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"Nature has learnt that, as a result, some staff members are screening candidates’ social-media presences to check whether they have expressed negative views about the Trump administration or been involved in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts...at their institutions." πŸ§ͺ

14.07.2025 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Columbia University formally notified its accreditation is in jeopardy A letter from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education to Columbia Acting President Claire Shipman serves to "warn the institution that its accreditation may be in jeopardy" because of "insuff...

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03.07.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump on DeSantis's new detention camp for migrants: "We'd like to see them in many states. And at some point they might morph into a system."

01.07.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1176    πŸ” 453    πŸ’¬ 445    πŸ“Œ 488
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Trump Administration Finds Harvard Violated Civil Rights Law

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30.06.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

NEW: NSF will be kicked out of their building. Announcement will be made tomorrow by HUD Sec. and Governor of VA. HUD will take over the NSF building over the next two years.

NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."

24.06.2025 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2835    πŸ” 1561    πŸ’¬ 111    πŸ“Œ 509
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Here Is All the Science at Risk in Trump’s Clash With Harvard More than 900 research grants worth $2.6 billion are in jeopardy. So is the 80-year-old model of American science.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

23.06.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tuition Increases and Layoffs Are Coming to a Broad Set of Universities

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/u...

20.06.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump moves to slash NSF: why are the proposed budget cuts so big? Major US science funder could lose more than half its budget β€” and researchers are reeling.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

06.06.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Republicans Trying to Control Indiana University Meet Little Resistance

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05.06.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🚨🚨🚨 In the last two hours, the Trump admin:

- Banned all immigrant visas from 19 countries, including Cuba, Haiti, and Venezuela
- Banned all student and researcher visas to Harvard
- Colluded with Texas to kick 20,000 undocumented college students off of in-state tuition.

05.06.2025 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2945    πŸ” 1521    πŸ’¬ 158    πŸ“Œ 94
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Enhancing National Security by Addressing Risks at Harvard University BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAΒ A PROCLAMATION Admission into the United States to attend, conduct research, or teach at our

Trump takes Harvard out of the student visa program www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

05.06.2025 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Columbia failed to meet accreditation standards, US government says The U.S. Department of Education said on Wednesday it has notified a university accreditation body that Columbia University had violated federal anti-discrimination laws by its alleged failure to protect Jewish students on its campus.

www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

04.06.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

04.06.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
FB post from BoT member Vivian Wilson, with a photo of a letter she received from Gov. Mike Braun, informing her, in one sentence, that she has been removed from her position effective immediately.

FB post from BoT member Vivian Wilson, with a photo of a letter she received from Gov. Mike Braun, informing her, in one sentence, that she has been removed from her position effective immediately.

Indiana's governor fired all the elected members of Indiana University's Board of Trustees. Given a recent policy change, he'll be able to fill those seats with appointees. Which means he'll basically have unilateral control over IU decisions, including who gets hired, tenured, and fired.

02.06.2025 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1361    πŸ” 725    πŸ’¬ 115    πŸ“Œ 145
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The White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to β€˜Correct’ Research.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/c...

03.06.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: Trump admin must process education grants "without delay" A federal judge preserved his ability to enforce the ruling even if the Senate passes a budget bill restraining his contempt power.

BREAKING: Trump admin must process education grants "without delay"

A federal judge preserved his ability to enforce the ruling even if the Senate passes a budget bill restraining his contempt power. @AllRiseNews.com www.allrisenews.com/p/linda-mcma...

03.06.2025 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 848    πŸ” 265    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 20
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NIH indirect cost cuts will affect the economy and employment - Nature Human Behaviour Nature Human Behaviour - NIH indirect cost cuts will affect the economy and employment

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

02.06.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Paused until June 13th when there is a hearing

02.06.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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New HHS document details deep NIH cuts as part of Trump budget request Budget documents for Congress provide the most detailed look yet at how the Trump Administration hopes to reshape the National Institutes of Health.

www.statnews.com/2025/05/30/n...

31.05.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Estimates for # of people involved in NSF activities

Estimates for # of people involved in NSF activities

From over 300k to less than 100k. A picture of smaller, reduced science.

30.05.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 229    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 26

Death of NSF

30.05.2025 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
DOGE Track: Tracking The Damage A website tracking the various activities of the DOGE wrecking crew across government. Sunlight is the best disinfectant!

dogetrack.info

30.05.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. to begin revoking visas for Chinese students The move marks a major escalation in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

www.axios.com/2025/05/28/s...

29.05.2025 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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16 States Sue Trump Over $1.4 Billion in Science Cuts

#NSF www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/n...

28.05.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Norsk stiftelse evakuerte en av sine Harvard-studenter i natt. Landet i Oslo fredag Den norske stiftelsen Aker Scholarship fΓΈlte det var best Γ₯ ta affΓ¦re da det oppstod en situasjon ved Harvard University torsdag kveld norsk tid.

The CEO of Norwegian foundation Aker Scholarship, *evacuated* one of its students from Harvard on Friday

Due to Trump

"The overall picture and the fact that the situation in the US and especially at Harvard University is now so tense, made us choose to evacuate the student"

- Joar Hystad, Khrono

25.05.2025 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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Trump Intends to Cancel All Federal Funds Directed at Harvard

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...

27.05.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Restoring Gold Standard Science By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

24.05.2025 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Bar International Students at Harvard

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/u...

23.05.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0