NIH Update on Efforts to Address Sexual Harassment in Science

Today NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, along with other NIH leadership issued a strong statement apologizing to victims of sexual harassment and outlining what NIH is doing to change the culture of sexual harassment in science. NIH is sending a clear message to the institutions it funds and any person working on an NIH-funded grant, that sexual harassment is unacceptable and NIH will not tolerate it. We can and will take action if there are concerns that sexual harassment is affecting NIH-funded research.