California joins 21 other states to fight NIH cuts that threaten millions in UC, CSU funding
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a new Trump administration funding policy at the National Institutes of Health after California and 21 other states sued, arguing the ensuing cuts would jeopardize billions of dollars needed for medical research at the University of California and other institutions. “As the world’s leading public research institution, we depend on NIH funds to perform our vital mission. A cut this size is nothing short of catastrophic for countless Americans who depend on UC’s scientific advances to save lives and improve health care,” UC President Michael V. Drake said in a statement Monday.
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by Molly Gibbs, Los Angeles Daily News.