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Pittsburgh professors say research was weaponized in Trump’s higher education fight
Federal funding cuts by the Trump administration led to $24 million lost and 104 jobs lost in Allegheny County, limiting research on racial and gender equity, experts say.
- Shortly after his inauguration, President Donald Trump moved to reshape federal research through executive orders and administrative steps, terminating hundreds of federally awarded research grants and reducing staff at National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation.
- The administration said the changes aimed to rebuild trust by reversing what it described as left-wing ideological capture and curbing diversity, equity and inclusion policies, while university settlements restored funding but critics say compromised higher education's mission.
- In Pittsburgh this year researchers report that paused Ph.D. admissions, hiring freezes, and layoffs cost 104 jobs and $24 million in Allegheny County.
- Some researchers say they will have no research support starting next year and turned to private foundations with little success, while university leadership issued few public statements despite some joining lawsuits.
- And more money would be lost if reduced budgets for agencies such as the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation are approved by lawmakers early next year.
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Pittsburgh professors say research was weaponized in Trump’s higher education fight
Shortly after his inauguration, President Donald Trump disrupted the country’s research landscape with a series of executive orders and administrative actions aimed at slashing key funding sources and limiting the subjects of federally backed study.
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