Biomedical research takes a hit
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From my buddy:
Was told yesterday that the dean was reducing all researchers' salaries and that I was getting a 20% reduction as of July 1. Told them I couldn't afford to live in [city] on that salary and that I will retire instead. They didn't expect that. They asked me if I could still see patients and teach the residents. ("This is coming from the dean and we really don't want to lose you ...") Can you believe that they are giving me 3 months to finish everything and move?
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Johns Hopkins University said Thursday it is cutting more than 2,200 workers because of a loss of funding from USAID. Some employees are in Baltimore but most work in 44 other countries in support of the university’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, its medical school and an affiliated nonprofit organization.
In February, the Trump administration announced deep cuts to National Institutes of Health grants for research institutions, a shift that could reduce the money going to some universities by over $100 million. Some schools already have shelved projects because of the cuts, which have been delayed temporarily by a court challenge.
Hopkins receives the most federal research funding of any college or university nationwide.
In total, 247 domestic jobs and 1,975 positions in 44 countries will be cut, and 29 international and 78 domestic employees will be furloughed, according to a Hopkins spokesperson. The job cuts affect the Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the nonprofit Jhpiego.
“Johns Hopkins is immensely proud of the work done by our colleagues in Jhpiego, the Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the School of Medicine to care for mothers and infants, fight disease, provide clean drinking water, and advance countless other critical, life-saving efforts around the world,” a Hopkins spokesperson said.
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The DEI Catch-22
Columbia researchers believe their grants are being cut because of diversity components that were imposed by the federal government.
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Columbia and Trump have a long history.
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BTW, Columbia needs to grow a pair and fight back. Georgetown offers an example. These targeted budget cuts are illegal.
@Piano-Dad said in Biomedical research takes a hit:
BTW, Columbia needs to grow a pair and fight back. Georgetown offers an example. These targeted budget cuts are illegal.
Indeed.
Why are other universities silent in condemning Trump’s attacks on Columbia?
Zephyr Teachout
If university leaders allow themselves to be bullied, how do we expect any other institutions to stand up?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/24/us-universities-trump-columbia
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BTW, Columbia needs to grow a pair and fight back. Georgetown offers an example. These targeted budget cuts are illegal.
@Piano-Dad said in Biomedical research takes a hit:
BTW, Columbia needs to grow a pair and fight back. Georgetown offers an example. These targeted budget cuts are illegal.
I think you'll see something if their current genuflection isn't viewed as sufficient. I can't say I blame them for capitulating thus far, even if they won a specific suit the administration could fuck with them in myriad ways, renegotiate their indirects, award far fewer grants, crawl up their ass over title VI stuff (which they're doing anyway).
