R&D Spending at Federally Funded R&D Centers Surpassed $31 Billion in FY 2024
Aug 26, 2025 - The nation’s 42 FFRDCs spent $31.7 billion on R&D in FY 2024, an increase of $2.4 billion from FY 2023.
Higher Ed News
Financial Accountability in Research
Aug 25, 2025 - The Joint Associations Group (JAG) on Indirect Costs Financial Accountability in Research (FAIR) A New Model for America’s Research Enterprise Presentation to Science Society CEOs
Half of college students say their mental health is ‘fair’ to ‘terrible,’ survey finds
Aug 26, 2025 - These issues may impact their trajectory, with large shares of learners reporting that they’re considering reducing their classload, transferring or dropping out.
A commuter college thought it could avoid Trump’s education crackdown. Here’s what happened
Aug 23, 2025 - Administrators at the University of Colorado's campus in Colorado Springs believed they could avoid the Trump administration's focus on higher education.
How scammers are siphoning college financial aid with stolen student identities
Aug 24, 2025 - They flood colleges with applications in order to siphon off tens of millions of dollars in financial aid, taking up seats that real students need.
Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups
Aug 25, 2025 - The firm, which represents opponents of offshore wind, said it would complain to Brown’s federal and private funding sources.
‘Everyone is coming into fire’: students return to US campuses bruised and changed by Trump’s assault
Aug 23, 2025 - The effects of a rightwing campaign to remake American higher education are fueling fear and anxiety, but advocates say they have plans to fight back
Cornell University plans to restructure later this year amid federal funding declines
Aug 25, 2025 - The Ivy League institution's leaders said efforts to save costs and centralize operations will “inevitably” lead to workforce reductions.
Teaching and Testing in the AI Era: Rethinking Student Evaluation at the 2025 CRA Summit
Aug 25, 2025 - How can colleges and universities ensure that students are actually learning — and that faculty are equipped to teach — in this new reality?
CCC Releases a New Whitepaper on Envisioning Possible Futures for AI Research
Aug 25, 2025 - The paper emphasizes that exploring high-risk, long-term research areas such as these is crucial for sustained AI progress.
CS vs. AI: Degrees of Debate at the 2025 CRA Summit on AI Undergraduate Education
Aug 25, 2025 - Should artificial intelligence (AI) be taught as a specialization within computer science, or offered as a standalone degree?
Infographic: Computing Bachelor’s Enrollment Continues to Grow Even as the Field Evolves
Aug 25, 2025 - New student enrollment increased by 9.9 percent across Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Information fields among departments reporting data for both this year and last.
CCC at the 2025 CRA Summit: Shaping the Future of AI in Academia and Research
Aug 25. 2025 - CCC members helped chart a course for how the computing research community can prepare educators, students, and researchers for an AI-driven future.
2025 CRA Summit Recap – AI Education and Computing Research at a Defining Moment
Aug 25, 2025 - Over the course of the week, attendees from academia, industry, and government explored how AI is reshaping computing research, undergraduate and graduate education, and workforce development.
George Mason University violated civil rights law, Education Department alleges
Aug 22, 2025 - The agency singled out the university’s president and called for him to publicly apologize "for promoting unlawful discriminatory practices."
‘Wrong and deeply disappointing’: Supreme Court halts order restoring NIH grants
Aug 22, 2025 - The high court's Thursday decision potentially made it much more difficult for researchers to have their grants reinstated.
More UChicago Ph.D. Programs Will Pause Admissions
Aug 21, 2025 - The Arts and Humanities dean said “nearly all” faculty leaders preferred “a broader pause for the division.” Some social sciences programs also aren't accepting new students.
University of Oxford | Using AI to reclassify multiple sclerosis progression
Aug 20, 2025 - This model is based on the largest collection of clinical trial data (Novartis-Oxford MS dataset) from people living with MS.
UC Berkeley | A Summer of Collaboration at BIDS
Aug 21, 2025 - "Admiration for the people, for the work, and for the ways those two things intersect at UC Berkeley."
UVA SDS | Ph.D. Student Profile: Yuyang Cheng
Aug 19, 2025 - From Chengdu to Charlottesville, Ph.D. student Yuyang Cheng is advancing human-centered AI and trustworthy machine learning at UVA.
UChicago Data Night: Fostering Chicago’s Data Community
Aug 22, 2025 - The monthly series bridges research and practical applications between industry, community, academia, and the public sector.
Brown CCMB team publishes in Science on the evolutionary history of the MUC19 gene
Aug 22, 2025 - A team of researchers at the Center for Computational Molecular Biology published their recent findings in Science magazine.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette interim president announces 5% spending cut
Aug 20, 2025 - University leaders revealed plans to cut spending by 5% to address financial challenges.
Haverford College faces Education Department investigation into antisemitism
Aug 21, 2025 - The probe into the Pennsylvania liberal arts college is only the latest in a string from the Trump administration as it seeks to crack down on higher education.
UCLA consolidates IT, pauses faculty hiring as Trump administration seeks $1B payment
Aug 21, 2025 - The public institution is one of several facing cuts to federal research funding over allegations related to antisemitism.
Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work
Aug 21, 2025 - Preprint examines how citations can influence the review process.
RDS@Pitt 2024-2025 Annual Report
Aug 21, 2025 - By empowering a positive digital future, RDS@Pitt will enhance success, engagement, safety, accountability, and trust throughout society.
In a warning from inside the NSF, staff say science itself is under threat
Aug 19, 2025 - "We fight for employees as we fight for the mission of our agency in the same way," Dr. Jesus Soriano said.
First Penn, then Columbia, now Brown: Comparing Trump admin. deals across the Ivy League
Aug 21, 2025 - Higher education experts weigh in on the key differences between the White House’s agreements with Brown, Columbia and Penn.
A ‘Great Defection’ threatens to empty universities and colleges of top teaching talent
Aug 20, 2025 - Political attacks and other problems appear to be driving an exodus of Ph.D.s and faculty from higher education, threatening a diminished experience for undergraduates.