From my colleague @dtmaust.bsky.social for sharing: On Friday 2/7, the Trump administration announced that it will cap "indirect" cost rates on grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) at 15%. This will devastate U.S. higher education and biomedical research. 1/6 - ThreadSky

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kaytesb.bsky.social • 67 days ago

From my colleague @dtmaust.bsky.social for sharing:

On Friday 2/7, the Trump administration announced that it will cap "indirect" cost rates on grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) at 15%. This will devastate U.S. higher education and biomedical research. 1/6

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kaytesb.bsky.social•67 days ago

Indirect costs fund essential research infrastructure like labs, equipment, and administrative support—it is the money that literally helps keep the lights on. 2/6

kaytesb.bsky.social•67 days ago

Without this support, research at universities will be unsustainable--forcing layoffs, shuttered labs, and halted clinical trials. This will end life-saving research on diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. 3/6

kaytesb.bsky.social•67 days ago

At a single large research university like the University of Michigan, for example, thousands of research staff may lose their jobs. 4/6

kaytesb.bsky.social•67 days ago

One of the things that truly makes America great is its universities, which attract the most talented and hard-working people from around the world--but this will effectively end our global leadership in science and leave all of us poorer and sicker. 5/6

kaytesb.bsky.social•67 days ago

It is critical to express your opposition to your Congressional delegates, particularly if you are represented by Republicans.
You can look up your congresspeople here: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member 6/6

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