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Grant Delays Threaten Cultural and Language Studies Programs

Expected funding for National Resource Centers, which are dedicated to language and area studies education, never came through this summer. Experts worry this could spell disaster for the already-struggling fields.

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Supreme Court Ruling Has ‘Bleak Implications’ for Researchers

The high court said the National Institutes of Health doesn’t have to restore grants it terminated, for now, which could affect similar lawsuits against other federal agencies.

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Texas University Boards Abolish Faculty Senates, Create Toothless Councils

Two Houston professors have responded to Texas lawmakers’ assault on independent faculty governance by creating their own faux faculty senate.

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Supreme Court Says NIH Doesn’t Have to Restore Canceled Grants

Instead, those who have lost funding can take their claim to a different court. The plaintiffs’ lawyers condemned the decision as a “significant setback for public health.”

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More UChicago Ph.D. Programs Pause Admissions in Humanities, Social Sciences

The arts and humanities dean said “nearly all” faculty leaders preferred “a broader pause for the division.” Some social sciences programs also aren’t accepting new students.

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U of Missouri Forges Ahead With Ambitious Nuclear Research Project

As the Trump administration upends federal research, Mizzou aims to raise more than $1 billion to build an advanced nuclear reactor to accelerate production of key ingredients for cancer treatments.

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Opinion

The Service Decision Tree

Ryan Michael Murphy explains how creating a system for evaluating service opportunities helped him stop overcommitting.

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Strike Failed to Pressure Rochester Into Non-NLRB Election

Ph.D. student workers say they’re not planning to resume a walkout this fall after trying in the spring to push the university to host a private union election.