U.S. District Judge William Young in Massachusetts said the administration's process was “arbitrary and capricious” and that it did not follow long-held government rules and standards when it abruptly canceled grants deemed to focus on gender identity or diversity, equity and inclusion.

The University of Texas Medical Branch lost more than $19 million in research grants terminated by the Trump administration, and proposed cuts to the National Institutes of Health budget could have significant repercussions on future academic research,