Faculty at the University of Alabama at Birmingham say some administrators are restricting efforts to research the health of minority populations.
According to a draft letter circulated among faculty and reviewed by AL.com, UAB lawyers and staff are editing and recommending changes to grant proposals in ways that “dilute, obscure, or diminish the scientific or medical objective.” They say faculty are being discouraged from studying medical conditions that impact certain racial and ethnic groups.
“They have cut text and in some instances, deleted citations of the literature, or discouraged initiation of the research. Drafters of this letter have seen several examples. It can be construed as censorship,” the writers said…