Europe Is Recruiting Our Researchers
Well, that didn’t take long. After the past several weeks of upheaval at research institutions across our country, Europeans are taking note – and taking advantage. The New York Times reported this week that European universities are recruiting “scientific asylum seekers” from U.S. research institutions. As countless research grants have been canceled by the federal […]
Recommended Reading
With all that’s happening right now, it’s hard to keep up. We at the Coalition are here to help. We covered last week how federal attacks on research won’t just affect universities like UNC, but will have lasting consequences on all of our lives when we lose the next generation of researchers and scientific progress […]
A Future Without Research
The headlines are becoming more frequent. We’re starting to see the direct impact of funding cuts at universities across the country. Every day, another university is announcing a hiring freeze, rescinding graduate student acceptances, pausing new construction or taking other devastating steps due to NIH and USAID cuts. A hiring freeze struck our neighbors at […]
Take Action on NIH and USAID Cuts
A lot is going on in Washington. If it’s not enough to keep up with the news of the day, Tuesday’s joint address to Congress was packed full of hot-button political talk. Unfortunately, protecting the research community and its vital work did not seem to be a priority talking point for those in power in […]
Holden Thorp: How Federal Research Cuts Impact Us
Thank you to those of you who answered last week’s call to share personal stories of how recent cuts at NIH and USAID are affecting you, your colleagues, your friends and your family. We are still collecting stories from the community, so please send us a note at contact@coalitionforcarolina.org if you have a story you […]
The Stories Behind the Stats
Science and research are under attack. We know about the sweeping layoffs and funding freezes happening at research institutions across the country. Yet for many of us, because this is so unprecedented, so drastic and so immediate, it’s hard to grasp what this truly means for Carolina today and in the future. According to a […]
Time to Lead!
As we shared last week, and as we all know from reading the news every day, the University is facing perilous, unpredictable times. Nearly every day brings some new uncertainty. Now is the time for the Board of Trustees to work hard and advocate for the University. As the UNC System’s flagship campus and one of the most respected in the […]
A Message from Mimi
Dear friend, I was proud to be part of founding the Coalition for Carolina Foundation in 2021. It was a very different time then, just four years ago. Some of the challenges we faced then seemed insurmountable – many days, you wondered how things could possibly get worse. Fast forward to 2025, and you have […]
Making Sense of the Senseless with NIH
“Chaos” is not a word you want associated with scientific research. But it’s gracing countless headlines as the Trump administration pulled the plug on National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding that powers our research institutions, including UNC. As NC Health News detailed in a Jan. 27 article about North Carolina funding by NIH: “UNC Chapel […]
Application Status: Rejected Due to Preyer Commitments?
The response to last week’s piece about Bill Belichick and faculty salaries was overwhelming. If you missed it in your inbox, you can check it out here. Whether or not you think Belichick is the right fit for UNC, it’s clear there is concern about UNC’s priorities when weighing sports versus academics – and the […]