'It feels like science died': Proposed federal funding slash leaves NU leaders, researchers reeling

The University of Nebraska would do less cutting-edge medical research, lay off employees and lose top scientists if deep federal cuts backed by President Donald Trump’s administration take effect, say university leaders.

In interviews, NU President Dr. Jeffrey Gold and leaders at the University of Nebraska Medical Center portrayed the proposed cuts as a dark cloud hanging over local researchers and noted they would prove even more painful if coupled with potential state budget cuts.

“As sad as it is to say, if this is sustained over a long period of time, as we reduce the amount of research,...