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Major universities sue to block Trump cuts to NSF research funding
Major U.S. universities have filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump's administration from carrying out steep ...
Education Secretary Linda McMahon doesn't rule out Harvard funding freeze
In a First on Yahoo Finance interview at the Milken Institute Global Conference, Education Secretary Linda McMahon says ...
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Columbia lays off 180 staff amid ongoing tussle over federal research funding
Overall, more than 300 multiyear research awards at Columbia have been partly or wholly canceled in recent months, according ...
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Brown joins federal lawsuit challenging cuts to National Science Foundation grant funding
Legal action aims to block funding cuts that would jeopardize Brown’s leading-edge research in areas including quantum ...
What happens when the federal government stops funding university research
The federal government has cancelled about 11 billion dollars worth of university research funding, and is threatening to cut ...
Trump funding cuts force layoffs at US renewable energy research lab
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a research division of the U.S. Department of Energy that focuses on energy ...
Harvard vs. Trump: A Timeline of Escalating Federal Pressure on America’s Top University
F ederal pressure on Harvard University is entering a decisive new phase. On Monday, the Trump Administration announced it ...
Columbia Cuts 180 Employees After ‘Intense’ Strain of Losing Federal Funding
Columbia University will cut 180 staffers working on research impacted by the Trump administration’s withdrawal of federal funding for grants, university leadership said in a statement Tuesday.