The Trump administration announced it would cap ‘indirect funding’ from the National Institutes of Health at 15%

Cuts imposed by the Trump administration on the world’s largest funder of scientific research are just one way university leaders see the administration seeking to “dismantle” higher education.

Last week, the administration announced it would cap all “indirect funding” from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) at 15% – money that typically keeps the lights on and equipment maintained in labs all over the country, particularly in colleges and universities.