graduate student, even if the Principal Investigator (PI) is an American citizen (at least that's the way I read it). Since most academic research groups are a mix of American, foreign, and immigrants-seeking-citizenship researchers, this would cripple most research.


https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2 (index)

The only way that PIs can do research with the drastically cut funding they are given is to utilize underpaid Post docs. Most of them come here from other countries. We literally do not have the pipeline of American citizen scientists to do that Post doc work. The original poster is correct. This is the final nail in the coffin of American biomedical research

...with authors originating in China, in some cases, upwards of 50% of the papers.

that their competition is probably going to be from China.

I'm kind of relieved he's not here to see what is happening to science and academics. Sadly our father, a retired HS science teacher, is watching it all happen.

...it's defeat.

American science is rapidly collapsing in a free fall.

I have lived to see what I never imagined I would see.

Watching what's going on the last few decades has been frightening.

I understand those with little education thinking this is alright, but anyone with a high school education who thinks this is a good idea is obviously viciously anti American. The only point of these is to destroy American science. What deeply troubled and ugly people these are.

These morons don’t understand any of this. Final nail in the coffin is right. Greatest and brightest minds will go elsewhere. The golden age of science in the United States is over. It’s sickening.

Science works on observation, repeated testing, acquiring new data, and the sharing of the
results among other scientists.

This just insane.

See this link for details of the proposal, which originated from the Office of Management and Budget:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/29/2026-10817/regulation-for-federal-financial-assistance

Note there is a public comment period, which ends soon (7/13/26). Link found near the top of the OMB proposal linked above.

These proposed changes do NOT have to be passed by Congress, but if we can get enough influential congress critters to squawk about it, that could help torpedo the proposal.

The changes are purportedly offered "to reduce waste, fraud and abuse", yada yada yada. Their standard rationale for gutting federal effective, reasonable and purposeful regulations. But, good gawd, the effects of what they are proposing would be devastating, as described in NNadir's post.

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS!!!

Thank you for posting this alert, NNadir!

ways that allow science to thrive.

Another aspect of the assault on science is turning what funding we have into another feeding trough for tech bros, with wholesale diversion of funds dressed up as innovation.

But I will work to get them replaced in 2026.

...after you leave a comment, your address is used to bring up an email (that you can edit), that will go to your three members of Congress:

https://fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/omb_comment/

Presumably 1) just because and 2) to limit DEI.

Ostensibly to maximize effective use of funds. Could this be a way to foster non-academic/private research applicants?

Public comment period through August 3rd:
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-26-086.html

against just as hard as our fight against the destruction of medical care or ssi. We can't afford to let this shit pass.

I posted this about it on June 6th. https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221287506

NO ONE in the media has mentioned it. They're trying to slip it into place under the radar. The media and Congressional Democrats are helping them by ignoring it.

OUR CONGRESSCRITTERS SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT IT. WHEN YOU CALL THEM, DEMAND THAT THEY BLOW THE WHISTLE ON THIS.

AND THEN, SUBMIT A PUBLIC COMMENT. DETAILS HERE:

YES, I'm yelling because this is IMPORTANT!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221287506

...about Russell Vought destroying how science is done in this country.

It's important that concerned individuals make their feelings known during the public comment period. And, as usual, contacting your members of Congress about your opposition. You can do both from this page:

https://fight2win.standupforscience.net/