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Re:U Pittsburgh pauses all PhD admissions amid DOGE funding ... by jslezak on Sunday February 23, 2025 @08:27AM (#43149087)
Dude this IS the grant funding they’re slashing. The NIH (and other grantmakers) make research grants and the overhead fee from that goes to the university. This is precisely what they’ve cut
Re:U Pittsburgh pauses all PhD admissions amid DOGE funding ... by SJC_Hacker on Sunday February 23, 2025 @03:05PM (#43152700)
Direct costs, not indirect. Grad students and techs don't see that money, unless in rare instances for a grad student the grant funding is suddenly cut off for one reason or another (private grants or some sequester by the NIH)
Re:U Pittsburgh pauses all PhD admissions amid DOGE funding ... by jslezak on Sunday February 23, 2025 @03:36PM (#43152984)
You are saying words. They make little sense however. The total cost of running these institutions can be broken down however you want. If the total doesn’t add up to the necessary amount they can’t operate