Will Trump’s new free speech order affect research funding?
“A solution in search of a problem": Research advocates question whether Trump’s free speech order will impact funding for biomedical research.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday announced a plan to force universities that violate free-speech principles to forfeit billions of dollars in biomedical research and other scientific grants.
It is unclear, however, whether any universities might actually be impacted — and whether the requirements, unveiled in an executive order, represent a massive disruption for the country’s research infrastructure or a political statement that will leave scientific work untouched.
“Universities have to comply with the First Amendment,” said Kei Koizumi, who served as assistant
