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How a Smaller NIH Could Have Hindered Medical Research

Trump wants to cut the NIH budget by 40 percent. But a new paper found that more than half of drugs approved since 2000 are linked to research that likely wouldn’t have been funded if such a budget had been in place from 1980 to 2007.

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Texas Supreme Court Weighs Changes to Law School Oversight

The Texas Supreme Court has issued a tentative opinion that the American Bar Association “should no longer have the final...
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U of Maine Cancels Wind Power Summit Amid ‘Changing Federal Priorities’

The University of Maine cancelled its annual summit on floating offshore wind power as federal support for renewable energy wanes...
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Trump May Tie Grant Awards to Compliance With Executive Priorities

The Trump administration may be moving away from using individual investigations to try to force colleges into compliance with the...
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Tracking Key Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration

The Trump administration is going on the offensive against institutions, but higher education groups continue to find success in courts as they secure orders blocking parts of the president’s agenda. More on key legal challenges here.

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What Would a Shutdown Mean for Rule Making?

Higher education experts and committee members say the plan remains uncertain, adding that a delay could complicate the department’s plans.

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HHS Looks to Block Harvard From Federal Funds

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced Monday that it’s moving to cut off...
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Higher Ed’s H-1B Visas in 4 Charts

More than 16,700 employees at colleges and universities got H-1B visas approved in fiscal year 2025, but they are concentrated at 100 large research institutions.