Researchers weighing options amid federal funding cut threats to universities
- The Trump administration escalated attacks on university research funding recently, targeting multiple institutions.
- These actions stem from the administration's disapproval of how universities addressed protests, particularly related to Gaza.
- Funding freezes impacted Columbia, Northwestern, and Cornell, potentially crippling research if prolonged.
- Universities received significant funds; Columbia got nearly $700 million from NIH, and Cornell got $1 billion.
- These cuts, part of a broader plan, threaten American scientific leadership and productivity, risking global impacts.
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Swedish minister calls in universities to discuss recruiting US researchers
Sweden's education minister on Thursday held a roundtable with nine Swedish universities to plan how best to attract US students and researchers affected by the cuts, censorship and ideological control imposed by the administration of US President Donald Trump.
Trump government cuts research budgets: Escape to Europe
No other country has supported scientific research in the same way as the US. But now the Trump administration is shortening authorities, cutting funds and releasing specialists. Researchers are telling us what this means for their work.
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