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AAU urges OMB to rescind or seriously modify its proposed changes to "Uniform Guidance," the framework by which federal grants are administered. These changes would adversely impact our nation's scientific enterprise. Read more:
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- NIH-supported research at @Stanford that investigates how our brain works as we age could lead to new therapies for Alzheimer's and other neurological disorders.
- Thank you to @LeaderJohnThune, @SenSchumer, @SenatorCollins, and @PattyMurray for including a provision in the Senate’s stopgap funding bill that temporarily blocks OMB from finalizing its proposed overhaul of federal grantmaking.
- "We are no longer the leader in many areas of science,” said AAU's Toby Smith. To advance American science, U.S.-based researchers need to be able to collaborate with scientists around the globe.
- For a few days, researchers at @ucdavis camped in an avocado orchard to study how the plant reproduces. What they found could lead to greater yields and new varieties of avocado. 🥑
