NIH Director Hopeful Administration Settles With Universities Over Suspended Grants

‘I didn’t take this job to terminate grants,’ Dr. Jay Bhattacharya told a Senate panel.
NIH Director Hopeful Administration Settles With Universities Over Suspended Grants
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, appears before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies in Washington on June 10, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, said on June 10 that he hopes the Trump administration can reach settlements with universities whose research grants have been suspended.

“I’m very hopeful that these universities where these pauses have happened will come to terms so that we can move forward,” Bhattacharya told a Senate Appropriations Committee subcommittee on health.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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