William N. Robiner: Minnesota Lives, Jobs at Stake with Federal Health Funding Cuts

William N. Robiner: Minnesota lives, jobs at stake with federal health funding cuts

The administration of President Donald Trump is shaking things up — at the peril of all of us. The April 10 Journal of the American Medical Association editorial, “A Terrible Moment for Health," enumerated cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the negative impacts the administration’s actions are having on the National Institutes of Health and other agencies. According to the Asso…

As FY 2026 budget moves through Congress, CDC cuts threaten public health in Georgia

Former directors of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are raising the alarm ahead of budget talks.

How Trump’s Federal Funding Cuts Are Hurting Early-Career Researchers and American Health

Canceled grants and slashed budgets are disproportionately affecting junior health researchers, dealing a major blow to the future of science and society in the U.S.

Biotech Leaders Warn of Catastrophic Impact from Trump-Vance Science Funding Cuts

In a stark rebuke of the Trump-Vance Administration’s proposed 2026 federal budget, more than 100 leaders from the biomedical and health sciences industries have issued a dire warning: the proposed [...] Read the rest of Biomedical Leaders Warn of ‘Catastrophic’ Fallout from Trump-Vance Research Cuts at Global Biodefense

Budget cuts put research integrity under stress

Due to the new federal funding policies, including cuts to National Institute of Health (NIH) overheads, suspended grants and increased political scrutiny, academic institutions now face a very real financial shift. Since Trump’s return to office, university funding has been in the spotlight as part of a wider focus on perceived waste, illustrated by the establishment of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The administration has susp…