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Amid cuts to federal funding, US universities tighten budgets, forcing PhD students and early-career researchers to navigate an uncertain future.

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ARPA-H to Be Within NIH but Independently Managed by HHS

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US House Committee Proposes Increases to Research Funding

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Science Advisor Nominee Faces Tough Questions from Senate Panel

Trump Proposes Significant Cuts to NIH for 2021 Budget

Spending Bill Boosts US Science Budgets, Unlocks Gun Research

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Lawmakers Push NIH to Reduce Nonhuman Primate Research

Trump Releases 2020 Budget Proposal

Proposed US Spending Bill Boosts Science Funding

Federal Science Funding Could Increase Under New Budget Deal

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Drug Development Could Suffer from Proposed NIH Budget Cuts

House Passes 2018 Spending Bills

NIH Funding Boost Clears Senate Committee

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Lawmakers Propose Increasing NIH Budget

Life Science Funding Cuts Leaked

Proposed NIH Cuts Hit Bipartisan Opposition in Congress

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