The country’s new government appears to have heard the call from academics for an independent body to distribute federal research funds.

Federal grant support for technology transfer at universities will strengthen the national innovation system.

A program to encourage transdisciplinary research at top cancer centers has evolved into a counterproductive national strategy for organizing cancer research.

It’s unclear how the order, which charges academic institutions to follow existing rules regarding the First Amendment, will be implemented and enforced.

On Saturday, the US President announced that he would soon issue an executive order denying funds to colleges and universities that fail to protect free speech.

The ongoing stalemate over the federal budget has forced one-quarter of the US government to begin a second week of closure.

The funding future is uncertain for researchers studying topics including cancer, stem cells, and the Arctic.

Fei Wang, fired from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, falsified data on grant applications.

Two NIH-run labs are affected, including one that seeks to cure HIV.