Graduate student admissions paused and cut back as universities react to Trump orders on research ‘It just freezes everybody into inaction,’ says one scientist

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/19/trump-funding-freeze-grad-student-postdoc-acceptances-paused-nih-research/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_K3vPAgYXBPaf0UPIqFEm_az3ZVfd_wtb4cGfpTARhqtzCSk1eML_p0-tVBnIuF7oPjoBRNPGiLj-96xCHFGDOl7yJgA&_hsmi=348145306&utm_content=348145306&utm_source=hs_email Acceptances for biomedical graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are being cut back at some universities and medical centers across the country, as institutions grapple with the potential impact of the Trump administration’s order to cut NIH research funding, a team of STAT reporters wrote yesterday. The cuts come even as the proposed reductions on indirect costs were temporarily halted by a federal judge, at least until a court hearing tomorrow. At some institutions, official admissions were paused even for those offered verbal acceptances. “We had just flown them out, we told them we love you, we want to admit you, and then everything just stopped,” said Jennifer Unger, a professor who runs a doctoral program in health behavior research at USC. Read more about the potential harm to young scientists. https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/08/nih-indirect-costs-explainer-research-budget-cuts-different-accounting/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_zFjtFuzQtlIIwpF7qMPNOo-ETWzAXcqUd9l96qEZ5iMEJgPbtbn8VTFclMZEEYfrzHEBXkFYXcz3I8k7rIJcHFgvq8Q&_hsmi=348145306&utm_content=348145306&utm_source=hs_email