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Jamie Daw @jamiedaw.bsky.social · Sep 5

Sharing some encouraging news re: CDC PRAMS. The CDC has indicated they will weight and clean the 2024 PRAMS data. Also, the PRAMS data collection system (PIDS) is up and running again and some sites have begun 2025 PRAMS data collection. Hopefully restoration of the ARF portal is coming soon too.

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Noam Ross @noamross.net · Jun 8

NEW at grant-watch.us: Emma Mairson and Marian Jarlenski report on funding freezes at Brown, Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern, that have received zero payments for #NIH grants since the start of April: grant-watch.us/posts/trends...

Two line graphs show NIH Outlays for Grants at Brown University. The left graph, "Outlay per month (USD)," shows monthly outlays from October (P01-P02) to June (P09) for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. The 2025 line (black) shows outlays around $15,000,000 from October 2024 to March 2025, then drops sharply to $0 in April 2025 and remains at $0 for May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years remain above $10,000,000 throughout the period. The right graph, "Percent of grants without an outlay," shows the percentage of grants without monthly outlays over the same period. The 2025 line (black) shows percentages below 10% until March 2025, then spikes to 100% in April 2025 and remains at 100% for May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years remain below 20%.

Two line graphs show NIH Outlays for Grants at Columbia University. The left graph, "Outlay per month (USD)," shows monthly outlays from October (P01-P02) to June (P09) for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. The 2025 line (black) shows outlays between $40,000,000 and $60,000,000 from October 2024 to March 2025, then drops sharply to approximately $20,000,000 in April 2025 and to $0 in May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years fluctuate but remain generally above $25,000,000. The right graph, "Percent of grants without an outlay," shows the percentage of grants without monthly outlays over the same period. The 2025 line (black) shows percentages below 20% until March 2025, then spikes to 100% in April 2025 and remains at 100% for May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years remain mostly below 20%.

Two line graphs show NIH Outlays for Grants at Cornell University. The left graph, "Outlay per month (USD)," shows monthly outlays from October (P01-P02) to June (P09) for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. The 2025 line (black) shows outlays between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000 from October 2024 to March 2025, then drops to $0 in April 2025 and remains at $0 for May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years show some variability but generally stay above $0, with some dips. The right graph, "Percent of grants without an outlay," shows the percentage of grants without monthly outlays over the same period. The 2025 line (black) shows percentages below 20% until March 2025, then spikes to 100% in April 2025 and remains at 100% for May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years show more variability than Harvard and Northwestern, with some spikes, as well, but returning to normal levels after.

Two line graphs show NIH Outlays for Grants at Northwestern University. The left graph, "Outlay per month (USD)," shows monthly outlays from October (P01-P02) to June (P09) for fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. The 2025 line (black) shows outlays around $30,000,000 from October 2024 to March 2025, then drops sharply to $0 in April 2025 and remains at $0 for May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years remain above $25,000,000 throughout the period. The right graph, "Percent of grants without an outlay," shows the percentage of grants without monthly outlays over the same period. The 2025 line (black) shows percentages below 15% until March 2025, then spikes to 100% in April 2025 and remains at 100% for May and June. Lines for previous fiscal years remain below 20%.

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Jamie Daw @jamiedaw.bsky.social · May 27

Only 25% of moms in US report 'excellent' mental health, marking an alarming decline
abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness...

Only 25% of moms in US report 'excellent' mental health, marking an alarming decline

Experts warn that worsening maternal mental health can have a ripple effect across generations.

abcnews.go.com

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Jamie Daw @jamiedaw.bsky.social · May 27

New study out @jamainternalmed.com examining trends in self-reported mental and physical health among female parents in the U.S. We find a large—63% increase—in moms reporting fair or poor mental health from 2016 to 2023. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Trends and Disparities in Maternal Self-Reported Mental and Physical Health

This cross-sectional study examines trends and disparities in self-reported maternal physical and mental health between 2016 and 2023 in the US.

jamanetwork.com

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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health @hsph.harvard.edu · May 16

With nearly all of Harvard Chan School’s direct federal grants terminated, we are relying on philanthropy to power our research and support our educational programs. Every gift, regardless of size, advances our vision of health, dignity, and justice for every human. Support our work: hsph.me/whygive

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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · May 13

"What we don't talk about, we don't study – we don't treat. So if people are not aware of the whole range of experiences that people can have both during pregnancy and afterwards, then they can't get the care that they need." @kzivin.bsky.social on why PRAMS is important.

Federal survey of new moms is on pause. What does that mean for postpartum health?

At the same time President Trump wants to encourage Americans to have more babies and reverse declining birth rates, his administration has also stopped collecting key data to better understand the he...

www.wbur.org

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Michael L. Barnett @mlbarnett.bsky.social · Apr 22

Women's Health Initiative defunded after 30 years and 5,000 publications

www.whi.org/md/news/whi-...

4/20/2025

www.whi.org

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Adam Sacarny @asacarny.bsky.social · Apr 17

Come work with Kosali Simon & me @nber.org! We're hiring a Research Scientist to support exciting new work on Alzheimer's disease and dementia in Medicare. If you have a quant PhD, experience with claims data, and knowledge of R, it could be a great match!
More info: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

American Economic Association: JOE Listings - February 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

www.aeaweb.org

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Apr 16

Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.

Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards

Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Maya Sen @mayasen.bsky.social · Apr 15

"David R. Walt, a professor at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Womens’ Hospital...received an immediate stop work order from a Health and Human Services grant supporting ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease."

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Stop-Work Orders Roll In For Harvard Researchers After $2.2 Billion Pause in Federal Funds | News | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard-affiliated researchers have begun receiving stop-work orders on contracts worth tens of millions of dollars less than one day after the Trump administration announced a $2.2 billion pause of f...

www.thecrimson.com

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · Apr 14

Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu

Harvard University

Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.

www.harvard.edu

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CUIMC Stands Up @cuimcstandsup.bsky.social · Apr 12

Join us on Monday as we call on Columbia and the Board of Trustees to resist the Trump administration's assault on our students, research, teaching and patients!
📍Low Library Steps
⏰ 12:30pm Monday April 14

Flyer that says: CUIMC Stands Up
Join Columbia physicians, nurses, researchers, and faculty as we call on our Board of Trustees to resist the Trump administration's assault on our students, our research, our teaching, and our patients.
Monday, April 14th
12:30pm
Low Library Steps

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Science Magazine @science.org · Apr 9

Exclusive: Weeks after President Donald Trump’s administration ordered NIH to pull $250 million in biomedical research grants to Columbia University, the agency is freezing all remaining grant money owed to the university until further notice. scim.ag/4if5Rg1

NIH freezes all research grants to Columbia University

Amid negotiations with Trump, the university could risk losing nearly $700 million

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Apr 9

Dashboard updates

jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...

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NIH_since_1_20_25

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anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · Apr 1

BREAKING: In the massive HHS RIFs today, one program that is now in limbo is PRAMS — the gold standard dataset for infant and maternal health in the US

🧪 #medsky

www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/p...

Gold-standard maternal mortality database in limbo as CDC staff placed on leave

As part of the sweeping layoffs that rocked HHS, the entire staff that oversaw an annual survey to better understand infant and maternal health was placed on administrative leave.

www.statnews.com

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Adrianna McIntyre @adrianna.bsky.social · Mar 28

"The NIH official said they had put in paperwork to leave the agency. 'I don’t want to be part of the dismantling of American science,' the official said."

Trump promised scientific breakthroughs. Researchers say he’s breaking science.

NIH funding for biomedical research has abruptly fallen by billions of dollars, with many grant decisions on hold. Trump officials say they’re reviewing the agency.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Jamie Daw @jamiedaw.bsky.social · Mar 24

A more comprehensive list of terminated NIH grants that doesn't rely only on those reported on HHS TAGGS but also from affected PIs and other sources. Thank you
@scott-delaney.bsky.social and team! #lostscience

Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · Mar 24

Major update over the weekend to our spreadsheet tracking terminated NIH grants. 👇

Improvements include:
- more grant metadata, including Congressional reps and their phone numbers
- data from more sources to complement PI-submitted information
- better data integrity and reproducibility

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Rescinded NIH Grants

docs.google.com

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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · Mar 24

Major update over the weekend to our spreadsheet tracking terminated NIH grants. 👇

Improvements include:
- more grant metadata, including Congressional reps and their phone numbers
- data from more sources to complement PI-submitted information
- better data integrity and reproducibility

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Rescinded NIH Grants

docs.google.com

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Jamie Daw @jamiedaw.bsky.social · Mar 23

NIH terminations go beyond the list posted on taggs.hhs.gov (which is the source my recently posted google sheet is based on). Folks at Harvard @scott-delaney.bsky.social @britshmit.bsky.social are leading the charge to gather this info - please contribute if you have been affected! #lostscience

Brittany Charlton @britshmit.bsky.social · Mar 21

We've been tracking unlawful NIH grant terminations for 3 weeks. Spread the word👇!

Fellow PIs: what can you do upon termination?
✅ Email PO + document questions
✅ Submit FOIA
✅ Advocate to your OCG/OSP for appeal + litigation
✅ Consider outside litigation
✅ Donate to state AGs + legal orgs

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Cancelled NIH grant information submission form

Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NIH grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025. Data from this form will be used to update the Rescinded NIH...

docs.google.com

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Jamie Daw @jamiedaw.bsky.social · Mar 23

The list of terminated NIH grants is growing. Now 14 pages (was 6 pages last week).

Jamie Daw @jamiedaw.bsky.social · Mar 17

Interested in what NIH grants have been cancelled to date? You can see award numbers, institutions and titles here. Not sure how often this list is being updated but seems to reflect only those that have received "official" notices from NIH (some of us haven't yet) taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...

taggs.hhs.gov

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Andrea Baccarelli @deanbaccarelli.bsky.social · Mar 21

With support from federal funding, @hsph.harvard.edu faculty have conducted groundbreaking research that has led directly to treatments, policies, and programs that have saved lives by the millions, in the US and around the world.

Here are just three examples: hsph.harvard.edu/news/federal...

Federal funding drives groundbreaking research at Harvard Chan School | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Harvard Chan faculty conduct groundbreaking research that has led directly to lifesaving vaccines, treatments, policies, and programs.

hsph.harvard.edu

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Jamie Daw @jamiedaw.bsky.social · Mar 21

It’s been a rough couple weeks here at Columbia. An inspiring talk from @cervantes-lily1.bsky.social was exactly the medicine we needed to remind us all why we do what we do and the impact that research can have on people’s lives #healthpolicy

Lilia Cervantes @cervantes-lily1.bsky.social · Mar 21

Grateful to Dr. Thalia Portney for the invitation to present to @columbiahpm.bsky.social and meet BRILLIANT scientists like @jamiedaw.bsky.social ! Leaving inspired and invigorated after a wonderful visit with faculty!

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Brittany Charlton @britshmit.bsky.social · Mar 21

We've been tracking unlawful NIH grant terminations for 3 weeks. Spread the word👇!

Fellow PIs: what can you do upon termination?
✅ Email PO + document questions
✅ Submit FOIA
✅ Advocate to your OCG/OSP for appeal + litigation
✅ Consider outside litigation
✅ Donate to state AGs + legal orgs

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Cancelled NIH grant information submission form

Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NIH grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025. Data from this form will be used to update the Rescinded NIH...

docs.google.com

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Lilia Cervantes @cervantes-lily1.bsky.social · Mar 21

Grateful to Dr. Thalia Portney for the invitation to present to @columbiahpm.bsky.social and meet BRILLIANT scientists like @jamiedaw.bsky.social ! Leaving inspired and invigorated after a wonderful visit with faculty!

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Mar 20

If the NIH gets messed up, there is no alternative. Not just in the US, but globally. It is by far the biggest engine of health research in the world. Which is why the idea that US scientists can just do their work elsewhere is a little fanciful.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/politicizi...

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Jamie Daw @jamiedaw.bsky.social · Mar 19

"The attack on Columbia is a radical threat to scholarly excellence and to America’s leadership in research. Universities and their leaders should speak up and litigate forcefully to protect their rights."

Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · Mar 19

Excellent excellent excellent from Princeton president and constitutional/ political theorist Chris Eisgruber. There's been far too little of this kind of thing; here's hoping others follow his good example.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The Cost of the Government’s Attack on Columbia

American universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom endangers all of that.

www.theatlantic.com

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John Graves @johngraves.bsky.social · Mar 19

With the Agency for Healthcare [sic] Research and Quality on the chopping block, I thought it might be useful to highlight a few ways in my own research on efficiency and access in the U.S. health care system has benefited from AHRQ data, collaboration and funding.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · Mar 19

Excellent excellent excellent from Princeton president and constitutional/ political theorist Chris Eisgruber. There's been far too little of this kind of thing; here's hoping others follow his good example.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The Cost of the Government’s Attack on Columbia

American universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom endangers all of that.

www.theatlantic.com

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Kelton Minor @keltonminor.bsky.social · Mar 18

There are days in life that shake you.

I’m shattered 💔 to share that I just found out that the US Government terminated my 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (~$2 million), threatening my long-promised assistant professor job at Columbia University
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Jason Shepherd @jasonsynaptic.bsky.social · Mar 18

Our university’s NIH CTSA (Clinical and Translational Science Award) was just cancelled for having some keywords that just mean it will serve ALL people in Utah. This funds research that moves discovery science into clinical therapies. This is literally the mandate of the NIH! 😰 🧪

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