From the Arizona Republic: When Joyce Schroeder looks back at what medical research has accomplished in the United States, she's blown away. The professor leads a cancer research lab at the University of Arizona. She says new therapies for one of modern medicine’s toughest challenges have continued to push what’s possible and save thousands of lives... But now Schroeder fears not only for the future of scientific research in the U.S., but for her own lab at the UA, as changing federal policies may make it harder for her to pay for the lab’s expenses following years of decreased financial support for the sciences.
The Schroeder Lab, which opened in 2002, studies metastatic breast cancer. That refers to a stage of cancer that is often harder to treat, as the disease has spread to other areas of the body. Among different kinds of research, the lab has spent years developing new potential treatments for cancer patients... But the lab will likely receive less financial support as Donald Trump's administration seeks to limit the amount of indirect research costs paid with federal dollars. The abrupt change was announced in February, and although it was met with legal challenges, it remains in limbo. That comes on top of decreased funding for cancer research from the past decade, including money available to the National Cancer Institute.
In response to their budget concerns, a GoFundMe fundraiser was launched to support the lab’s research and staff. It’s raised around $2,000 so far, which would be the bare minimum to keep the lab open for a month...
Full story at https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2025/07/06/university-of-arizona-cancer-lab-crowdfunding/84439427007/.
From the Orange County Register: The interim president of USC... announced the launch of a new fund in which the “Trojan family” is being asked to donate to help advance the university’s research programs in light of “extraordinary stress” currently felt by USC and other top universities from the Trump administration. Beong-Soo Kim said the Trojan Fund for Research Excellence “will give every member of our Trojan family the opportunity to advance USC’s research mission and its far-reaching impacts on our community, our economy, our nation, and our world,” according to an email message sent Monday to the USC community.
In an accompanying video message, Kim said that over the last several months, “the research done at USC and other universities has come under extraordinary stress. Researchers who have devoted their lives expanding the frontiers of knowledge and understanding and developing life-changing therapies and technologies are understandably concerned about the future of their work.” ...President Donald Trump has authorized large cuts to scientific research, the reorganization of student loans and an investigation accusing USC of failing to protect Jewish students during protests over Israel’s war with Gaza following the Hamas attacks in October 2023...
Full story at https://www.ocregister.com/2025/07/07/in-wake-of-trump-stress-usc-asks-trojans-to-donate-to-new-research-fund/.
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