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The Cost of Cuts: How NIH Funding Cuts Disrupted Ohio State Research<\/p>\n
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By Mariam Abaza | Lantern TV Special Projects Producer<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Actor||||||||” text_text_color=”#727272″ text_font_size=”15px” custom_margin=”-40px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Image Credit:\u00a0<\/i>Geoff Livingston<\/a><\/u><\/i>\u00a0[<\/i>CC BY 2.0<\/a><\/u><\/i>], via Flickr<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” custom_padding=”||0px|||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Scientific research projects across the nation came to a sudden halt in early 2025, when the Federal Administration terminated nearly $3.8 billion in National Institutes of Health grant funding.<\/span><\/p>\n Ohio State researchers were not immune to this decision, and dozens of university research studies were terminated due to loss in funding. According to Grant Witness<\/a><\/u><\/span>, a database that tracks grant funding cuts in the current federal administration, Ohio State researchers lost nearly $20 million in NIH funding.<\/span><\/p>\n NIH cuts disproportionately affected research projects related to enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, citing a desire to eliminate waste and bias in government funding research<\/a><\/u><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Ohio universities and research institutions experienced at least 41 NIH grants disruptions, with 18 grant disruptions recorded at Ohio State. On a national level, NIH terminated or indefinitely froze about $2.3 billion in unspent funds across about 2,500 projects<\/a><\/u><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n To learn more about how these funding changes specifically affected researchers at Ohio State, watch this LTV Special Project video.<\/span> The Cost of Cuts: How NIH Funding Cuts Disrupted Ohio State Research By Mariam Abaza | Lantern TV Special Projects Producer Image Credit:\u00a0Geoff Livingston\u00a0[CC BY 2.0], via FlickrScientific research projects across the nation came to a sudden halt in early 2025, when the Federal Administration terminated nearly $3.8 billion in National Institutes of Health grant […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4452,"featured_media":10791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"
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