A federal complaint was filed last Thursday following what appears to be troubling conduct by a National Institutes of Health bureaucrat toward a watchdog ...

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya defends open disagreement, criticizes groupthink, and argues that democracy depends on our ability to speak and listen across political and scientific divides.

Science Science Needs Dissent: NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya on COVID, Autism, and Climate Change NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya defends open disagreement, criticizes groupthink, and argues that ...

Trump Administration Changes at NIH, EPA, NASA, NSF Spark Internal Dissent Hundreds of staffers at the National Institutes of Health, Environmental Protection Agency, NASA and the National Science ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Jay Bhattacharya’s vow to welcome scientific dissent is under pressure just months into his tenure as director of the National Institutes of Health. At his Senate confirmation ...

There is no way for us to know if President Donald Trump’s heavy-handedness will redefine how the American economy works in the long run.

While Bhattacharya has repeatedly called the NIH “the crown jewel of biomedical research institutions in the world,” he agreed with the Trump administration’s assessment, in its 2026 budget ...

NASA scientists say pending cuts to the space agency could compromise mission safety and pave the way for another tragedy like the 1986 Challenger disaster.

The EPA placed nearly 150 staffers on leave after they signed a letter of dissent against the Trump administration’s treatment of the agency. NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, meanwhile, said that ...

The Trump administration cancelled about $500 million for research into mRNA vaccines. The move slows progress in using the ...

Kennedy Jr. “Absolutely,” he said. “I mean, the scientific enterprise requires dissent.” While Bhattacharya has repeatedly called the NIH “the crown jewel of biomedical research institutions in the ...

With UCLA’s federal research funds suspended over antisemitism allegations, Trump escalates his push to purge academia of ...