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2/9/26: Universities are sending Trump a dangerous message (Washington Post, Opinion) If there were ever a time to question the wisdom of the academy, it is now. Just not for the reasons President Donald Trump has suggested….Today, American universities likewise face a threat to their independence unmatched in modern U.S. history. By conditioning federal research grants on ideological conformity — and threatening investigations, funding freezes and intrusive oversight — the Trump administration has turned money meant to cure disease and advance knowledge into political ransom. Yet with only a handful of notable exceptions, the academy’s leadership has responded with timidity, silence or preemptive concession.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/09/colleges-universities-trump-administration-political-interference/
2/3/26: NIH scraps policy that classified basic research in people as clinical trials (The Transmitter) The U.S. National Institutes of Health will no longer require basic research in people to follow clinical trial reporting requirements, according to an announcement from the agency last Thursday. The change applies to grant applications submitted to funding opportunities with a due date of 25 May 2026 or later.https://www.thetransmitter.org/policy/nih-scraps-policy-that-classified-basic-research-in-people-as-clinical-trials/
