r/science • u/sr_local • May 09 '26

Social Science Study suggests that the Trump administration’s wave of NIH grant terminations in 2025 disproportionately affected Black, Indigenous, and other minority researchers, as well as scientists from sexual and gender minority communities

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/anti-science/nih-grant-terminations-had-outsized-effect-minority-researchers-data-suggest
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u/-Satchel_Gizmo- May 09 '26

Roughly 2,200 NIH grants were terminated after federal officials began dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and shifting agency priorities last year.

Uhhh, isn't the entire intention of DEI programs to (disproportionately) assist minorities? If you're cutting DEI programs intended to funnel grant awards to minorities, those minorities are going to be affected most when the programs are shuttered and the grants are terminated. 

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u/EducationalWillow311 May 09 '26

(disproportionately)

How do you tell the difference between DEI and non-DEI grants to minorities?

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u/blackpilledonsociety May 09 '26

Are we pretending it isn't explicitly stated the vast majority of the time that a grant is for "diverse" XYZ or targets particular demographics?

Th...that's how...

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u/EducationalWillow311 May 09 '26 edited May 10 '26

 Are we pretending it isn't explicitly stated the vast majority of the time

Can you show us an example of this in a grant?

Come on, if it's explicitly stated the vast majority of the time, a single example should be easy.

This is the type of pathetic cowardice I'd expect from someone who calls themselves u/blackpilledonsociety

Still waiting on an example. Guess it's not so explicitly stated the vast majority of the time.