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U of Minnesota Antiracism Center to Close After Founder Steps Down
Rachel Hardeman, who faces plagiarism allegations, left the university under a resignation agreement. The next day, the institution announced her center would shutter.
Lessons of the Pen
For Rob Franciosi, coming to the fountain pen later in scholarly life has been a revelation.
Harvard Medical Researcher Detained by ICE Faces Charge
Scholarship Thrives on Peripheral Vision
Don’t be limited by what’s straight ahead, David Labaree writes.
Britain’s High Visa Costs Threaten to Deter U.S. Scholars
Following science funding cuts by the Trump administration, a House of Lords committee is urging the government to make it cheaper for foreign researchers to work in the U.K.
Documenting Trump’s ‘Arbitrary’ Cuts to Science
The Trump administration has canceled close to $3 billion in NIH and NSF research grants, often without much explanation. Now researchers are crowdsourcing databases of suspended grants to shed light on what’s being lost.
NSF Halts New Funding and Caps Indirect Rate Costs
The National Science Foundation won’t award any new funding “until further notice.” The agency also moved to cap indirect research rates at 15 percent. Meanwhile, President Trump proposed cutting the NSF’s budget in half.
European Governments Back Universities’ U.S. Recruitment Drive
A French institution has received nearly 300 applications from U.S. researchers as state funding bolsters efforts to “offer refuge” to those fleeing Trump funding cuts.