Panicking scientists, canceled experiments – federal funding cuts turned my work as a research dean into crisis management

Panicking scientists, canceled experiments – federal funding cuts turned my work as a research dean into crisis management

Cuts to federally funded research slow the progress of scientific innovations and new treatments. Michigan State University College of Human MedicineFielding frantic faculty emails and panicked texts was not how I had hoped my 2025 would begin. Little did I imagine that my role as a research dean at a medical school would be taken over by navigating chaotic grant terminations and delays of federal research funding, all justified in the name of s…

Panicking scientists, canceled experiments – federal funding cuts turned my work as a research dean into crisis management

by Nara Parameswaran, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Fielding frantic faculty emails and panicked texts was not how I had hoped my 2025 would begin. Little did I imagine that my role as a research dean at a medical school would be taken over by navigating chaotic grant terminations and delays of federal research funding, all justified in the name of scientific progress. U…