Some key text from the article: At the behest of its parent agency, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), NIH will not only block new funding

Some key text from the article: At the behest of its parent agency, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), NIH will not only block new funding for the university, but also stop paying investigators working on all existing NIH projects. Although these researchers will not be ordered to stop work, they will need prior approval from NIH to draw from existing disbursements, according to an NIH source.