Follow COGR on LinkedIn10/24/25Inside Higher Ed
Reading Between the Lines on Compact Responses
Universities that rejected the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education emphasized merit in their responses and highlighted core values in turning it down.
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Compact Live Updates: Syracuse and Wash U Say They Will Not Endorse Compact
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See also: Why the Compact Failed
10/24/25Axios
Cracks emerge in Democrats' unity on government shutdown
Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock voted with Republicans on Thursday on the government shutdown , after previously rejecting every GOP measure to re-open the government or fund parts of it.
10/23/25Science
At futuristic meeting, AIs took the lead in producing and reviewing all the studies
Major scientific journals and conferences ban crediting an artificial intelligence (AI) program, such as ChatGPT, as an author or reviewer of a study. Computers can’t be held accountable, the thinking goes. But yesterday, a norm-breaking meeting turned that taboo on its head: All 48 papers presented, covering topics ranging from designer proteins to mental health, were required to list an AI as the lead author and be scrutinized by AIs acting as reviewers
10/23/25Times Higher Education
Are we finally going to see a United States of Europe for research?
The European Research Area was first proposed 25 years ago in the hope of levelling up Europe’s national research systems and challenging global rivals. Implementing that vision has been achingly slow, but with legislation pending, is serious progress now realistic?
10/23/25Bloomberg Law
New Chinese Visas to Poach US Tech Talent, House Democrat Warns
A revamped visa program launched by China may lure away American technology talent due to US immigration rule changes, according to Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi.
South China Morning PostSee also
US fuels brain drain to China with Trump’s anti-science ‘Cultural Revolution’
10/21/25AP
Takeaways from AP’s investigation on anti-science legislation in US statehouses
A wave of anti-science bills has been introduced in statehouses across America this year, pushed by people with special interests who have close ties to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
10/21/25Inside Higher Ed
Trump Gutted the Institute of Education Sciences. Its Renewal Is in Doubt.
The Education Department recently requested ideas on how to “modernize” the data collection and education research funding agency, and it sought to hire for a few positions.
10/20/25National Defense Magazine
Uncertainty Swirls as CMMC Rollout Nears
Implementation of the Defense Department’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is set to begin Nov. 10. But how the rollout will affect the Pentagon and its contractors remains to be seen, experts say. Originally launched in 2019 but delayed and revamped in the years since, CMMC is meant to serve as the department’s mechanism for verifying contractors are complying with its cybersecurity requirements.