The university advisor announced that the Trump administration cuts the funding of federal research at the University of California, Los Angeles, and “claims anti -Semitism and bias” as is the case in the reasons.
Counselor Julio Frenk said in A. Statement of the Bruin community Thursday. “This is not just a loss for researchers who depend on cash grants. It is a loss for Americans throughout the country whose work, health and future depend on the pioneering work we do.”
The university will lose approximately $ 200 million in federal financing, which leads to the abolition of hundreds of already approved NSF grants, Los Angeles Times I mentioned. About half of the money was already distributed, and the researchers expected the other half to come at a later time, according to the report.
“For this reason, the news we received is very disappointing,” said Frenk. “This long -term punishment for removing life -saving research does nothing to treat any alleged discrimination.”
The US Department of Justice believes that the University of California in Los Angeles failed to address anti -Semitic incidents on its university campus in the wake of Hamas’s attack in October 2023 on Israel or the pro -Palestinian protests that took place on the campus after about six months.
“We share the goal of eliminating anti -Semitism throughout society. Anti -Semitism has no place in our university campus, and there is no form of discrimination.” “Earlier this year, we have taken concrete measures by establishing a new campus and community safety office, setting new policies to manage protests on campus, and taking decisive measures for its behavior that violates our policies.”
Frenk also referred to the newAn initiative to combat anti -SemitismThis reports are directly.
Earlier this week, the University of California in Los Angeles reached a settlement of $ 6 million to end a anti -Semitic lawsuit.
The lawsuit was filed by the Beckett Religious Freedom Fund last year after the camps appeared at the university in the spring and in a video clip that was prevented from a Jewish student from entering a specific part of the campus.