The Smithsonian will close its diversity office and freeze federal hiring
Jan. 29, 2025 - The Smithsonian isn't a federal agency, but it gets much of its funding from federal appropriations.
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Edinburgh warns of ‘radical’ action under £140m of cuts
Feb. 25, 2025 - The University is expecting to shed staff and curb capital spending in a bid to save £140 milllion over the next 18 months
DOGE blocked from accessing Education Department’s sensitive student data until March 10
Feb. 24, 2025 - A judge said the Trump administration failed to explain why the Department of Government Efficiency needed “sweeping access” to the agency’s records.
Canceled meetings and confusion: NIH grant funding in limbo despite court injunction | WBUR News
Feb. 24, 2025 - Researchers awaiting NIH funding say their grant meetings are being canceled, despite a court order blocking the Trump administration from freezing federal funds.
Northwestern Libraries’ website removes DEI mention as University responds to executive orders
Feb. 23, 2025 - Northwestern Libraries removed the mention of diversity on its website, following President Donald Trump’s executive orders against DEI initiatives.
Senate alleges $4.9 million in Vanderbilt and VUMC NSF-funded research as promoting ‘far-left ideology’
Feb. 24, 2025 - U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) flagged 3,483 NSF grants, including 15 awarded to Vanderbilt.
Penn schools scrubbed their DEI websites. Here’s what’s left.
Feb. 24, 2025 - Four undergraduate and 12 graduate schools have scrubbed references to diversity, equity, and inclusion from their respective webpages over the past two weeks.
Officials tack on additional leadership review for hiring, promotions to preserve GW’s ‘limited’ resources
Feb. 24, 2025 - Officials will add another step to the approval process for faculty and staff hiring and promotions to protect GW’s “limited” resources.
PhD admission decrease won’t affect research goals, University says
Jan. 28, 2025 - PhD budget growth is set to be reduced from 6% to 4% through reduced admissions targets.
Social Security Slashes Cooperative Agreements
Feb. 21, 2025 - The Social Security Administration today announced the termination of their Retirement and Disability Research Consortium (RDRC) cooperative agreements.
‘JeepyTA’ has entered the chat | Penn Today
Feb. 20, 2025 - The Penn Center for Learning Analytics is piloting an AI teaching assistant.
UC San Diego | SDSC Leads Effort to Enhance National Research Data Management Ecosystem Infrastructure
Feb. 21, 2025 - Following international standards, the system provides a transparent and reliable way to centralize and preserve vital project information—even after a project ends.
University joins Empire AI Consortium to advance research and collaboration
Feb. 21, 2025 - The University of Rochester is joining other public and private research institutions in New York State in the Empire AI Consortium, as announced by New York State Governor Kathy Hochul.
U.S. Department of Education Cancels Divisive and Wasteful Grants under the Comprehensive Centers Program
Feb. 19, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Education cancelled 18 grants totaling $226 million that were awarded under the Comprehensive Centers Program.
Sam Houston State University to Open New College for AI, IT
Feb. 21, 2025 - A public research university in Huntsville, TX, will open a new college this fall offering certificates in practical AI and intelligent automation and computer support and security.
This week in 5 numbers: Education Department’s DEI crackdown sparks outcry
Feb. 21, 2025 - A letter attempting to prohibit colleges’ diversity initiatives to an analysis of graduates’ earnings over time.
What might happen if the Education Department were closed? - The Hechinger Report
Feb. 20, 2025 - The Trump administration has promised big changes, but he can’t make them alone.
UC San Diego, bracing for more than $200M in funding cuts, freezes faculty hiring
Feb. 20, 2025 - ‘This is the biggest financial challenge in UCSD’s history,’ said Terry Gaasterland, a longtime faculty member.
University of Louisville announces 5-month hiring freeze amid 'volatility' in federal funding
Feb. 21, 2025 - The University of Louisville placed an "immediate pause" on all faculty and staff positions until July 15.
Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025)
Crowdsourced list of programs that have announced cuts to graduate admissions
Penn to reduce graduate admissions, rescind acceptances amid federal research funding cuts
Feb. 21, 2025 - Penn notified department chairs that it will cut admissions across graduate programs.
The University of Pittsburgh pauses its Ph.D. admissions process amid research funding uncertainty
Feb. 21, 2025 - The school has "temporarily paused additional Ph.D. offers of admission," while Pitt works to understand how proposed federal funding cuts could play out.
NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds
Feb. 22, 2025 - NIH had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.
N.I.H. Research Grants Lag $1 Billion Behind Last Year’s
Feb. 14, 2025 - Federal spending records show the allocations are about $1 billion lower than last year’s disbursements were at this time.
Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling
Feb. 21, 2025 - Using an arcane law, officials have effectively delayed funding from the National Institutes of Health, leaving medical studies in jeopardy.
Opinion: I’m an NIH-funded researcher, drowning in uncertainty
Feb. 21, 2025 - “I’ll keep doing what I can to move my research forward. But I, and so many others, can’t do this indefinitely,” this assistant professor writes.
NEH Implementation of Recent Executive Orders
Feb. 11, 2025 - To comply with recent Executive Orders, NEH is adding several new prohibited categories to the Funding Restrictions section of its NOFOs.
UW research partnership yields first-of-its-kind soil data algorithm
Feb. 16, 2025 - University of Wisconsin professor of soil science Jingyi Huang and data scientist Maria Oros worked over the summer on a new modeling tool for soil scientists.
NIH funding cuts could devastate health, science research in NJ | NJ Spotlight News
Feb. 12, 2024 - Academics fear the costs for scienctific research, higher education and public health if Trump NIH cuts go ahead.
New guidelines to support financial stability | UIC today
Feb. 21, 2025 - Formal approval is now required for new hires, high dollar investments, and future funding commitments, including faculty startup packages or other multiyear financial obligations.