“Everyone will be affected, not just scientists. Every community in the country.“

The OMB proposal threatens scientific research and ALL federal funding for states, cities, and nonprofits. It politicizes ALL funding. Call your reps and write an objection.

The recommendations would leave lower income disaster survivors with fewer resources to recover.

Under President Trump, political leaders are exerting more control across federal health agencies.

Political appointees simply cannot effectively oversee day-to-day research decisions.

A proposed new rule changing the way the federal government hands out money could be absolutely devastating for every single person in this country.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD, shares her thoughts on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s science-deficient podcast.

Imagine an American organization that convenes scientific experts not to advance any ideology or interest but to provide the nation with a clear understanding of complex problems. Imagine this body wo...

The layoffs this week impact the Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Carey School of Business and the university’s general administration.

On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a proposed new rule for federal grants with breathtaking scope, impacting every grant issued across every department and agency of the feder...

Federal health officials aim to speed up drug development and better compete with China.

Stand up for Science

Defend Public Health has launched an all-out, multipronged campaign to block proposed new Office of Management and Budget rules for federal grants, which threaten to politicize all federal funding, fr...

Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year

Health disparities researchers say a new White House proposal could disqualify much of their work from federal funding — perhaps the most serious threat yet to the future of their field.

Weekly digest

On September 26, 2023, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

A new study found that two diversity-oriented programs supported by the NIH doubled the odds that an undergraduate would earn a Ph.D.

"Devastating" staffing cuts and spending reviews at USDA constrained the government’s response to the spread of a flesh-eating pest that threatens livestock.

New public data for redistricting and other uses may be reduced as Trump officials limit the ways the Census Bureau can protect people's privacy when it releases statistics.

Some countries have seen a stark decline in academic freedom over the past decade

Jasmine Clark, a PhD microbiologist who won the democratic primary for Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, tells C&EN how being a scientist is propelling her toward Congress

The administration is expected to finalize the proposed changes as soon as this summer.

The Trump administration’s theory of how the federal government should work is a threat to American science.

On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), OMB-2026-0034, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. The scope of this proposed regulation is...

The science historian talks about scientific integrity and public opinion

At the NIH, political appointees exercise extensive control over scientific communication, and research on health communication is under siege.

The administration will move core functions such as special education programs and civil rights enforcement to the Departments of Health and Human Services and Justice, respectively.

Meet the researchers who may one day change the world

The federal funding system for scientific research in the U.S. is crumbling. Here’s how it can be rebuilt

Weekly digest

“American science is too valuable to be turned into a political football,” writes David J. Skorton, president of the Association of American Medical Colleges.

The Trump administration plans to install osteopathic doctor Mark Shirley as chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

Part II: The Architects — Who Did This and How Our Competitors Are Responding

In a first, the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists released its own vaccine schedule

The American Medical Association has sought a working relationship with the health secretary. Members saw moral compromise.

Russ Vought as science czar would just about do it.

Submitted by: Elizabeth Ginexi, PhD, Former NIH Scientific Program Official (2003–2025)