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What happens when the federal government stops funding university research
The federal government has cancelled about 11 billion dollars worth of university research funding, and is threatening to cut ...
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Arguments set for July in Harvard case against feds over funding freeze
A U.S. district judge agreed to fast-track the oral arguments at Harvard's request during a brief convening in a packed ...
Finding 314 Things the Government Might Know About You
Two reporters spent over a month compiling and analyzing information about the reams of data the U.S. government collects ...
Harvard and Trump administration’s battle over freeze of $2B in grants will head into summer
The battle between Harvard University and the Trump administration’s freeze on its $2.2 billion in grants will head into the ...
Public sours on Musk’s role, is skeptical that government is cutting waste
A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll finding negative reactions to some cuts made by Musks’s U.S. DOGE Service.
Trump education officials investigate UC-Berkeley over foreign funding
The Education Department cited 2023 media reports that UC-Berkeley had not reported “hundreds of millions of dollars” in ...
Cancer research in the US is world class because of its broad base of funding − with the government pulling out, its future is uncertain
Since 1971, the US has led the world in funding cancer research and developing new treatments that have driven down death ...
Harvard sues federal government after Trump administration slashed billions in funding
The university called the funding freeze "unlawful and beyond the government’s authority" and warned of severe and ...
Does Harvard deserve war with Trump, or is government overstepping? Campus reacts to funding battle
The Harvard community weighed in on what they think about the standoff between the university and the Trump administration in ...