The University of Rochester Wilmot Cancer Institute earns NCI Cancer Center designation

Supreme Court lifts lower-court freeze on RIFs

The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily lifted a lower court’s freeze on the Trump administration’s reductions in force, or RIFs, freeing the government to continue their large-scale restructuring of the federal government.

July 11, 2025

Vol.51 No.27

By Jacquelyn Cobb

Funding Opportunities

NCI, SITC immunotherapy fellowship calls for applications

NCI and the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer are accepting applications for a one-year fellowship program beginning in July 2026.

July 11, 2025

Vol.51 No.27

Guest Editorial

As cancer scientists, we must change how we engage with the public on the impact of NIH cuts
What the scientific method obscures

We recently had the privilege of contributing to a CBS Sunday Morning story on the ongoing crisis in the federal support for research in general and cancer research in particular.

July 03, 2025

Vol.51 No.26

By George J. Weiner and Elizabeth M. Jaffee

In Brief

RWJBarnabas Health, Rutgers Cancer Institute welcomes first patients

RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute officially opened the doors of the 12-story, 520,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center—the state’s only freestanding, comprehensive cancer hospital, one of just 13 in the nation.

June 27, 2025

Vol.51 No.25

Guest Editorial

Federal funding cutbacks undermine advances in cancer research and treatment
What would Richard Nixon and Ted Kennedy think?

What did President Richard M. Nixon and Senator Edward M. Kennedy have in common? They each played a pivotal role in the passage of the National Cancer Act signed by Nixon on Dec. 23, 1971. The NCA established the National Cancer Program authorizing the initial investment in the NCI-designated Cancer Centers Program.

June 20, 2025

Vol.51 No.24

By Donald L. "Skip" Trump and Eric T. Rosenthal

Podcast The Directors

The Directors: Candace Johnson and Jonathan Friedberg on living through uncertainty at NCI, payment woes
Directors of two neighboring cancer centers in Upstate New York will face challenges, but “we’ll get through it”

Candace S. Johnson leads America’s oldest cancer research center and Jonathan W. Friedberg leads the newest NCI-designated center. Their catchment areas are contiguous, their faculty and staff members collaborate often, and together their institutions embody the culture of NCI-designated cancer centers.

June 13, 2025

Vol.51 No.23

By Paul Goldberg

The University of Rochester Wilmot Cancer Institute earns NCI Cancer Center designation

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The University of Rochester Wilmot Cancer Institute earns NCI Cancer Center designation

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As cancer scientists, we must change how we engage with the public on the impact of NIH cuts
What the scientific method obscures

Federal funding cutbacks undermine advances in cancer research and treatment
What would Richard Nixon and Ted Kennedy think?

The Directors: Candace Johnson and Jonathan Friedberg on living through uncertainty at NCI, payment woes
Directors of two neighboring cancer centers in Upstate New York will face challenges, but “we’ll get through it”