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Advocate for Research! Write letters to your newspaper in support of Research

  • 1.  Advocate for Research! Write letters to your newspaper in support of Research

    Posted 05-01-2025 19:18
    Research! America notes that the House and Senate Appropriations Committees will soon be considering the FY26 budget for NIH and other federal health and science research agencies. As of this writing, the president's "skinny" budget proposal has not yet been released for Congress' consideration, but rumor has it that it will drop tomorrow (Friday). Once the budget proposal is released, it's likely to dominate the news cycle, making this a timely and powerful moment to make the case for medical and health research. A letter to the editor (LTE) in your local newspaper (they still exist! They are read by elected officials!) can help spotlight the value of research in your community and signal public support to policymakers. Use Research!America's LTE resource along with relevant public opinion data from the national surveys we commission to reinforce your message. Take this opportunity to keep the value of research top of mind for both the public and those shaping policy.

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    This week, NIH announced that its updated Public Access Policy will take effect on July 1, moving up the implementation timeline by six months. Under the new policy, peer-reviewed manuscripts resulting from NIH-funded research must be made immediately publicly available in PubMed Central after journal acceptance. Read the updated policy notice here.

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