Breaking: USC could lose federal funding thanks to animal care 'crisis'

USC could lose significant federal funding if a severe “staffing crisis” in its animal research program isn’t addressed soon, according to a scathing internal memo circulated last week.

The warning — issued by the department that handles lab animals used in university research and teaching — outlined several stopgap measures meant to cope with a staff shortage that it blamed on USC’s ongoing hiring freeze.

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