NIH funding

La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos permitirá que la administración de Trump recorte casi 800 millones de dólares en fondos de investigación de los Institutos Nacionales de Salud de Estados Unidos (NIH) para proyectos relacionados con temas de diversidad, equidad e inclusión (DEI, por sus siglas en inglés). Investigadores en Utah están preocupados por lo que eso podría significar para el avance de la ciencia médica en el estado.

The U.S. Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to cut nearly $800 million in NIH research funding for projects that relate to DEI topics. Utah researchers worry about what that means for the progress of health science in the state.

Ripple effects of the Trump administration's crackdown on U.S. medical research promise to reach every corner of America. Delays in funding from the National Institutes of Health and massive planned cuts to that money, if they survive a court fight, would cost jobs.

The midday Presidents Day protest at the Utah State Capitol joined other such events across the nation aligned with the 50501 Movement.

Senator Orrin Hatch was at the University of Utah today for a presentation on advances in genetics research and precision medicine. The event comes before…