THOMAS MERCHANT was named chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Merchant will also hold the Baddia J. Rashid Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology.
The White House Office of Management and Budget has published a “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance,” a proposed rule that seeks to fundamentally redraw the ground rules for all federally funded research. On the other side are America’s scientists who aren’t just crying foul—they are readying for a political fight.
