Elizabeth Cooney , 2025-05-19 08:30:00
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The grant termination letters sting.
Study after study gets spiked because it “no longer effectuates agency priorities.”
If the research hints at diversity, equity, or inclusion, the wording gets a little nasty, in the view of neurologist Charles DeCarli, chair in Alzheimer’s research at the University of California, Davis. His $53 million inquiry into how vascular factors contribute to dementia among white, Black, and Hispanic people was terminated in March.
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