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2 Americans Win Nobel Prize in Economics
Two economists from Stanford and Columbia Universities shared the 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy...
Despite Concerns, IES Spent 99% of Expiring Funds
Some experts say the Education Department is front-loading grants, and they worry the practice could harm education research more broadly.
3 Takeaways From the Harvard v. Trump Appeal Hearings
At issue is whether the administration can lawfully strip Harvard of federal funding and its ability to enroll international students.
GAO: HHS Illegally Withheld $78M in Health-Care Improvement Agency Funds
The Government Accountability Office concluded that the Health and Human Services Department violated the law when it didn’t spend $78...
NIH Plans $174M for Research Replicability, Reproducibility
The National Institutes of Health’s five-year R3PEATS program comes alongside a new tool that seeks to help researchers identify connected scientific publications.
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.”
Commercialized Federal Research Has Generated Trillions, Study Finds
Federally funded research continues to yield big payoffs for the broader national economy, new data shows. Between 2021 and 2025...
Reports: Trump Wants More Control Over NIH Funding
President Donald Trump is reportedly weighing an executive order that would give the White House more control over National Institutes...