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Trump administration accused of ‘blatant foreign interference’ in Australian universities over questionnaire on DEI and gender

Researchers told to respond within 48 hours to more than 30 questions, including on DEI, gender and climate

The Guardian - AU · Mar 14, 2025

Fears grow about plan to cut Pentagon medical research fund - Roll Call

The six-month continuing resolution before Congress would cut $1.2 billion from the Pentagon's health research into deadly diseases.

Roll Call · Mar 13, 2025

Inside the government study trying to understand the health effects of ultraprocessed foods

A National Institutes of Health study aims to find out whether ultraprocessed foods lead people to eat more

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025

Alzheimer’s research centers face Trump-imposed $65m funding delay across the US

Researchers report difficulties retaining staff as White House cost-cutting stresses US medical research system

The Guardian - US · Mar 10, 2025

Five years on from the pandemic, the right’s fake Covid narrative has been turbo-charged into the mainstream

Before the next outbreak, we need a serious conversation about how to cope, but first, the more strident, misguided voices must be muted, says author Laura Spinney

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025

Fired NIH workers lost their 'dream job.' Due to a Kafkaesque appeals process and slim private-sector offerings, their futures may be in jeopardy, too

“We are risking an entire generation of medical professionals, researchers, and scientists … and it's a future disaster waiting to happen,” former NIH director Nate Brought said.

Fortune · Mar 8, 2025

Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it's a time for 'damage control'

Facing the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, Duke University is preparing for the worst

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2025

Science at a crossroads: Dispatches from Friday's 'Stand Up for Science' rallies across the US

Our science journalists reported on the Stand Up for Science rallies held in New York City and Raleigh, North Carolina.

LiveScience · Mar 8, 2025

'Let's just study males and keep it simple': How excluding female animals from research held neuroscience back, and could do so again

Neuroscience research has only recently begun to prioritize the inclusion of both male and female lab animals in studies. Could we see that shift reverse?

LiveScience · Mar 7, 2025

After Trump’s inauguration, a dramatic halt to LGBTQ+ research - Roll Call

The Trump administration has dramatically dialed back research into LGBTQ+ health, and researchers say the impact has been dramatic.

Roll Call · Mar 7, 2025