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Black History Month In the Archives

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By Robert A. Winn and Alexandria Carolan

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House GOP leaders propose “streamlining” NIH into 15 institutes and centers
Plan calls for slashing ARPA-H, adding oversight to infectious disease research

Before her legendary career at NIH, Vivian Pinn was the second Black woman to graduate from UVA med school
As a student, the first director of the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health helped desegregate Charlottesville