10/24/25: Reading Between the Lines on Compact Responses (Inside Higher Ed) Universities that rejected the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education emphasized merit in their responses and highlighted core values in turning it down. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/governance/executive-leadership/2025/10/24/reading-between-lines-compact-responses
See also: Compact Live Updates: Syracuse and Wash U Say They Will Not Endorse Compact (The Chronicle) https://www.chronicle.com/article/compact-live-updates-more-colleges-weigh-responses-as-deadline-for-feedback-looms
See also: Why the Compact Failed (The Chronicle, Opinion) https://www.chronicle.com/article/why-the-compact-failed
10/24/25: Cracks emerge in Democrats’ unity on government shutdown (Axios) 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. https://www.axios.com/2025/10/23/democrats-government-shutdown-ossoff-warnock-schumer
10/23/25: At futuristic meeting, AIs took the lead in producing and reviewing all the studies (Science) 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. https://www.science.org/content/article/futuristic-meeting-ais-took-lead-producing-and-reviewing-all-studies
10/23/25: Are we finally going to see a United States of Europe for research? (Times Higher Education) 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? https://www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/are-we-finally-going-see-united-states-europe-research
10/23/25: New Chinese Visas to Poach US Tech Talent, House Democrat Warns (Bloomberg Law) A revamped visa program launched by China may lure away American technology talent due to US immigration rule changes, according to Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/pharma-and-life-sciences/new-chinese-visas-to-poach-us-tech-talent-house-democrat-warns?context=search&index=16
See also: US fuels brain drain to China with Trump’s anti-science ‘Cultural Revolution’ (South China Morning Post) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3329862/us-fuels-brain-drain-china-trumps-anti-science-cultural-revolution
10/21/25: Takeaways from AP’s investigation on anti-science legislation in US statehouses (AP) 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. https://apnews.com/article/vaccines-health-kennedy-trump-science-antiscience-legislation-4857fba918a27d8a479199881920e3c0
10/21/25: Trump Gutted the Institute of Education Sciences. Its Renewal Is in Doubt. (Inside Higher Ed) 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. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/science-research-policy/2025/10/21/trump-gutted-ies-skepticism-its-renewal-abounds
10/20/25: Uncertainty Swirls as CMMC Rollout Nears (National Defense Magazine) 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. https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2025/10/20/uncertainty-swirls-as-cmmc-rollout-nears
