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U-M president flags federal cap on indirect cost reimbursements, affirms academic freedom
Summary
President Ono told the Board of Regents the university and higher-education partners are responding to an NIH directive that would cap indirect cost reimbursements, noting a coalition of 22 states sought a temporary restraining order; he reiterated the university's commitment to academic freedom and announced internal reviews of indirect cost practices.
President Ono opened the Board of Regents' first 2025 meeting by welcoming new Regent Carl Myers and addressing federal actions affecting university research funding.
Ono said the National Institutes of Health issued a directive capping indirect cost reimbursements at 15 percent and that the university — working with peers across the sector — helped mobilize a…
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