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Federal funding cuts, restraining orders leave University of Iowa researchers in limbo

By: Annie Smith Barkalow|February 14, 2025
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    Research funding at the University of Iowa is in limbo as the shakeup in the federal government continues.

    On Feb. 11, a federal judge issued a nationwide temporary restraining order prohibiting the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from enacting funding cuts, citing “immediate and irreparable injury” to American medical colleges.

    Concerning its grants, the NIH had proposed a 15% reimbursement rate on facilities and…

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