NIH Vigil 3/7/26

This Week’s Updates and Discussion

  • NIH Director Unilaterally Declares NIH No Longer Recognizes Fellows Union

  • OMB Continues to Stall Funding at NIH, Other Grantmaking Institutions

  • Schedule Career/Policy Is Here

  • OMB Deputy Director Reaffirms Assault on Public Service

  • Mass Exodus of Scientists—Brain Drain

  • Small Business Innovation Research Reauthorization Approved in Senate

  • FDA Vaccine Chief Vinay Prasad Leaving

  • Local "ICE Out Act" (Bill 13-26) Backed by Full Council

After this week’s Vigil, attendees traveled to the National Mall for the Take Back Science Rally.

The crowd of people watching the vigil
A woman speaking at the vigil
The rally crowd, including a protest signs that says "Experts are not the problem. Incompetence is."
A group from the NIH Fellows Union speaking at the rally
The emcee at the vigil
A woman speaking at the vigil
Senator Raskin speaking at the rally
A woman holding a protest sign that says "No puppet masters. Impeach Russell Vought."
A woman speaking at the vigil
Protestors waving signs by the roadside at the end of the vigil
A woman speaking at the rally
Three people at a table with a "Save lives. Remove RFK Jr." sign.
A group of protestors, one in a frog suit, with signs
A woman speaking at the vigil
A Stand Up for Science rally banner with the U.S. Capitol building in the background
A woman speaking at the rally
A child with a large inflatable duck saying "Anti-Vax Quack."
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