University of Michigan: How to End Discrimination in Health Research Funding
January 28, 2021
January 28, 2021
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 28 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
White researchers are nearly twice as likely to be awarded a grant than Black scientists of similar academic achievement, studies of National Institutes of Health funding programs show--and a group of 19 biomedical engineering leaders is calling on NIH and other funding agencies to address the stark disparity.
In 2019 alone, the gap amounted to $32 million.
White researchers are nearly twice as likely to be awarded a grant than Black scientists of similar academic achievement, studies of National Institutes of Health funding programs show--and a group of 19 biomedical engineering leaders is calling on NIH and other funding agencies to address the stark disparity.
In 2019 alone, the gap amounted to $32 million.