Cell biologist Ron Vale was elected the executive director of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus and an HHMI vice president. His appointment will begin in early 2020.
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.
