IRIS in the news | The economic effects of federal cuts to US science — in 24 graphs

Jun 27, 2025 | News

A new Nature article, “The economic effects of federal cuts to US science — in 24 graphs,” reveals how recent disruptions to science funding are rippling far beyond labs and lecture halls. Between January 20 and the end of March, more than 1,000 research grants were...

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IRIS in the news | University research cuts would have huge impact on Michigan business, life

May 28, 2025 | News

By  Jason Owen-Smith and Britany Affolter-Caine May 2025Originally published on Crain’s Detroit Business Congress is considering a new federal budget proposal that would decrease funding for America’s scientific, medical, and engineering research by $31...

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Press Release | Michigan Technological University Joins IRIS

May 28, 2025 | News

Press release – May 2025 Michigan Technological University has joined the Institute for Research on Innovation & Science (IRIS), a national consortium of leading research universities dedicated to using data to understand and demonstrate the public value of...

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Event | Industries of Ideas: Preparing People & Policy for Work in an AI Economy by Jason Owen-Smith

May 5, 2025 | Events, News

Data & AI in Society Lecture Series May 29, 2025 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM This is an in-person event: Auditorium C, Angell Hall (435 S. State St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109) Register: https://midas.umich.edu/events/working-in-industries-of-ideas-ai-jobs-and-the-economy/ ...

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IRIS in the news: Trump budget draft proposes NIH consolidation and 40% spending cut

Apr 21, 2025 | News

27 current institutes and centers would be folded into 8, with 4 eliminatedBy Megan Molteni, Jonathan Wosen, and Anil Oza — April 16, 2025Original article on STAT News A draft Trump administration budget for the Department of Health and Human Services leaked to...

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Chronicle article examines federal policy shifts threatening university research

Apr 4, 2025 | News

The Incoherent Policy Change Wreaking Havoc on University Research The fight over NIH indirect costs has high stakes. In a new Chronicle of Higher Education article, IRIS Executive Director Jason Owen-Smith untangles the history and function of indirect costs in...

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