Northwestern champions medical and scientific research

Northwestern Now: Summaries

EVANSTON, Ill. --- Northwestern University is advocating on multiple fronts for the importance of funding for medical and scientific research -- and the imperative of protecting its students and scholars -- amid great uncertainty over budget cuts, immigration law and education policies in Washington, D.C.For months, President Morton Schapiro and senior officials at Northwestern have been underscoring the University’s values as they communicate to U.S. officials about the vital contribution federal funding makes to America’s innovation, research enterprise and long-term competitiveness.“There is a great deal of concern and unease in the Northwestern community about this,” President Schapiro said. “We are committed to defending the importance of federal support for the research we do that changes lives and leads to scientific and medical advances.“Last year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry was shared by a Northwestern professor, Sir Fraser Stoddart, whose fundamental research has had a tremendous impact on science,” he added. “This kind of discovery is the result of the advancement of knowledge that occurs at Northwestern and other top research institutions.”  RELATED: Top University officials affirm strong support for research fundingThe Trump administration has raised the prospect of deep budget rollbacks in basic scientific and medical research funding, including $5.8 billion in proposed cuts from the National Institutes of Health and $900 million from the Department of Energy’s Office of Science. Both are major funders of government-sponsored research done at universities and national laboratories across the country.We are committed to defending the importance of federal support for the research we do that changes lives and leads to scientific and medical advances.”Morton SchapiroPresident“This federal funding of basic research is absolutely vital for the continued improvement in the quality of life of the people in the United States,” said Jay Walsh, vice president for research at Northwestern. “I firmly believe that after all ...

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