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NIH Staff Have Broken Their Silence
Civil servants usually keep a low profile. These NIH employees are putting themselves at risk by calling out the Trump ...
‘We dissent’: NIH officials issue declaration, say Trump’s agenda puts public at risk
It’s highly unusual for so many agency officials to denounce their own leadership and the White House in such a public way.
More than 300 NIH staff sign open letter criticizing Trump administration's actions
More than 300 scientists from the NIH signed an open letter on Monday to director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, criticizing the Trump ...
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NIH Staff Lambaste Agency Head for Censorship of Science
More than 300 NIH employees criticized their director, Jay Bhattacharya, in the letter published Monday.
The Scientist6d
NIH Scientists Issue ‘Bethesda Declaration’ to Protest Research Politicization
In an open letter, researchers and staff at the National Institutes of Health raise concerns over recent policy changes.
AOL7d
NIH employees publish ‘Bethesda Declaration’ in dissent of Trump administration policies
as well as the firing of essential NIH staff and what they called disruptions to collaboration with foreign partners. “The Bethesda Declaration has some fundamental misconceptions about the ...
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NIH scientists call on director to protect biomedical research
In a public letter, hundreds of scientists expressed their dissent to the Trump administration's policies affecting the ...
Nature5d
NIH chief stands by funding cuts to ‘politicized science’ at tense hearing
Jayanta Bhattacharya says the US biomedical agency can’t continue ‘business as usual’ if it wants to restore its reputation.
NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research
In his confirmation hearings to lead the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya pledged his openness to views that ...