How do universities expect to survive? Federal grants keep universities open, people employed, & the economy moving. This chaos will mean that people lose their jobs & will not be able to afford eggs at any price.

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Per an NIH source:

“Discussions with colleagues have suggested that if the universities all come together and raise hell about the delays to funding caused by not holding meetings, that might move the needle. From every state. There are well-funded universities in red states that will be impacted.”