An American Wire News article reports that a Columbia University professor, Jennifer Manly, who participated in pro-Hamas protests, has received over $100 million in public grants. According to a Manhattan Institute fellow, Christopher Rufo, this funding supported her research which controversially claims that racism causes conditions like Alzheimer's disease in Black individuals, a theory described by critics as pseudoscience. Rufo highlights that Manly marched with pro-Hamas encampment leaders at Columbia and argues her work advances ideology over medical science, particularly noting a recent NIH grant for research linking racism and brain disease. The article further mentions her publications suggesting connections between historical racism, inflammation, and dementia risk in Black populations. The report raises questions about the allocation of taxpayer money towards this type of research, especially in light of budget concerns and criticisms of "woke" practices.

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