January 23, 2026
Professor Katie Edwards was featured in the Inside Higher Ed story, “How 2025 Changed Research.” Edwards had a tumultuous year in which funding for many of her research projects was revoked or frozen. Edwards participated in a lawsuit against the NIH, which successfully reinstated some of her grant funding.
“This year made clear that science is not insulated from politics—and that researchers must be prepared to defend not only their projects, but the people those projects exist to serve,” Edwards said. “Federally funded research with marginalized communities requires constant vigilance, strong partnerships, and collective resistance. We cannot simply adjust our science to political winds when real communities rely on this work.”
