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Florida Moves Toward Banning H-1B Visa Hires

University system leaders say they need to pause hiring on the visas for a year to collect information about how universities utilize the program. Only the student and faculty board representatives objected.

Enhanced Monitoring ‘Politicizing’ College Donations From Qatar

Scholars criticize “crude” exercise as the Middle Eastern country tops the list of donors after the White House forced institutions to disclose foreign funds.

A photo of a dusty wooden table in an unused science laboratory; glass flasks, one knocked on its side, Petri dishes, and documents are strewn about the table.

Ph.D.s in STEM, Health Roles Fled Federal Research Agencies Last Year

The number of Ph.D. holders in STEM and health roles leaving 14 federal research agencies outnumbered hires 11 to 1...
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, an older white man with gray hair, wearing a blue suit and a striped red tie, speaks with press while walking into the House Chambers.

Again Defying Trump, Congress Proposes Increasing NIH Budget, Maintaining ED

Appropriators have released legislation that wouldn’t defund Education Department programs or slash the National Institutes of Health budget. And it would prohibit the federal government from capping NIH reimbursement rates.

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Researchers May Be Forced to Rely on a Court You’ve Never Heard Of

The Supreme Court has said legal fights over terminated federal grants “likely” belong in the Court of Federal Claims. But judges there lack authority to restore them.

A photo of University of Maryland, College Park, president Darryll Pines, a Black man wearing glasses with a blue suit and a red tie.

Unreleased Report on Maryland President’s Alleged Plagiarism May Have Cost $600K

The University System of Maryland and its flagship College Park institution are refusing to release the report of an investigation...
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Congress Plans to Largely Buck Trump on NSF, NASA, Energy Department Cuts

Federal lawmakers crafting appropriations legislation for this fiscal year have released plans that largely reject President Trump’s huge proposed cuts...
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Appeals Court Cites Supreme Court Rulings to Still Block NIH Indirect Costs Cap

A federal appeals court is keeping in place the ban on the National Institutes of Health’s attempt to cap indirect...