International students in Alabama fearful after researcher with no political ties is detained
May 3, 2025 - Alireza Doroudi has been detained in an immigration facility in Louisiana for nearly six weeks.
Higher Ed News
President Trump Releases Potentially Disastrous FY26 Budget Request - GovAffairs
May 2, 2025 - The Trump Administration released a high-level overview of their budget request for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26).
President von der Leyen puts science centre stage with “Choose Europe” Initiative
May 4, 2025 - Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented today in Paris the main elements of “Choose Europe”, a new policy initiative to ensure Europe continues to be at the forefront of research.
Making AI models more trustworthy for high-stakes settings
May 1, 2025 - MIT researchers made a technique that improves the trustworthiness of machine-learning models, which could help improve the accuracy and reliability of AI predictions for high-stakes settings such health care.
Letter from Princeton Provost reveals total operating budget, recommends shifts in spending
May 4, 2025 - The total operating budget to be $3.5 billion — nearly a half billion increase from last year’s budget.
Vanderbilt's LGBTQ+ Policy Lab reports $9.6M loss in federal funding following NIH cuts
May 5, 2025 - Three federally funded research projects were effectively terminated due to these cuts, including research in the experiences of older LGBTQ+ Americans, suicide prevention among LGBTQ+ youth and the mental health effects of legalizing same-sex marriage.
How much Northwestern relies on federal funding for research
May 5, 2025 - In recent weeks, the University has received 98 stop-work orders — primarily from the Department of Defense — and 51 grant terminations, many of which have targeted LGBTQ-related projects.
GW to slash FY2026 expense budget by 3 percent, pause merit increases
May 1, 2025 - The University reduced its budget by 3 percent next fiscal year in light of recent “financial issues” and higher education “headwinds” created by President Donald Trump’s executive actions.
Funding Cuts Hit STEM Career Pipelines
May 2, 2025 - NSF has already terminated hundreds of STEM education-related grants, and Trump’s 2026 budget proposes even deeper cuts across the federal government.
President’s Budget Catastrophic for Federal R&D. Congress Must Reject It
May 2, 2025 - A statement from AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh on the President's proposed skinny budget for federal research & development.
CEOs push AI and CS for high schoolers
May 5, 2025 - More than 200 CEOs signed a letter today urging state leaders to mandate artificial intelligence and computer science classes as a high school graduation requirement.
New ICE Policy Puts International Students at Greater Risk
May 2, 2025 - A week after restoring foreign students’ legal status, immigration officials detailed plans for a new policy granting unprecedented leeway to terminate their residency. It could foreshadow a new round of deportation efforts.
Harvard faculty group pledges 10% of salary to help university fight Trump
May 2, 2025 - President Donald Trump again threatened the Ivy League institution's tax-exempt status on Friday as the battle between the two escalates.
Data-driven ventures earn $100,000 in 2025 UTSA Draper Competition
Apr. 28, 2025 - Four out of eight competing teams from across the U.S., Mexico and Canada took home $100,000 in prize money in the 2025 UTSA Draper Data Science Business Plan Competition.
UCSD | Expanse Supercomputer Used to Analyze Unprecedented Number of Stars in Other Galaxies
Apr. 29, 2025 - A team of international scientists has embarked on a massive project to map the chemical history of our Milky Way galaxy and its neighbors using a a powerful new instrument called the Prime Focus Spectrograph.
Cybersecurity Researcher at NJIT Toughens Git Software Repositories
Apr. 29, 2025 - Curtmola and his NYU peers won a Distinguished Paper award at the Internet Society’s Network and Distributed System Security symposium in San Diego.
NC State | Data in Bloom
May 1, 2025 - Data Science and AI Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Kelsey Virginia Dufresne, explores the role of flowers, art, and community in data science by participating in and creating a floral installation for the North Carolina Museum of Art’s (NCMA) 2025 Art in Bloom fundraiser.
UNC-CH School of Data Science and Society celebrates its inaugural class of graduates
May 2, 2025 - In January 2024, SDSS first launched the online Master of Applied Data Science (MADS) for working professionals. Since then, enrollment has grown to more than 130 students.
UVA SDS | Brian Wright Receives 2025 All-University Teaching Award
Apr. 30, 2025 - Quantitative Foundation Associate Professor of Data Science Brian Wright has been named a recipient of the UVA 2025 All-University Teaching Award.
UVA SDS | Master’s in Data Science Students Showcase Real-World Solutions in 2025 Capstone Presentations
May 2, 2025 - M.S. in Data Science students presented their capstone research projects in the Rotunda.
UToronto | Building a VR Community: DSI Hosts Second Annual Questioning Reality Conference
May 1, 2025 - The conference began with a series of mini-grant lightning talks, featuring research teams that had received DSI grants following the 2024 Questioning Reality conference.
UChicago | Reflections from UPCEA 2025: Exploring Data Science and Ethics in Higher Education
May 1, 2025 - Three members of the University of Chicago’s MS in Applied Data Science (MS-ADS) team led a roundtable at the 2025 UPCEA Conference.
Penn | Empowering Futures: How PRECISE Center’s Mentorship with Google is Transforming Academic Careers and Innovation
May 2, 2025 - “It takes a village to raise a child,” the old saying goes. In the world of academic research, the same principle holds true.
HDSI | Newly Funded – Climate Stress, Nutrition, and Chronic Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa
May 2, 2025 - The research aims to identify vulnerable populations affected by climate change and poor nutrition, develop climate-resilient strategies, and demonstrate the effectiveness of digital health tools for research in resource-limited settings.
Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts to US science
May 2, 2025 - Huge reductions, if enacted, could have ‘catastrophic’ effects on US competitiveness and the scientific pipeline, critics say.
Policy Notice: Implementation of Standard 15% Indirect Cost Rate
May 2, 2025 - The 15% rate maximum applies only to new awards made to IHEs on or after May 5, 2025.
Updates on NSF Priorities
Last updated on May 2, 2025
NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
May 1, 2025 - US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
Paxson solicits donations, political support for research funding in email to Brown alums, affiliates
Apr. 30, 2025 - The letter asks alums and community members to contact congressional representatives and donate to a new Brown Resilience Fund.
NY budget proposal to allow adults ages 25-55 to attend community college for free
Apr. 30, 2025 - Under the deal is a proposal to make community college free for New Yorkers aged 25 to 55.