NIH director says Trump's anti-DEI orders misunderstood and agency still supports research that advances health of minorities.

NIH director calls Trump’s anti-DEI orders ‘misunderstood,’ downplays reorganization plans The NIH director asserted the agency remains committed to research that advances the health of minorities, despite Trump's anti-DEI orders Jonathan Wosen STAT

National Institutes of Health director Jay Bhattacharya on Monday asserted that the agency remains committed to research that advances the health of minorities — despite the Trump administration’s sharp focus on rolling back programs dealing with diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Bhattacharya said that President Trump’s executive orders, which state that DEI programs are illegal and discriminatory and direct federal agencies to terminate any of their own such programs, are “misunderstood.”

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