The U of M and Mayo Clinic were among the research institutions that spoken out against a proposal to cut the budget of the National Institutes of Health by nearly 20 percent.
Likewise, University of Minnesota officials noted that while surprising and potentially devastating to medical research in the United States, the administration’s proposed NIH cuts are just a starting point in the 2018 budget debate, and that NIH supporters are numerous on Capitol Hill.
The full story was published in Twin Cities Business in April, 2017.