5/16/25: DoD Memo on 15% Cap on Indirect Cost Reimbursement Rates to Universities (DoD Memo Dated 5/14/25): https://www.cogr.edu/sites/default/files/Implementation%20of%20a%2015%20Percent%20Indirect%20Cost%20Cap%20on%20Assistance%20Awards%20to%20Institutions._.pdf
Read President Matt Owen’s Statement Here: https://www.cogr.edu/statement-cogr-president-matt-owens-department-defense-dod-policy-capping-research-indirect-cost
5/16/25: U.S. Universities Eye Branch Campuses as Way to ‘Survive Trump’ (Inside Higher Ed) Establishing branch campuses abroad—often used as a crisis mitigation strategy—could become more important for U.S. universities facing increasing threats at home, but scholars are divided on their likelihood of success. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/global/us-colleges-world/2025/05/16/us-universities-eye-branch-campuses-way-survive-trump
5/16/25: Can NIH-funded research on racism and health survive Trump’s cuts? (Nature) Mohottige is one of several researchers studying health inequities whose NIH grants have been cancelled with the same justification. The terminations have raised concerns about the extent to which research in the field will get swept up in the mass cuts to scientific research by the Trump administration . https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01538-6
5/16/25: 9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything (New York Times) The U.S. is slashing funding for scientific research, after decades of deep investment. Here’s some of what those taxpayer dollars created. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/science/federally-funded-science-breakthroughs.html
5/15/25: PF 2025-28 Secretarial Policy on Ensuring Responsibility for Financial Assistance (DOE) The Secretary has issued a policy that DOE intends to conduct focused reviews of awards and other forms of financial assistance. It is the policy of DOE to require that its financial assistance recipients provide written responses and supporting documentation to Data Requests within communicated timeframes, and to cooperate with program personnel on any follow up requests in a timely manner, to facilitate this review. DOE is entitled to obtain current, accurate, and complete information about the project and the recipient. https://www.energy.gov/management/pf-2025-08-secretarial-policy-ensuring-responsibility-financial-assistance
5/15/25: Harvard’s Battle With Trump Escalates as Research Money Is Suddenly Canceled (The Chronicle) The battle between Harvard University and the Trump administration escalated sharply this week, when the administration acted to terminate billions in federal grants to the university. The roughly $2.2 billion, which the administration had previously frozen , was being clawed back grant by grant, in addition to another $450 million announced this week. In response, the university filed an amended complaint as part of its legal challenge against the White House. https://www.chronicle.com/article/harvards-battle-with-trump-escalates-as-research-money-is-suddenly-canceled
5/15/25: New N.I.H. Policy Threatens Global Science Collaborations (New York Times ) One of the studies threatened by a new administration policy regarding international research is focused on prolonging the lives of women with the most common kind of breast cancer. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/health/nih-international-research.html
5/15/25: House Republicans urge universities to police foreign risk with small business programs (Politico Pro) Lawmakers requested that two large public university systems look for signs of risk from the Chinese government. https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/05/house-republicans-urge-universities-to-police-foreign-risk-with-small-business-programs-00352328?site=pro&prod=alert&prodname=alertmail&linktype=article&source=email
5/14/25: Trump’s NIH Chief Lets Loose on Fauci, Vaccines and Covid Cover-Ups (Politico) Jay Bhattacharya discusses pandemic fallout and his plans for American science in Trump 2.0. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/05/14/jay-bhattacharya-nih-chief-vaccines-covid-interview-00345488
5/2/25: NIH and Other PHS Agency Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) Instruction Guide: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/rppr/rppr_instruction_guide.pdf
