The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama’s largest public employer, with over 28,000 employees, has received more than a billion dollars in NIH funding in recent years and relied heavily ...

Possible cuts to NIH funding could significantly impact research institutions in Alabama, a state that has voted overwhelmingly for President Trump.

Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he’s never seen such discrimination in 40 years By Associated Press. PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2025, 6:28 PM ET.

NIH is the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research and has long enjoyed bipartisan support from U.S. lawmakers. The Trump administration has proposed cutting $18 billion, or 40% ...

While a new NIH policy introduces higher financial stakes and places compliance responsibility firmly with universities, it stops short of broadly dismantling DEI efforts.

In 2024, the University of Alabama at Birmingham was in the top 1% of all NIH-funded institutions, including private, public and international organizations.And all six of UAB’s health-related ...