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National Science Foundation Sets New Priorities
After a change in priorities, NSF says it won’t fund programs that promote DEI or combat misinformation, among others.
Brown Takes Out $300 Million Loan
China Research Spending Outstrips U.S. Despite Faltering Economy
Tariffs and further economic barriers only likely to drive spending on science and technology higher, analysts predict, amid hopes innovation can kick-start recovery.
NIH Resumes Key Grant Review Panels
After a months-long pause, advisory councils for the National Institutes of Health are restarting, paving the way for the final approval of grants. Experts say it’s an encouraging sign for the $47 billion agency.
Universities Sue Over DOE’s Plan to Cap Indirect Cost Rates
Federal Grants Website Gets DOGE’d
Tapping Bonds to Fend Off Trump?
Universities have been reluctant to tap their endowments to plug research funding holes or finance a lawsuit against Trump’s attacks. Could bonds serve that purpose instead?
Department of Energy Caps Universities’ Indirect Research Costs at 15%
While the DOE claims the plan will save taxpayers $405 million, research groups say it’s a “ruinous” policy that will “slow the pace of American research and innovation.”