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OMB Grants Rule Delayed Until Mid-December
President Trump signed legislation this week that will fund the government through Dec. 11 and delay a proposed rule that...
Commerce Scrubs Ban on Political Interference From Integrity Policy
The Department of Commerce has scrubbed part of its scientific-integrity policy that banned political interference with its agencies’ research and...
Ohio State to Pay $2.1M Over Researchers’ China Ties
Ohio State University will pay the government $2.1 million to resolve allegations that it failed to disclose federally funded researchers’...
Opinion
Trump Attacks Academia—and Grad Students Ask if It’s Worth Saving
It’s not just the federal government that’s telling grad students their work doesn’t matter.
The NIH Director Says a Lot. Critics Call Much of It Misleading.
Jay Bhattacharya insists he wants to restore trust in the National Institutes of Health. Current and former agency employees say he’s doing the opposite.
Agencies Move to Implement OMB’s Proposed Takeover of Grant Making
The Education Department and National Science Foundation have suggested regulations that would adopt core aspects of the White House Office of Management and Budget’s proposal—even though it’s not finalized.
The Key Podcast: Newsroom Federal Policy Analysis
In the latest episode of The Key, Inside Higher Ed’s news and analysis podcast, IHE’s news editor, Katherine Knott, joins...
AI Helped Researchers Win NIH Grants. Will Science Suffer?
A new analysis of thousands of NSF and NIH grant applications—including some confidential rejected submissions—illuminates new patterns in generative AI’s relationship with federally funded research.