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Jan 27, 2025

Researchers across the country have found their work in limbo

Research scientists who get funding from the National Institutes of Health have had key meetings about their grants canceled recently.

Researchers across the country have found their work in limbo — Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

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Scientists funded by National Institutes of Health concerned at latest developments
by Samantha Fields
Kena Betancur/Getty Images
Key meetings with scientists have been cancelled recently and they are uncertain about what the implications are for their research funding.
Having a mentor when you’re young has big economic returns
by David Brancaccio, Meredith Garretson Morbey and Erika Soderstrom
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Data from Big Brothers Big Sisters of America shows that former mentees had higher salaries, better college attendance and healthier social bonds than others in their cohort.

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Researchers across the country have found their work in limbo