A Lot of Uncertainty, but No Existential Crisis for UND Research Among Federal Funding Cuts

A lot of uncertainty, but no existential crisis for UND research among federal funding cuts

GRAND FORKS — “Uncertain” is a key word used by Scott Snyder, vice president of research and economic development at the University of North Dakota, in regard to potential federal research funding cuts for universities. The Trump administration has been making efforts to reduce federal spending, including research funding for higher education. Not much has happened since the most direct impacts between January and April this year, when UND lost …

Lives in the balance: Kansas City’s top cancer researchers worry about federal funding cuts doing lasting damage

Every year, the University of Kansas Cancer Center must file a report with the National Cancer Institute in order to get its annual grant allotment.  Takeaways Scientists in Kansas City and around the country face uncertainty about federal grant funding that they fear will restrain research for generations to come. The KU Cancer Center, the area’s comprehensive National Cancer Institute-designated facility, has seen grants canceled and delayed…