UNC uses bridge funds for DEI-targeted research

Shortly after Donald Trump returned to the White House, his administration moved to restrict National Institutes of Health-funded research  that it views as related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). But at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, several of these research projects live on through support from state taxpayers.

A Jan. 27, 2025 memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget placed grants related to “foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal” on the chopping block. NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya and NIH Principal Deputy Director Matthew Memoli later elaborated in a December Spectator article that the agency would not fund projects that support “ideologies that promote differential treatment” based on race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.

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