Michael Nietzel

The federal government has canceled funding of studies exploring vaccines and treatments for Covid-19 and other drugs that could be used to combat future pandemics.

The Weill Family Foundation is giving $50 million to enable 4 leading research institutions to form the Weill Cancer Hub East, focused on immunotherapy cancer treatment.

Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings has given Bowdoin College a $50 million gift, for a new AI institute. It's the largest gift in the institution’s 231-year history.

Columbia University has agreed to meet most demands made by the Trump administration last week in a dispute about how the university has responded to campus protests.

Moody’s has downgraded its 2025 outlook for the higher ed sector from stable to negative, citing recent and potential federal policy changes affecting the industry.

In a message sent to the University of California Community Wednesday, UC System President Michael Drake announced that a systemwide hiring freeze to help conserve funds.

The expanded financial aid will allow approximately 86% of U.S. families to qualify, Harvard University said.

In an unprecedented move, The Trump administration has sent Columbia University a letter demanding nine changes it must make to restore and maintain federal funding.

Whether it's a man or woman who writes an external letter for a faculty member’s promotion is linked to both the contents of the letter & the odds of a positive decision.

National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.