Ryan Quinn
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NIH Approves 100s of Grant Applications It Shelved or Denied
Last year, the Trump administration widely rejected funding research it disfavors. But, just before 2026 began, one of its agencies agreed in court filings to take another look at proposals it sat on or turned down. https://bit.ly/3N4PCbu
Last year, the Trump administration widely rejected funding research it disfavors. But, just before 2026 began, one of its agencies agreed in court filings to take another look at proposals it sat on or turned down. https://bit.ly/3N4PCbu
January 2, 2026 at 11:40 PM
NIH Approves 100s of Grant Applications It Shelved or Denied
Last year, the Trump administration widely rejected funding research it disfavors. But, just before 2026 began, one of its agencies agreed in court filings to take another look at proposals it sat on or turned down. https://bit.ly/3N4PCbu
Last year, the Trump administration widely rejected funding research it disfavors. But, just before 2026 began, one of its agencies agreed in court filings to take another look at proposals it sat on or turned down. https://bit.ly/3N4PCbu
NIH Approves 100s of Grant Applications It Shelved or Denied
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NIH Approves 100s of Grant Applications It Shelved or Denied
Last year, the Trump administration widely rejected funding research it disfavors. But, just before 2026 began, one of its agencies agreed in court filings to take another look at proposals it sat on ...
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January 2, 2026 at 9:56 PM
NIH Approves 100s of Grant Applications It Shelved or Denied
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NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
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January 2, 2026 at 5:05 PM
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
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probably not a great sign that Trump's assistant AG for civil rights uses a slur for people with disabilities
December 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
probably not a great sign that Trump's assistant AG for civil rights uses a slur for people with disabilities
No Adobe. You ask AI how to make your programs work without freezing
December 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
No Adobe. You ask AI how to make your programs work without freezing
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As someone who has closely covered New College of Florida since early 2023, there are at least a dozen problems with this article (I stopped counting at 12). The most significant issue is how the reporter condenses runaway spending to a paragraph.
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New College of Florida Was Progressive. Then Gov. DeSantis Overhauled It.
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December 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
As someone who has closely covered New College of Florida since early 2023, there are at least a dozen problems with this article (I stopped counting at 12). The most significant issue is how the reporter condenses runaway spending to a paragraph.
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"Art Pope, a longtime prominent donor in North Carolina, said he had stopped giving to the Heritage Foundation because he saw the group supporting populist economic policies in recent years. He is now giving to AAF, he said."
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Exclusive | Top Heritage Officials Flee to Mike Pence’s Nonprofit as Think Tank Fractures
The former vice president’s political group is poaching top officials from the foundation amid growing ideological fights within the conservative movement.
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December 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"Art Pope, a longtime prominent donor in North Carolina, said he had stopped giving to the Heritage Foundation because he saw the group supporting populist economic policies in recent years. He is now giving to AAF, he said."
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"A New York Times analysis of contracts and grants reported canceled by DOGE found that 28 of the top 40 savings claims were inaccurate."
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How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
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December 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"A New York Times analysis of contracts and grants reported canceled by DOGE found that 28 of the top 40 savings claims were inaccurate."
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Wow: Elise Stefanik Drops Out of N.Y. Governor’s Race and Will Leave Congress www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/n...
Elise Stefanik Drops Out of N.Y. Governor’s Race and Will Leave Congress
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December 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Wow: Elise Stefanik Drops Out of N.Y. Governor’s Race and Will Leave Congress www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/n...
AAUP Raises Alarm Over Palantir’s Work for Ed Department
AAUP Raises Alarm Over Palantir's Work for Ed Department
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is publicly expressing concern about the Education Department working with Palantir, a controversial artificial intelligence and data analysis ...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
AAUP Raises Alarm Over Palantir’s Work for Ed Department
The Year That Changed Research
How 2025 Changed Research and What's Ahead
A year of mass federal grant terminations and sweeping policy changes to the nation’s research enterprise broke many scientists’ trust in the government. And those changes offer insight into what may ...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Year That Changed Research
Union Station remains unbearen
December 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Union Station remains unbearen
Research Groups Oppose Capping NIH Funding of Publisher Fees
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Research Groups Oppose Capping NIH Funding of Publisher Fees
The National Institutes of Health received roughly 900 comments on its various proposals to limit how much of its grant dollars are eaten up by journals’ publication charges. Major science groups call...
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December 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Research Groups Oppose Capping NIH Funding of Publisher Fees
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Pomona College, UC Settle Antisemitism Allegations
(Pomona's settlement polices criticism of Zionism, and much more)
(Pomona's settlement polices criticism of Zionism, and much more)
Pomona College, UC Settle Antisemitism Allegations
Both Pomona College and the University of California settled antisemitism allegations last week.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Pomona College, UC Settle Antisemitism Allegations
(Pomona's settlement polices criticism of Zionism, and much more)
(Pomona's settlement polices criticism of Zionism, and much more)
Purdue Allegedly Rejecting Chinese, Other ‘Adversary Nation’ Grad Students
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Purdue Allegedly Rejecting Chinese, Other Grad Students
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party investigated the university regarding its Chinese students. Some say the institution is implementing an unwritten new policy to exclude them.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Purdue Allegedly Rejecting Chinese, Other ‘Adversary Nation’ Grad Students
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This is heartbreaking
The Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon Theory
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December 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This is heartbreaking
After Censoring Again, Weber State Says It Will Be ‘More Nuanced’ in Applying Law
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Facing Criticism, Weber State Says It Will Be “More Nuanced”
The Utah university censored a censorship conference. Then it told an Apache speaker she couldn’t use certain words. Now it’s revising how it implements a state anti-DEI law.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
After Censoring Again, Weber State Says It Will Be ‘More Nuanced’ in Applying Law
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N.Y. Archdiocese Will Negotiate Sex-Abuse Settlement for 1,300 Accusers www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/n...
N.Y. Archdiocese Will Negotiate Sex-Abuse Settlement for 1,300 Accusers
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December 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
N.Y. Archdiocese Will Negotiate Sex-Abuse Settlement for 1,300 Accusers www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/n...
Ed Dept. Calls Civil Rights Workers It’s Trying to Ax Back to Work
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ED Calls Civil Rights Workers It’s Trying to Ax Back to Work
The Education Department is calling Office for Civil Rights employees who were fired earlier this year back to work. The Trump administration tried to ax half of the Education Department’s OCR staff i...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Ed Dept. Calls Civil Rights Workers It’s Trying to Ax Back to Work
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Conservative Think Tank AEI Names Ben Sasse Senior Fellow
Conservative Think Tank AEI Names Ben Sasse Senior Fellow
The American Enterprise Institute, a prominent conservative-leaning think tank, has named former U.S. senator and university president Ben Sasse a nonresident senior fellow, AEI announced Friday. Its ...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Conservative Think Tank AEI Names Ben Sasse Senior Fellow
What a great wrapup of *gestures broadly* this year:
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
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The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
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The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
What a great wrapup of *gestures broadly* this year:
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
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The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
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Lawsuit Accuses Hispanic Scholarship Fund of Illegal Discrimination
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Lawsuit: Hispanic Scholarship Fund Illegally Discriminates
A group created by the founder of Students for Fair Admissions argues a large nonprofit aid program is illegally restricted to Latinos. At issue are “contracts.”
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December 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Lawsuit Accuses Hispanic Scholarship Fund of Illegal Discrimination
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House GOP Accuses Truman Scholarship of Liberal Bias as Dems Talk College Costs
Republicans held a hearing airing accusations that the prestigious program heavily favors left-leaning candidates. No one from the scholarship foundation was invited.
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Republicans held a hearing airing accusations that the prestigious program heavily favors left-leaning candidates. No one from the scholarship foundation was invited.
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House Republicans Accuse Truman Scholarship of Liberal Bias
Republicans held a hearing airing accusations that the prestigious program heavily favors left-leaning candidates. No one from the scholarship foundation was invited.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
House GOP Accuses Truman Scholarship of Liberal Bias as Dems Talk College Costs
Republicans held a hearing airing accusations that the prestigious program heavily favors left-leaning candidates. No one from the scholarship foundation was invited.
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Republicans held a hearing airing accusations that the prestigious program heavily favors left-leaning candidates. No one from the scholarship foundation was invited.
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House GOP Accuses Truman Scholarship of Liberal Bias as Dems Talk College Costs
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House Republicans Accuse Truman Scholarship of Liberal Bias
Republicans held a hearing airing accusations that the prestigious program heavily favors left-leaning candidates. No one from the scholarship foundation was invited.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
House GOP Accuses Truman Scholarship of Liberal Bias as Dems Talk College Costs
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Citing Anti-DEI DOJ Memo, Alabama Ends Black-, Women-Focused Student Magazines
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Alabama Ends Black-, Women-Focused Student Magazines
The university pointed to a July Department of Justice memo that warned against “unlawful proxies” for race or sex. It’s another example of administrators restricting student media.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Citing Anti-DEI DOJ Memo, Alabama Ends Black-, Women-Focused Student Magazines
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