$7.5-billion mini-NIH plan goes to California voters under bill signed by NewsomCalifornia voters will decide whether to establish a $7.5 billion state scientific research arm — similar to the National Institutes of Health — after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that will put the proposal on the March 2028 ballot.Santa Rosa Press Democrat7d agoWhole story →HealthEducationGavin Newsomcalifornia research bond proposal
Wildfire and water research grants saved as Trump EPA permanently restores $19 million in University of California research grantsThe Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to permanently restore about $19 million in University of California research grants — including studies into wildfire-smoke health effects and water management — it had previously canceled, according to a settlement filed in federal court Wednesday.Santa Rosa Press Democrat14d agoWhole story →HealthPlanetepa research grants settlement
