Administrative/Regulatory
Mar. 12, 2025
NIH overhaul is a dangerous gamble for research
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency sparked chaos by capping NIH grant overhead at 15%, triggering lawsuits and a nationwide injunction to halt the drastic cuts.





John H. Minan
Emeritus Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law
Professor Minan is a former attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and the former chairman of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board.

Cutbacks to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) - under the direction of Elon Musk - is creating chaos and confusion in the research community.
The NIH has been, at least until now, world-renowned for its support of biomedical research through competitive grant awards to more than 300,000 researchers at institutes of higher education (IHE) and major nonprofit organizations....
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