Dow, an associate professor of pediatrics and global health at Duke, was on her way to lead training to integrate a peer-led mental health intervention into routine HIV care for adolescents in several parts of the country, a pilot project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), one of the many federal programs impacted by the freeze. “Two hours into the bus ride, I had to get off, call my team to tell them the news, and go back home,” Dow said during a Think Global event on Feb. 5 exploring the impacts of the foreign aid freeze and other recent actions taken during the first weeks of U.S. President Donald Trump’s term.