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Higher Ed Groups Bash ED Proposal to Allow More Grant Terminations
The Education Department received more than 5,500 public comments on rule changes that would allow the secretary to, among many other things, ax awards simply “for convenience.”
AAUP Urges AAU to Reject Nebraska
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is seeking to rejoin the prestigious group of research universities after it was expelled in 2011
Commercialized Federal Research Has Generated Trillions, Study Finds
Ahead of Fiscal Year End, NSF Over a Billion Behind, IES to Award Funds
As the fiscal year’s end looms Sept. 30, the National Science Foundation has awarded significantly fewer grants than usual, and a judge has ordered an update from the Institute of Education Sciences on its research funding progress.
Researchers Accuse NIH of Viewpoint Discrimination in New Class Action Lawsuit
The National Institutes of Health’s screening process for grants violates the First Amendment, more than a dozen researchers argue.
Top Scientists Lead Growing Exodus of Chinese Academics From U.S.
Funding uncertainty and heightened scrutiny of China are some of the factors prompting thousands of Chinese researchers to leave the U.S.
More U.S. Researchers Secure European Research Council Grants
The program for early-career researchers sees record demand from outside Europe, even as the E.U. has less money to distribute than last year.
Before the Record: Proofs as Ritual
In publication, as in teaching, academic life is full of threshold moments.