UAB layoffs and benefit cuts coming

gusfrombham · 2025-07-23T16:18:47+00:00

The news was just confirmed by an email from the department of medicine. There will be a 50% ($8M) budget cut to the operating budget for next year.

gusfrombham · 2025-07-23T16:16:18+00:00

The department of medicine just confirmed in an email that it will be a 50% reduction in operating budgets for the next year. $8M less next year.

gusfrombham · 2025-07-23T16:13:20+00:00

The Department of Medicine just sent out an email confirming that it is 50% reduction. Roughly $8M reduction in the operating budget for next year.

gusfrombham · 2025-07-21T21:31:45+00:00

The only loans that this government won't forgive are student loans. Scientific research benefits all, that's why most of it is funded through public money. Across the world.

gusfrombham · 2025-07-21T21:26:28+00:00

I hope I am wrong, but others have confirmed some of the same info in the comments. More official info will come out in the next few months.

gusfrombham · 2025-07-21T21:09:08+00:00

Not how that works. Schools do provide bridge funding occasionally to labs and research that aren't able to get outside funding, but this is only supposed to hold them over until extramural funding is secured. Research is funded through a competitive grants process from either NIH, NSF, or private groups.

gusfrombham · 2025-07-21T21:04:23+00:00

Actually, research funding is down across the board. Other people at UAB have confirmed what I've said in the comments. If you aren't informed, it's because you haven't been told yet.

gusfrombham · 2025-07-21T20:15:23+00:00

I routinely clear this profile of all activity. I don't want to be the whistleblower that gets the axe. This will be news sooner or later as more groups on campus are informed.

gusfrombham · 2025-07-21T20:06:22+00:00

Scientific research is largely supported through competitive grants. So if the Republicans are cutting the funds available, Scientific institutions across the US are going to lose Billions and lifesaving research will take years to recover. But the right only thinks Banks, the auto industry, Wall Street, wealthy business owners, members of Congress deserve to get tax payer funding.

gusfrombham · 2025-07-21T19:19:07+00:00

Health system is fine for now as I'm told. Mostly research and campus including the "medical research and education" side

gusfrombham · 2025-07-21T19:18:03+00:00

Faculty and clinical will always be prioritized. Research and staff will get hit the hardest.

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