Right now, the New York Governor is deciding whether to invest billions of dollars into state-funded biomedical research.
After a year of attacks on science and higher education, we now have an opportunity to protect and establish new funding for research in New York through the Empire Biomedical Research Institute (EBRI), which would dedicate $500 million in the first year, followed by $6 billion over the next ten years to establish a state-based funding mechanism similar to the NIH.
Several departments have already rescheduled their WIP seminars to ensure that researchers can attend this vital event. Please check to see if your department has done so, or would be able to!
After RSVPing for the Virtual Town Hall, please take 1 minute to make sure we can win this expanded funding, by taking part in the following actions:
1. Like and follow the campaign on Social Media – we are posting on X, Bluesky, and Instagram. Tune in for updates and stories from researchers about why it’s important to expand state funding for science.
2. Share the Open Letter from Researchers – more than 1,000 of us have already signed, but we can show even more support by sharing the letter with colleagues.
3. Sign this NY-CURES Petition – unlike the Open Letter, this is anonymous and can be signed by anyone, not just researchers.
Governor Hochul will announce key highlights of her budget in less than a week, and the more of us who participate in the Town Hall and other actions, the more likely it is that the Governor will include state funding for science in her budget.
Best,
Antonio Hernandez, Pathology
ERU-UAW Organizing Committee