The Costs Blog, inspired by The Bethesda Declaration, and started on July 4, 2025
Inspired by The Bethesda Declaration, by conversations with colleagues and friends, and by many ideas from many around the country, I thought that it would be of some use to create a limited, free, web-based resource providing easy access to some of these. Writing is not my strong suit, so I believe it would be best to simply point to items provided by others. A critical goal is to provide information about the costs of the politically motivated steps being taken by our current federal government, focusing on the attacks on science and expertise. I am most interested in hearing about and sharing information regarding the impact on science, health, and the lives and well-being of those not directly involved in these matters, including local workers and businesses that will suffer financially, along with the health and well-being of caregivers and others. So, if you have any links that you would like shared, please contact me. Struggles with my own health prevent me from being a reliable correspondent, but I will try my best. Also, if I am sharing information without giving proper credit, or providing information that should not be shared, please let me know.
Kornbluth letter of support for scientific research. June 9, 2025
A letter of support for a lawsuit defending scientific research, sent on June 9, 2025, from Sally Kornbluth, President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), to members of the MIT Community, regarding the filing of amicus (“friends of the court”) briefs related a suit filed by Harvard University to block a federal action to eliminate all grant funding that it receives from the U.S. government.
https://orgchart.mit.edu/letters/support-lawsuit-defending-scientific-research
The Bethesda Declaration. June 2025
According to Wikipedia, as of June 10, 2025: “The Bethesda Declaration is a letter written and signed by approximately 300 employees of the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH), including some anonymous signatures. The letter requests the restoration of cancelled grants, focusing on "life-saving science" and grants "delayed or terminated for political reasons". ”
The Costs
Inspired by The Bethesda Declaration, by conversations with colleagues and friends, and by many ideas from many around the country, I thought that it would be of some use to create a limited, free, web-based resource providing easy access to some of these. Writing is not my strong suit, so I believe it would be best to simply point to items provided by others. A critical goal is to provide information about the costs of the politically motivated steps being taken by our current federal government, focusing on the attacks on science and expertise. I am most interested in hearing about and sharing information regarding the impact on science, health, and the lives and well-being of those not directly involved in these matters, including local workers and businesses that will suffer financially, along with the health and well-being of caregivers and others. So, if you have any links that you would like shared, please contact me. Struggles with my own health prevent me from being a reliable correspondent, but I will try my best. Also, if I am sharing information without giving proper credit, or providing information that should not be shared, please let me know.