Johns Hopkins University, one of the nation's leading scientific research centers, said Thursday that it would eliminate more than 2,000 workers in the US and abroad, mainly due to the Trump administration's sudden cuts, and the international aid program.
The cut includes 247 domestic workers and associated centers from the Baltimore-based university. An additional 1,975 positions will be reduced in 44 countries.
The cuts will affect the university's Bloomberg School of Public Health, its medical school, and the associated nonprofit Jhupiego.
Almost half of schools' total revenue last year came from federally funded research, including $800 million from the US International Development Agency.
Johns Hopkins appears so far to be the most deeply influenced by major research institutes that are caught up in federal money that relies on conducting research and running labs, due to the threat of cuts and reductions.
The Trump administration says it wants to make the government more lean and efficient by ending financial support for international aid programs, among other measures.
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