u/ComfortableTour3656

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Why isn’t this backlog in NIH grants being covered in the press?

I understand that there’s a war or two or three going on in the world, but why aren’t we seeing more coverage on what is being done to the NIH?

Scientists are spending more time, writing grants and less time doing science. Graduate programs are shrinking and postdocs are leaving academia (or science altogether).

The public needs to be reminded that this may not affect them today (or it could hantavirus), but it definitely will in 5 to 10 years. This is not just a US problem, it affects the whole scientific community.

How do we increase the volume?

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u/ComfortableTour3656 — 14 days ago