Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Alexandre Le Scornet

Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · Jun 7

"officials said Northwestern researchers have not received payments for National Institutes of Health grants since March, signaling that those funds have been frozen, despite no official word from the Trump administration."

@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · Jun 7

I helped explain to the Chicago Tribune the enourmous and irrational damage the NIH funding freeze is causing at Northwestern. “You’re at risk of losing an entire next generation of scientists" "it’s terrifying; it’s completely senseless." www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/07/w...

Worried Northwestern lab directors describe ‘bleak’ atmosphere in wake of Trump research funding freeze

The Trump administration’s freezing of $790 million in federal research funding for Northwestern University has left concerned lab directors without key grants and forced the university to spend mi…

www.chicagotribune.com

24 62

Reposted by Alexandre Le Scornet

Frances Yap @ribo1214.bsky.social · Jun 7

@thedailynu.bsky.social Northwestern is still supporting our research despite not receiving any $ from active and new fundable grants. Definitely unsustainable and anxieties are piling up..

Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jun 7

Funding freeze at Northwestern from Emma Mairson at
grant-watch.us. Data from USAspending. Normally, ~$70 M per month. Now, bupkis.

Northwestern is keeping research moving and must be spending ~$40 M per month. Clearly not sustainable for too long.

2 5 10

Reposted by Alexandre Le Scornet

Gc Rox @gcrox.bsky.social · May 23

All of NIH funding to Northwestern University is frozen. This pause includes noncompeting approved funding, new and competing grants with fundable scores. No reimbursements for money already spent have been received since March. This situation is rarely reported so please Please get the word out!

34 1.3K 2.3K

Reposted by Alexandre Le Scornet

Mediapart @mediapart.fr · Mar 7

L’administration a mis à la porte un très grand nombre de scientifiques dans les agences fédérales. Celles et ceux qui restent se taisent et doivent censurer leurs travaux. Mais la mobilisation s’organise, avec une première mobilisation internationale vendredi 7 mars.

Par Caroline Coq-Chodorge