April 2025 Government & Community Relations Update

University of Oregon faculty and doctoral candidates advocate for NIH funding


University of Oregon faculty and doctoral students traveled to Washington, DC, in April to present on their research and discuss National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding and Administration actions with Congressional offices.
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University of Oregon endorses community NIH funding recommendation


In April, the University of Oregon signed onto a stakeholder letter encouraging Congress to fund the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the FY26 budget at a level that allows NIH’s base budget to keep pace with the biomedical research and development pri
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DETERRENT Act passes House


On Thursday, March 27th, the US House of Representatives voted 241-169 to pass the DETERRENT (Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions) Act (H.R. 1048).
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