This week in USA in brief: Universities protest against House plans for NIH; NSF plans internal revamp; Green Card changes sought; Russia and US sign Antarctic deal; Call for advisory groups to open up.
Universities protest against House plans for NIH
A House appropriations subcommittee bill that funds the National Institutes of Health would restrict the agency’s ability to “distribute funding effectively based on the best science and public health”, say academic research groups. The groups, including the Association of American Universities, attacked the bill’s “arbitrary boundaries” on NIH grants, which include a minimum size for some clinical grants and a blanket ban for research in economics. The bill would have to be agreed by the full House and the Senate to proceed into law.
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