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Colin Duckett
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State Dept. restarts student visa interviews with tougher social media rules
Foreign nationals who seek visas to study in the United States will have to make social media posts public to be scrutinized for hostility toward the U.S.
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June 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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#48 in Association of American Universities v. Department of Defense (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-11740) – CourtListener.com
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ORDER GRANTING 13 PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER...Defendants' opposition to the Motion is due by Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 3 p.m. Plaintiffs may file a re...
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June 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Fareed’s take: Trump’s war on Harvard is destroying an American strength | CNN Politics
America is made stronger by its top-tier universities that produce world-class research and attract students from across the globe. Fareed says the Trump administration is attacking all of that — and ...
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June 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Opinion | Trump’s war on Harvard is bizarre — and incredibly damaging
He is wrecking American competitiveness.
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June 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Trump administration ending multiple HIV vaccine studies, scientists and officials say
"This is a setback of probably a decade for HIV vaccine research," one scientist said.
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June 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/h...
Trump Administration Ends Program Critical to Search for an H.I.V. Vaccine
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May 31, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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www.statnews.com/2025/05/30/n...
New HHS document details deep NIH cuts as part of Trump budget request
Budget documents for Congress provide the most detailed look yet at how the Trump Administration hopes to reshape the National Institutes of Health.
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May 30, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics
HHS has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract for vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics.
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May 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
Trump Intends to Cancel All Federal Funds Directed at Harvard
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May 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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RFK Jr. ends covid shot recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women
Currently the vaccine is recommended for all people over 6 months of age.
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May 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Trump team pauses new student visa interviews as it weighs expanding social media vetting
It’s the latest salvo against universities, many of whom rely heavily on foreign students for funds.
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May 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Restoring Gold Standard Science
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United
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May 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/o...
Opinion | Harvard Derangement Syndrome
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May 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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A message from MIT President Sally Kornbluth
YouTube video by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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May 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Trump Administration Says It Is Halting Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
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May 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Really cool study by Debby Silver and her team:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Mice grow bigger brains when given this stretch of human DNA
Finding adds to the bigger picture of how humans developed such large brains.
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May 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.
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May 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
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May 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Exclusive: NIH to suspend funds for research abroad as it overhauls policy
Move by US biomedical agency threatens thousands of projects on infectious diseases, cancer and more.
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May 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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NIH to prioritize human-based research technologies
New initiative aims to reduce use of animals in NIH-funded research.
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May 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
Opinion | The White House Tech Bros Owe Their Fortunes to the Research They’re Killing
Underlying many investments are breakthroughs in medicine and technology from great universities.
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April 29, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Superb Duke piece on Alzheimer's Research:
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How Public Supported Studies Bring This Researcher and Patient Closer to a Cure for Alzheimer’s | Duke Today
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April 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Exclusive | Elite Universities Form Private Collective to Resist Trump Administration
Separate from the public dissent, a group of school leaders are strategizing behind the scenes about how to respond and push back against the White House.
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April 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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60 Minutes piece on NIH cuts
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Scientists fear Trump administration cuts to NIH could impact the health of Americans for generations
Former National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins, who abruptly left his NIH research lab in February, fears aggressive downsizing could impact Americans' health.
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April 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Opinion | Trump is destroying 100 years of competitive advantage in 100 days
Cuts to research and attacks on universities are handing global leadership to China.
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April 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM