Ga. college leaders fear big impact of threatened research cuts - Eric Stirgus, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Educators at several Georgia colleges and universities are increasingly fearful that federal funding for research, currently topping $1.2 billion a year, may be significantly cut under President Trump’s proposed budget, which they say could force widespread layoffs, disrupt some research and curtail training. The presidents of eight of the state’s most influential research institutions, most of them in metro Atlanta, wrote a letter last month to former Georgia congressman Tom Price, now the nation’s Health & Human Services Secretary, warning him of the potential impact of some cuts to the National Institutes of Health and other biomedical research awards. http://www.myajc.com/news/local-education/college-leaders-fear-big-impact-threatened-research-cuts/JwMJlXLeKRsaH9uZmFgt4N/