MIT president says research has shrunk 10 percent in 1 year amid Trump cuts

MIT Facing “A Real Drop In Research” Says Its President

MIT President Sally Kornbluth acknowledged on Thursday that the Institute faces a “striking loss” in research funding and a dramatic drop in graduate student enrollment.

MIT president blames federal policy shifts for big drop in research on campus

Federal funding cuts have curtailed research at elite universities such as MIT, dulling America’s competitive edge globally.

MIT president says research has shrunk 10 percent in 1 year amid Trump cuts

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) said Wednesday that research has shrunk by 10 percent in the year following cuts by the Trump administration. “Counting federal and nonfederal sources together, our campus-sponsored research activity is now 10 percent smaller than it was a year ago,” MIT President Sally Kornbluth said in a video message.  “That...

‘A loss for the nation.’ MIT president says research has fallen 10 percent, and grad student enrollment is down - The Boston Globe

Total research funding has dropped 10 percent from a year ago while the school expects to enroll 500 fewer graduate students in the next academic year.

MIT says research has fallen 10%, and grad student enrollment is down

MIT President Sally Kornbluth said the school’s research enterprise has shrunk 10 percent from a year ago and warned of a persistent drop in graduate admissions.

MIT warns of ‘striking loss’ from funding, grad enrollment drops

President Donald Trump and the White House have targeted some of the most prestigious schools in the US in his second term.