University of Chicago braces for job cuts amid effort to shed $100M in costs
Sep 2, 2025 - The private institution is taking dramatic steps like pausing doctoral enrollment for several programs as it faces rising expenses and federal policy shifts.
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The grant lottery: award rates at UK national funding agency fall below 20%
Sep 1, 2025 - Application volume is outpacing available funding, intensifying competition and worsening pressure on the peer-review system. But those who win grants are now getting more.
NSF Employees Release Official Whistleblower Complaint
Sep 2, 2025 - Call on Congress to Take Action to Protect Agency
Appeals court sides with EPA in climate grant terminations fight
Sep 2, 2025 - The court said the claims must be brought before a special court that handles contract disputes involving the federal government.
Hundreds of suspicious journals flagged by AI screening tool
Aug 29, 2025 - ystem that searches for signs of bad practice Shelp to weed out questionable titles.
Trump administration proposes 4-year cap on international student visas
Aug 28, 2025 - The proposed rule has been panned by student advocates, one of whom argued it represents a "dangerous overreach by government into academia.”
UTSA and UT Health San Antonio complete merger to become The University of Texas at San Antonio
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Two Thousand Of America’s Top Scientists Warn Congress: Don’t Gut Research Funding
Aug 30, 2025 - Open letter from 2,100+ National Academy members warns Congress of dire consequences from FY26 science budget cuts; organizers seek response.
Ohio State, Google announce access to AI tools for students, faculty, staff
Aug 25, 2025 - Ohio State leaders and Google Public Sector representatives announced that university students, faculty and staff can now access secure versions of Google AI tools
Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement
Aug 29, 2025 - Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X.
NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) 2024
Aug 28, 2025 - Survey of Earned Doctorates
multiagent reinforcement learning algorithm for personalized recommendations in bipolar disorder
Aug 28, 2025 - This study introduces a novel multiagent reinforcement learning (MARL) algorithm designed for identifying and optimizing personalized recommendations in bipolar disorder.
NSF expanding national AI infrastructure with new data systems and resources
Aug 28, 2025 - The NSF announced two major advancements in America's AI infrastructure: the launch of the Integrated Data Systems and Services (NSF IDSS)
CMU | Arm CEO Rene Haas Talks AI at President's Lecture Series
Aug 25, 2025 - To kick off the academic year, Arm CEO Rene Haas joined Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian in the first event of the 2025-26 President’s Lecture Series.
UC Berkeley DSE Postdoc Maya Zomer Uncovers New Insights into Mediterranean Shrub Resilience
Aug 26, 2025 - Maya Zomer, a postdoctoral researcher on our team, is the lead author of a new paper in Journal of Experimental Botany exploring how Mediterranean shrubs recover after disturbance and their resilience to global change.
6 higher education trends to watch for in the 2025-26 academic year
Aug 28, 2025 - Major sector news, including regulatory shifts, research funding cuts and challenges to in-state tuition for undocumented students.
New Conference at CSUB to Explore Ripple Effects of AI
Aug 25, 2025 - The inaugural NextTech Kern conference at Cal State Bakersfield in October, intended to be a community event, will explore how AI is set to affect education, businesses and digital safety.
West Virginia College Partners With Industry to Create AI Program
Aug 26, 2025 - Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College will create workforce-aligned AI education pathways with input from IBM and Northrop Grumman on which competencies are most needed by employers.
NCSU | The Strength of Interdisciplinary Ties: Leveraging Social Connections in Data Science and AI Education
Aug 26, 2025 - From classrooms to careers: how human connection is shaping success in data science and AI education at NC State.
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.
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?