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As RFK Jr. Champions Chronic Disease Prevention, Key Research Is Cut

Two significant programs that invested in research on diabetes, dementia, obesity and kidney disease have ended since the start of the Trump administration.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. noted the high burden of chronic disease in his confirmation hearing to lead the Health and Human Services Department.

Trump Administration Cuts Princeton Funding to Study Climate Change

The cuts to a Princeton University program come as the Trump administration has been reviewing an array of research grants related to global warming.

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The cuts included funding for a collaborative program between NOAA and Princeton University. One of the program’s meteorologists, Syukuro Manabe, won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2021.
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