11/7/25: Higher Ed Feels “Cumulative Exhaustion” of Longest Shutdown (Inside Higher Ed) Worries about access to health care, food, research funding and tuition assistance are mounting on college campuses as the record-breaking government shutdown persists. Higher Ed Feels “Cumulative Exhaustion” of Longest Shutdown
See also: Just When It Looked Like the Shutdown Might End (Atlantic) https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2025/11/both-parties-extend-government-shutdown/684849/
See also: All government shutdowns disrupt science − in 2025, the consequences extend far beyond a lapse in funding (The Conversation) https://theconversation.com/all-government-shutdowns-disrupt-science-in-2025-the-consequences-extend-far-beyond-a-lapse-in-funding-267182
11/7/25: Pressure to publish is rising as research time shrinks, finds survey of scientists (Nature) Researchers feel that pressures to publish are increasing, but the time and resources available to do research are decreasing, according to a survey by Elsevier. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03623-2
11/6/25: U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations (Science) Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students. https://www.science.org/content/article/u-s-congress-considers-sweeping-ban-chinese-collaborations
11/6/25: How Is Trump Changing Colleges and Universities? Tell Us. (New York Times) We are wondering how the changing political and financial climate is already touching classrooms and laboratories and what this means in the day-to-day lives of faculty members across the country. We may reach out to hear more about your submission, but we will not publish any part of your response without contacting you first, and we will never publicly share your personal information. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/us/universities-changes-trump-callout.html
11/6/25: Executive Branch Focus on Federally Funded Inventions (Crowell) https://www.crowell.com/en/insights/client-alerts/executive-branch-focus-on-federally-funded-inventions
11/5/25: First Circuit Dubious of NIH in Suit Over Research Fund Cuts (Bloomberg Law) The Trump administration’s attempt to slash billions in NIH research funds and overhead costs faced a skeptical appeals court Wednesday, signaling a decision that could affirm a federal judge’s opinion that the cuts are unconstitutional. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/pharma-and-life-sciences/first-circuit-dubious-of-nih-in-suit-over-research-fund-cuts?context=search&index=36
11/5/25: Canada to Poach H-1B Visa Holders, International Researchers (Bloomberg Law) The Canadian government is set to launch special initiatives to attract top international researchers and H-1B visa holders, while slashing the number of foreign students it plans to bring into the country each year. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-05/canada-to-poach-h-1b-visa-holders-international-researchers?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MjM2OTA0OSwiZXhwIjoxNzYyOTczODQ5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNTlJS0xHT1lNVEgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQjBGRjdBRTk0RkI0REQxQThEMzI1REFGNEVFQjBFRSJ9.Yil-G_L8m62VzL5mk2e4vCICB6rmaWWojXufogObzdQ&leadSource=uverify%20wall
11/4/25: Trump Administration Issues New Guidance to Boost Deregulatory Initiatives (National Law Review) On October 21, 2025, OMB issued Memorandum M-25-36, titled “Streamlining the Review of Deregulatory Actions.” The guidance, signed by Acting OIRA Administrator Jeffrey Bossert Clark, reiterates how the “Administration is committed to deregulating at an unprecedented scale” and outlines a detailed plan to accelerate and expand the deregulatory directives in Executive Orders 14192 and 14219 that agencies remove outdated, unlawful, or inefficient regulations. This guidance does not have the force of law, but will likely exert substantial influence on agencies’ rulemaking agendas as a practical matter. https://natlawreview.com/article/trump-administration-issues-new-guidance-boost-deregulatory-initiatives
11/4/25: The dulling of America’s scientific edge (Washington Post, Opinion) You know there’s a problem when scientists in the United States increasingly see European bureaucracy as a safer setting for conducting their cutting-edge research than their home country’s own institutions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/11/04/science-research-universities-europe-china-trump/
11/3/25: Insiders warn how dismantling federal agencies could put science at risk (Nature) From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and training opportunities that the country is losing. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03575-7
