NIH considering halting all new research grants to half a dozen top universities.

NIH said to have halted awarding of new grants to top universities Universities whose NIH funding has been frozen may face further strain as the agency holds off awarding new grants to at least a half dozen of them, according to an internal email. Anil Oza STAT

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The decision could mark the next stage of the Trump administration’s attempts to apply pressure to a suite of elite colleges and universities by withholding research dollars. The email also instructs NIH staff to not communicate with the universities about whether or why funds are frozen. 

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