A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore $500 million of UCLA’s research grants Monday, reinstating the vast majority of the university’s frozen funds.
The National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and United States Department of Energy suspended about 800 of UCLA’s grants amounting to $584 million July 30 and July 31. The federal government alleged that UCLA allowed antisemitism, illegal affirmative action practices and “allowing men to participate in women’s sports” in letters reasoning the suspensions.
Rita F. Lin, a California federal district judge, restored about 500 of UCLA’s NIH grants because the termination notices did not provide “grant-specific” explanations, according to the order. The order also restores funds across UC campuses from the Department of Defense, Department of Transportation and Department of Health and Human Services.
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There have been several articles posted that seem to be political in their very nature. Should these be posted in the political forum, or if they are considered general interest in education news, - should there be a new pinned thread that collates these kind of articles but doesn’t allow responses?
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@beebee3, I would argue that these developments are of general interest. Unfortunately politics and higher ed are heavily intertwined nowadays. The moderators are monitoring these discussions though and will take action against overtly political comments.
Agree this is general interest. Regardless of one’s politics, if interested in UCLA, their research funding situation and financial sustainability are relevant topics.
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