Trump is trying to destroy universities - Ashish Jha, Dean of Public Health at Brown University

Trump is trying to destroy universities - Ashish Jha, Dean of Public Health at Brown University

Published on Apr 11
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Medicine and Science from The BMJ
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<p>Kamran Abbasi interviews Professor Ashish Jha, Dean of Public Health at Brown University and former COVID-19 pandemic advisor to President Biden.</p> <p><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziM2mF0Yzug'>Watch this interview on our YouTube. </a></p> <p>Trump’s second term has touched everything in the US political sphere - and health is no exception. With research funding for medicine and science weathering under Trump’s storm of cuts, how can Americans who care about public health and data navigate a course through the swells?</p> <p>Professor Jha discusses how to resist an anti-vaccine resurgence, and comments on revisionist narratives that drive ill-conceived public health policies.</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>02:20 The MAHA movement and RFK Jnr.</li> <li>07:40 Does evidence still matter?</li> <li>13:35 Trump administration is helping China</li> <li>15:10 Policymaking in Trump’s shadow</li> <li>23:35 Where do universities go from here?</li> <li>28:48 Censorship, research funding and...