7/25/25: Capped Potential: How Federal Indirect Cost Rate Limits Could Disrupt University Tech Transfer and Stifle American Innovation (Tech Pipeline, Authored by Kevin Wozniak, Director, Research Security & Intellectual Property, COGR) https://techpipeline.com/news/techdigest/
7/25/25: Congressional panels resist White House proposals for sharp cuts in indirect cost rates (Science) The U.S. Congress is pushing back on attempts by President Donald Trump’s administration to make drastic cuts in what the government pays universities to support research on their campus. The response could bolster efforts by a coalition of higher education associations to revise how federal agencies calculate these so-called indirect costs to ensure universities are reimbursed for what they say are the full costs of research. https://www.science.org/content/article/congressional-panels-resist-white-house-proposals-sharp-cuts-indirect-cost-rates
7/25/25: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Leads Republican Colleagues in Advocating for Critical NIH Research Funding (Press Release) https://www.britt.senate.gov/news/press-releases/u-s-senator-katie-britt-leads-republican-colleagues-in-advocating-for-critical-nih-research-funding/
7/25/25: Columbia Deal a ‘Threat’ to Higher Ed, Experts Warn (Inside Higher Ed) The $221 million settlement extends beyond tackling antisemitism. Some experts said it’s an example of “coercion,” while others say Columbia had it coming. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/politics-elections/2025/07/25/columbia-settlement-offers-warning-higher-ed
See also: Columbia’s Deal with Trump (The Chronicle) Article Link
See also: Columbia’s $221 million deal with Trump officials draws mixed reactions from researchers (Science) https://www.science.org/content/article/columbia-s-221-million-deal-trump-officials-draws-mixed-reactions-researchers
7/25/25: How to tackle research misconduct: survey finds stark disagreement (Nature) A survey of scientific sleuths and integrity officers at research institutions shows that the two groups disagree about how to deal with serious cases of research misconduct, such as data fabrication, image manipulation and plagiarism . https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02365-5
7/25/25: As Trump Upends Funding for Research, These Scholars Turn to GoFundMe (The Chronicle) It’s a long-running joke among academics waiting for news on their grant proposals: “If it’s not funded,” they say, “we’ll just have a bake sale.” Now, facing a reduction in funding under the Trump administration, members of one cancer-research lab are turning a version of that gag into reality: They’re crowdsourcing money via GoFundMe to keep the lights on. https://www.chronicle.com/article/as-trump-upends-funding-for-research-these-scholars-turn-to-gofundme
7/24/25: State Department to investigate Harvard’s use of international J-1 visas (The Washington Post) The Trump administration has tried to revoke Harvard’s ability to enroll international students to bring the university in line with its political agenda. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/07/24/harvard-international-visas-trump-administration/
7/24/25: Notice to Applicants of Adjustments to Achieve Consistency in Peer Review Contacts and Processes (NOT-OD-25-135) As previously announced, effective with the August/October Council round, all NIH peer review of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements is centralized within the Center for Scientific Review. The locus of peer review identified in Section V.2 of NOFOs is changed to the Center for Scientific Review. To ensure effective and consistent peer review practices, certain review processes detailed in NOFO Section V may be adjusted. Review criteria, including the use of the Simplified Review Framework, do not change. https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-25-135.html
7/24/25: Trump Appeals to Top Court Order Reinstating NIH Research Grants (Bloomberg Law) T he Trump administration is asking the US Supreme Court to pause an order that restores previously slashed NIH grants focused on gender and diversity, equity, and inclusion. The application to stay filed Thursday by the US Department of Justice argues that orders in two separate cases filed by Democratic-led states and health groups should be paused and need the high court’s intervention. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/pharma-and-life-sciences/trump-appeals-to-top-court-order-reinstating-nih-research-grants?context=search&index=18
7/24/25: USDA Plans Major Relocation of Workers in Washington Area (3) (Bloomberg Law) The US Department of Agriculture will cut Washington, DC, area jobs by more than 50% and relocate employees to offices across the country in a bid to cut costs…. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/pharma-and-life-sciences/usda-to-slash-washington-dc-area-jobs-relocate-employees-1?context=search&index=20
7/23/25: Trump’s plan to slash global health spending rejected by key spending panel (Science) A key spending panel in the U.S. House of Representatives has signaled it sharply disagrees with President Donald Trump’s proposals to cut or totally eliminate funding for prominent global health programs. https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-s-plan-slash-global-health-spending-rejected-key-spending-panel
7/22/25: Former federal science leaders warn Trump proposals could cripple U.S. research (Government Executive) Experts decried potential rescissions of funding for science agencies as well as cuts to government researchers and grants. https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/07/former-federal-science-leaders-warn-trump-proposals-could-cripple-us-research/406907/
