The Trump admin is suspending federal research funding to the University of California, Los Angeles, one of the top public univs in the US.
Los Angeles: The Trump administration is suspending federal research funding to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), one of the top public universities in the United States, over claims of “antisemitism and bias,” according to the university’s chancellor.
“UCLA received a notice that the federal government, through its control of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other agencies, is suspending certain research funding to UCLA,” the university’s chancellor, Julio Frenk, said in a statement Thursday.
“This is not only a loss to the researchers who rely on critical grants. It is a loss for Americans across the nation whose work, health, and future depend on the groundbreaking work we do,” noted the statement.
Frenk pointed out that “hundreds of grants may be lost, adversely affecting the lives and life-changing work of UCLA researchers, faculty and staff” through Washington’s decision, Xinhua news agency reported.
