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Funding Boost for NIH
National Institutes of Health would see increase of more than 4 percent next year under a Senate budget measure drafted Tuesday. The maximum Pell award would also grow.
Symbolic Slap at Social Sciences
U.S. House passes funding bill that would increase overall support for NSF, but send a message of disdain for some social science research.
'Falling Behind?'
A new book challenges the conventional notion that the U.S. is producing too few science and engineering graduates to meet its workforce needs and remain globally competitive.
Higher Ed Cuts in GOP Budget
House Republicans unveil their 2015 budget proposal, which calls for a 10-year freeze on the maximum Pell Grant and would eliminate funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Accord on Appropriations
Congressional negotiators reach agreement to boost spending on NIH and student aid, though deal does not restore all of the sequester cuts.
What the Budget Deal Means
Advocates for higher education say Tuesday's accord would largely alleviate cuts to research funding and campus-based student aid programs.
Shutdown Looms
Higher education likely to feel only mild effects from possible government shutdown next week, but advocates for colleges are bracing for larger funding battles.
Symbolic Setback for Science
A bipartisan effort to create a national position of "science laureate" stalls after criticism from a conservative group.