Trump administration agrees to reconsider cut or stalled DEI-related NIH grants

The Trump administration on Monday reached an agreement to reevaluate thousands of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant applications that were stalled or cut because of their perceived connection to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.  The agreement between the administration, unions and Democratic state attorneys general resolves part of a lawsuit filed against the administration for cancelling hundreds of millions of dollars in research funds.   A federal judge in Boston previously ruled that the terminations were unlawful…