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Research in Retreat

Scientists and researchers surround a broken piggy bank with the federal capitol building in the background.

Federal funding cuts continue to rattle Chicago’s scientific community Fact checked by Jim Lacy Michelle Birkett, PhD, a Northwestern University psychologist, wanted to find out how infectious diseases spread through under-resourced communities.  Her vision was grand: She’d need to interview thousands of people across multiple cities to get a true picture of their realities. It’s not […]