In the News

Media outlets around the country are covering the movement to stop Trump’s cuts to lifesaving research. Read some of the coverage below

The Atlantic,Trump’s Assault on Higher Education Has Hit a Snag March 10, 2026
The New York Times,Trump Sought Vast Budget Cuts. Congress Granted Few. February 17, 2026
Chemistry World, NIH agrees to review hundreds of grants halted by Trump administration January 16, 2026
The New York Times, Congress Is Rejecting Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science January 12, 2026
Higher Ed Dive, NIH cap on indirect research costs struck down on appeal January 6, 2026
Science, Congress set to reject Trump’s major budget cuts to NSF, NASA, and energy science January 5, 2026
Inside Higher Ed, NIH Approves 100s of Grant Applications It Shelved or Denied January 2, 2026
WGBH, NIH agrees to resume consideration of grant applications stalled by Trump orders December 31, 2025
Stat News, Appeals court judges seem skeptical of Trump administration’s defense of capping NIH overhead payments November 5, 2025
Science, Senate panel rejects Trump’s proposed cuts to agricultural research July 11, 2025
Medical Express, Budget cuts threaten the future of biomedical research—and the young scientists behind it July 7, 2025
The American Prospect, University Unions Stand Up to Trump’s Research Cuts While Administrators Waver June 26, 2025
Al Jazeera, Foreign students face uncertainty under Trump’s shifting visa policies June 18, 2025
WBUR News, Judge orders NIH to restore research funds terminated using political, not scientific criteria June 17, 2025
New University, UCI community rallies to save the humanities after massive cuts June 10, 2025
New University, Dave Min’s campus town hall addresses funding cuts, student visas June 6, 2025
Berkeley High Jacket, Student visa revocations cause uncertainty May 9, 2025
The Guardian, UAW 4811 holds ‘Kill the Cuts’ rally April 14, 2025
KCSB News, Unions March to Kill the Cuts April 10, 2025
LA Times, Their work in peril, UCLA researchers decry Trump administration funding cuts at protest April 9, 2025
ABC 7, Kill the Cuts': CA colleges protest Trump's proposed NIH federal cuts to research programs April 8, 2025
Daily Bruin, UAW Local 4811 protests against federal funding cuts for research, education April 8, 2025
Daily Cal, Union and campus community members protest threats to UC funding April 8, 2025
Fox 5, UCSD students, teachers protest as research imperiled by funding cuts April 8, 2025
KRON 4, San Francisco 'Kill the Cuts' rally draws hundreds April 8, 2025
KTLA 5, Hundreds march in Los Angeles for ‘Kill the Cuts’ rally April 8, 2025
Santa Barbara Independent, ‘Kill the Cuts’ Protest at UC Santa Barbara Joins National Push to Save Federal Research Funding April 8, 2025
Inside Higher Ed, Researchers, Higher Ed Union Fight NIH Grant Terminations April 2, 2025
UAW Endorses the Lawsuit by States AGs to Block Restrictions on NIH Funding of Overhead Costs April 1, 2025
The Guardian, Trump makes sweeping HIV research and grant cuts: ‘setting us back decades’ March 31, 2025
The Guardian, More than 1,900 scientists write letter in ‘SOS’ over Trump’s attacks on science March 31, 2025
The New York Times, Trump’s Science Policies Pose Long-Term Risk, Economists Warn March 31, 2025
The New York Times, Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say March 31, 2025
The Washington Post, Trump promised scientific breakthroughs. Researchers say he’s breaking science March 28, 2025