3/10/25: Congressional Republicans seek to unite around bill to avert government shutdown (Reuters) The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress looked set to move ahead this week to keep the government funded and avert a partial shutdown beginning on Saturday, as Washington is rocked by President Donald Trump’s rapid moves to slash federal agencies. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/congressional-republicans-seek-unite-around-bill-avert-government-shutdown-2025-03-10/
3/10/25: Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it’s a time for ‘damage control’ (AP News) Facing the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, Duke University is preparing for the worst. Like research universities around the United States, the private school in North Carolina’s Research Triangle would see a massive loss from Trump administration cuts to grants from the National Institutes of Health. https://apnews.com/article/trump-cuts-research-funding-nih-duke-7f24b33bbad54490583520536ab40e0c
3/10/25: Trump’s Upheavals Worry Early-Career Researchers (Inside Higher Ed) As job-seeking scholars see continuing layoffs and stalled federal support, some say they’re looking at positions overseas. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/graduate-students-and-postdocs/2025/03/10/trumps-upheavals-worry-job-hunting
3/7/25: Contract Cuts at Columbia Raise Concerns (Inside Higher Ed) Higher ed and free speech advocates are deeply alarmed by the decision to cancel $400 million in contracts and grants at the university, saying it is yet another example of executive overreach. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/politics-elections/2025/03/07/trump-admin-cancels-400m-grants-columbia-u
3/7/25: NIH will eliminate many peer-review panels and lay off some scientists overseeing them (Science) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is centralizing its system for vetting research proposals. Starting later this year, its Center for Scientific Review (CSR) will take over all reviewing responsibilities from the multiple bodies now involved, the agency announced yesterday. https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-will-eliminate-many-peer-review-panels-and-lay-some-scientists-overseeing-them
3/7/25: ‘Scientists will not be silenced’: thousands protest Trump research cuts (Nature) Thousands of researchers and supporters of science protested in more than 30 cities across the United States and Europe today against actions taken by the administration of US President Donald Trump to cut the US scientific workforce and slash spending on research worldwide . https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00704-0
3/6/25: Tougher H-1B Visa Scrutiny Anticipated as Annual Lottery Opens (Bloomberg Law) Employers can register workers starting Friday for the chance to apply for one of 85,000 new visas, which are most heavily used in the technology industry. It’s the first selection process since US Citizenship and Immigration Services hiked registration costs to $215. But immigration attorneys don’t expect a significant slowdown in interest because of the higher cost of entry. The bigger question for many is how hard getting visa approvals will be after the lottery. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/tougher-h-1b-visa-scrutiny-anticipated-as-annual-lottery-opens?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue%3A%202025-03-10%20Higher%20Ed%20Dive%20%5Bissue%3A71122%5D&utm_term=Higher%20Ed%20Dive
