‘Cowardliness at the top’: Science agency staff revolt over cuts
Feb. 20, 2025 - The NSF went beyond the staff cuts demanded by the Trump administration in a move that set off a frenzied backlash at the science funding agency.
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University of Hawaii removes ‘diversity’ from key office in effort to safeguard federal funding
Feb. 19, 2025 - UH president Wendy Hensel says the university could lose nearly $400 million in federal funding if it doesn’t comply with President Trump's executive order.
Trump’s siege of science: how the first 30 days unfolded and what’s next
Feb. 20, 2025 - Experts warn there might be more disruption to come. Many of the policies rolled out so far track with proposals put forth in Project 2025.
Graduate student admissions paused and cut back as universities react to Trump orders on research
Feb. 19, 2025 - In response to Trump science policies, universities are accepting fewer graduate students than normal and freezing positions.
Have Trump’s anti-DEI orders hit private funders? HHMI halts inclusive science programme
Feb. 7, 2025 - The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a huge funder of biomedical research, has cut a $60-million initiative to boost diversity in science education.
Manish Parashar appointed inaugural Chief AI Officer for U - @theU
Feb. 13, 2025 - Manish Parashar is the new director of the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute, chair in Computational Science and Engineering, and Presidential Professor in the Kalhert School of Computing, as its inaugural Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer.
Six UChicago scientists awarded prestigious Sloan Fellowships in 2025
Feb. 18, 2025 - The two-year Sloan Fellowships are one of the most competitive and prestigious awards available to early-career researchers.
Penn reinstates standardized testing requirement for 2025-26 admissions cycle
Feb. 14, 2025 - Students applying to Penn in fall 2026 will be required to submit either SAT or ACT scores as part of their application.
Kentucky lawmakers seek to weaken tenure, restrict DEI
Feb. 20, 2025 - A pair of Kentucky bills introduced this month by Republican lawmakers could weaken tenure and diversity, equity and inclusion effort.
Virginia Tech | Message from Provost and COO: Update on National Institutes of Health (NIH) F&A Funding Cap
Feb. 11, 2025 - Considering that other federal agencies may also reduce F&A costs, VT encourages PIs in the interim to limit expenditures funded by returned overhead.
Budget Planning and Potential Freezes | Office of the Provost | Washington State University
Feb. 10, 2025 - WSU System to evaluate its budget with a focus on scenario planning for near-term futures where reductions are necessary.
Estimated Single Year Loss of NIH Funding if 15% Indirect Cost Rate is Imposed
Feb. 2025 - Based on analysis of 2024 NIH funding data. Sums are totals of losses in funding to programs if indirect costs had been capped at 15%.
Mark Zuckerberg’s charity guts DEI after assuring staff it would continue
Feb. 19, 2025 - Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ends internal inclusion efforts and ‘social advocacy’ grants and scrubs site of commitment.
Cuts to NSF and CISE Directorate Jeopardize American Leadership in Computing
Feb. 18, 2025 - These cuts are the very definition of being pennywise and pound foolish.
Schools, colleges have 2 weeks to ban DEI. An education expert warns it won't be easy
Feb. 19, 2025 - The Dept. of Education told schools to stop DEI efforts or risk losing federal dollars. The president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation warns it won't be quick and easy.
Cuts to USAID halt US farm research at universities, sources say
Feb. 12, 2025 - The Trump administration's dismantling of the USAID has halted work at a network of farm research laboratories at land grant universities in 13 states.
Court declines to block DOGE from accessing Education Department data
Feb. 18, 2025 - U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss, an Obama appointee, said the student group failed to show it faced “irreparable harm” without emergency relief.
NJIT | Tech Can Help People Living with Dementia to Help Themselves
Feb. 18, 2025 - People with mild dementia might live more independently if assistive technology could evolve in parallel with their progressing conditions
UC San Diego’s Machine Learning Initiative Aims to Advance AI Systems
Feb. 11, 2025 - Data scientists and computer scientists at the University of California San Diego are launching a new initiative to advance next-generation machine learning systems and develop innovative algorithms.
Devesh Ranjan named dean of UW College of Engineering
Feb. 18, 2025 - Devesh Ranjan, a mechanical engineer and a leader at one of the country’s largest and highest-ranked engineering programs, will be the tenth dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
University of Iowa could miss out on $33.4M in research funding if NIH cuts are approved
Feb. 13, 2025 - The University of Iowa is in danger of losing out on $33.4 million in research funding if National Institutes of Health funding cuts are approved.
Brown among universities suing NIH over ‘flagrantly unlawful’ federal funding cut
Feb. 10, 2025 - Brown filed a lawsuit Monday against the National Institutes of Health in an attempt to stop a cut to their federal research funding.
Pitt, Carnegie Mellon could lose more than $100 million in NIH funding
Feb. 13, 2025 - Together, Pitt and CMU could lose close to $200 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health, putting all future research in doubt.
Rochester, Cornell join universities suing NIH over research funding cuts
Feb. 12, 2025 - Under the Trump administration's effort, the NIH would cap indirect funds for higher education research infrastructure to 15% of total grant dollars distributed.
University of St. Thomas scrambling after Dept. of Ed cuts millions in funding
Feb. 14, 2025 - The $6.3 million grant was targeted under President Donald Trump’s effort to cut programs the government considers “diversity, equity and inclusion,” or DEI.
Columbia Medical School Freezes Hiring And Spending Amid Orders For Federal Research Funding Cuts, Armstrong Addresses The Community – Bwog
Feb. 13, 2025 - Leadership at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons announced pauses on hiring, travel, events, and other activities as President Trump’s orders to cut medical research funding are challenged in court.
Our Lady of the Lake University to cut certain academic programs, eliminate faculty and staff positions
Feb. 13, 2025 - Our Lady of the Lake University will discontinue certain academic programs and cut “some positions” due to a realignment process.
‘Imminent threat’: University of Utah could lose $43.5M for research expenses under Trump admin cut
Feb. 13, 2025 - The University of Utah could lose $43.5 million this year in federal funding for medical research expenses — which support projects like the development of new cancer-fighting drugs — if a new cut from the Trump administration moves forward.
University of Florida faces medical research cuts due to Trump administration policy changes
Feb. 17, 2025 - Leaders at the University of Florida are bracing for tens of millions of dollars in possible funding cuts to medical research due to policy changes made by President Donald Trump’s administration.
Federal Register hold makes ‘end run’ around court pause on NIH funding freeze
Feb. 18, 2025 - A large portion of grants awarded by the NIH cannot be funded for the foreseeable future because of a hold on submissions to the Federal Register, where such public notices about upcoming meetings are required by law to be posted.