With President Trump's executive orders potentially dealing major funding blows to NIH research grants, UofL is implementing a hiring freeze in preparation for the possible cuts.
While University of Kentucky spokesman Jay Blanton says UK can't speak to actions by other institutions, it is monitoring the issue and the university has not "made such a decision at this juncture."
UK has, however, made public the scope the cuts might have on its extensive research departments — roughly 40,000,000 annually. When the orders were first signed, Blanton described how the university and President Eli Capilouto intend to handle the still-evolving situation.
"We're taking things one step at a time. We want to transparently and openly communicate when we know things," he told WUKY. And right now, our posture is it's our responsibility to tell our story, to underscore why this is so important."
The cuts haven't taken effect, as Trump's orders remain under a temporary restraining order.