Funding crunch throttles labs and rattles younger scientists
TL;DR
STAT surveyed 989 NIH‑funded researchers and found that funding cuts and delays are shrinking labs, prompting layoffs, delaying or canceling projects, and pressuring early‑career scientists about tenure, with many advising trainees to pursue nonacademic paths or leave the U.S.; only about a third of those with lost funding reported full restoration by end of 2025.
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