Confusion and anxiety swept through the U.S. scientific community as the Trump administration froze National Institutes of Health (NIH) operations, halting grant reviews, travel, and training.
What the pause means is unknown, but NIH supports 393 active research projects across Nebraska, totaling more than $191 million. Alone, NU receives $151 million in federal funding.
These and other major medical breakthroughs exist in large part thanks to a major division of the National Institutes of Health, the largest funder of biomedical research on the planet.
The hold on reports, regulations, guidance and announcements is in place until at least the end of the month. Among agencies subject to the directive include the Centers for Disease Control and ...