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Reconciliation Bill Would Block Access to Higher Ed, ACE Leader Warns
The head of the American Council on Education said the legislation would make higher ed more elite, while Trump’s cuts to research funding risk the country’s standing as a global superpower.
Trump Adviser Blames ‘Scientific Slowdown’ on DEI, Red Tape
Science policy adviser Michael Kratsios wants private research funding to make up for the “diminishing returns” he says federal investments have yielded. But data shows that federal R&D continues to produce enormous value.
Is the Partnership for American Innovation Gone?
Robert A. Brown warns that the U.S. risks an innovation winter.
Defense Department Caps Indirect Research Cost Rates for Universities
The Department of Defense is planning to cap indirect cost reimbursement rates for higher education institutions at 15 percent, according...
Harvard Pledges $250M to Support Research Affected by Federal Freeze
Facing a $2.7 billion federal funding freeze, Harvard University said Wednesday that it will use $250 million of its own...
Senate Dems Say Trump’s NIH Cuts Total $2.7B
During the first three months of this year, the National Institutes of Health cut $2.7 billion in grant funding compared...
Minority Health Grants Biggest Target of NIH Cuts
The Trump administration has terminated a disproportionately high number of research grants from the National Institute on Minority Health and...
Can Scientific Research Survive Without Federal Funding?
Universities are offering temporary relief to researchers whose projects have been disrupted by federal funding cuts. But it won't help in the long term, and experts say industry and philanthropy are in no position to make up for the losses.