How scientists are being pressured to comply with Trump's anti-trans executive order
Two stories this month on one theme: the National Institutes of Health has slashed billions in funding to research areas it’s deemed objectionable — and made grants contingent on scientists and universities agreeing not to study or recognize trans people.
An NIH Grant Is Restored, With a Catch: Cut a Study on Trans Youth. HIV scientists were given a choice: eliminate a study of transgender youth or lose a shot to recover a larger series of grants. They chose the former. (May 21)
The NIH Is Requiring Grantees to Follow Trump’s Anti-Trans Executive Order. At least two institutions have been directed to comply with the order as a condition of getting NIH funding, marking a new front in the administration’s efforts to reshape the scientific ecosystem. (May 9)
I’ll be continuing to follow these directives and how they affect scientists and their research plans.
On a completely different note — thanks to the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science for having me on a panel about the future of open science at its (online) conference this week.
He really wants to take us back to the mono-cultural condition that his father taught him to cherish. The saddest part of this is all of the science that will also be set back.