurance marketplaces, JD Vance announced on Tuesday, claiming that many were receiving premium subsidies they did not qualify for and that some were not even real people. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/h...
Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud (Gift Article)
Vice President JD Vance said the measure would save the government $2.2 billion.
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Alright, let’s all get on the same page about Vought/NIH/Trump. THEY👏WILL👏STOP👏AT👏NOTHING👏 The goal is to destroy the STEM ecosystem, universities, and democracy as we have known it. PERIOD. The only way to win is to impeach them all…which means we need Congress. HERE’S HOW WE WIN 🧵
More details about the (supposed) fight between Bhattacharya & Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...
White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
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Russell Vought wants to be in charge of #ScienceDeathPanels at NIH. Congress has made it pretty clear they don’t want political appointees in charge of funding decisions. Science community: it’s time to get loud (again)! www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
Trump asked budget chief to draft order bringing health research funding under his control
The move came after the NIH director refused Trump’s request to cut Harvard grants in an Oval Office meeting.
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New: Officials battled over NIH in the Oval Office today, per people familiar. RUSS VOUGHT criticized NIH "woke" spending and floated executive order to review its grants. JAY BHATTACHARYA defended NIH's alignment with Trump. TRUMP appeared to side with Vought. with @rbeggin.bsky.social
Vought pushes for scrutiny of NIH grants in Oval Office clash
A heated debate took place in the Oval Office on Friday, with some Trump officials accusing the National Institutes of Health of funding grants that conflict with the president’s agenda.
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My latest scoop on Trump cuts: 600 aging Pittsburgh residents may not receive Alzheimer's test results because of NIH cuts. Read here: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Hundreds of ageing Americans may not get results of Alzheimer’s study due to Trump cuts
Shutdown of study is latest for Trump administration, which has canceled, frozen and otherwise disrupted more than 5,700 medical research grants over two years
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USPSTF is doomed. ☠️ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/w...
RFK Jr. Overhauls Powerful Health Panel Whose Work He Has Blocked (Gift Article)
The selections suggest the Trump administration may be trying to move the United States Preventive Services Task Force in a direction that serves its political ideology.
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Class action lawsuit challenging the NIH policy of blocking grants to censor views it disagrees with, on everything from DEI to gender identity to climate change. Lawsuit alleges NIH is unconstitutionally censoring research. protectdemocracy.org/work/researc...
Researchers challenge NIH screening of grants for disfavored viewpoints - Protect Democracy
Today, researchers filed a class action lawsuit challenging the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) policy of blocking grants in order to censor views it disagrees with, on everything from DEI to ge...
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Democrats are pressing Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to scrap a proposed overhaul of the Head Start program, warning the changes would weaken services for thousands of families nationwide. thehill-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/thehill....
Democrats urge RFK Jr. to scrap proposed Head Start overhaul
Democrats are pressing Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to scrap a proposed overhaul of the Head Start program, warning the changes would weaken services for thousand…
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The Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177 billion in federal grants since the president took office for his second term, according to a tracking tool released Wednesday by a pro-democracy nonprofit and a group of researchers and scientists. apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump administration has cut or frozen $177 billion in grants across every state, analysis shows
An analysis finds that the Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177 billion in federal grants since the president took office for his second term.
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Agencies spent nearly $10 billion for feds not to work in 2025. www.govexec.com/oversight/20...
Agencies spent nearly $10 billion for feds not to work in 2025
The use of paid administrative leave as part of the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program, an effort to entice federal workers to quit, across government in 2025 was 435% higher than two...
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"As healthcare professionals and scientists, we have always taken care of those in greatest need, and the need has never been greater than it is right now." academic.oup.com/ofid/article...
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As a card carrying Ph.D. social scientist I approve this message: "To navigate the shock waves of A.I., we must restore social science research as an enterprise that starts from the public interest." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/o...
Opinion | We Can’t Know Our A.I. Future if We Don’t Study It (Gift Article)
Just as A.I. is poised to change the world, we’re losing our best ways of studying what that change will look like.
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As of March of this year, more than a quarter of the country's healthcare-related advisory committees have been shut down, according to the advocacy group Public Citizen. www.npr.org/2026/08/29/n...
The U.S. relied on these science advisers. Then the Trump administration cut them
The federal government recruits top experts to volunteer to advise on pressing research issues of the day. Since President Trump took office, hundreds of these experts have been dismissed.
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Fascinating! Two Landmark Studies Challenge Dogma About our Brain Immune Cells and Aging. Watch: Lead Authors Julia Belk and Nathan Zemke Discuss and Translate their Findings with Eric Topol. erictopol.substack.com/p/two-landma...
Two Landmark Studies Challenge Dogma About our Brain Immune Cells and Aging
Lead Authors Julia Belk and Nathan Zemke Discuss and Translate their Findings
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1/3 of young scientists planning careers in academic research changed their minds in the spring of 2025, according to a new survey, with fewer expecting to remain in higher education and in the U.S. to work or feeling that pursuing a Ph.D. was the right decision. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Survey of young researchers raises concerns over future of science in U.S. — Harvard Gazette
Fewer planning careers in academy, nation, and more doubt value of Ph.D. amid policy shifts in funding, international students
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Pentagon Agreement With N.I.H. on Biodefense Draws Alarm From Democrats Under a new partnership, the Defense Department would play a larger role in biodefense and pandemic preparedness. Democrats warned it could allow a Pentagon cash grab. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/u...
Pentagon Agreement With N.I.H. on Biodefense Draws Alarm From Democrats (Gift Article)
Under a new partnership, the Defense Department would play a larger role in biodefense and pandemic preparedness. Democrats warned it could allow a Pentagon cash grab.
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The Trump administration released new rules that could revoke tax-exempt status from any school offering targeted support to Black or other minority students, a sweeping change that opens another front in the president’s campaign to reshape American education. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/b...
Trump Administration Renews Push to Strip Schools of Tax-Exempt Status (Gift Article)
The Treasury Department released rules that would upend how schools qualify for tax-exempt status, a new front in the president’s campaign against higher education.
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Where you live in early adulthood may quietly shape your heart health for decades. Researchers found that adverse neighborhood conditions were linked to a higher risk of coronary artery calcification in midlife, an early warning sign of cardiovascular disease. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Your neighborhood in your 20s may shape your heart decades later
Where you live in early adulthood may quietly shape your heart health for decades. Researchers found that adverse neighborhood conditions were linked to a higher risk of coronary artery calcification ...
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