Judge Overturns Controversial Trump-Era NIH Grant Cuts, Reinstating Funding for Vital Research Areas
Washington — A federal judge has invalidated several directives from the Trump administration that led to the cancellation of numerous National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants. Many of these funded research on critical topics such as diversity, gender identity, and vaccine skepticism. Dr. Peter Lurie, head of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, remarked that the orders to terminate grants linked to “DEI”—diversity, equity, and inclusion—were found to be both arbitrary and unlawful. His organization was one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit challenging the administration’s actions. The ruling was issued by … Read more