Trump’s attempted NIH indirect cost funding cuts could have major impact at Mass. colleges, hospitals
The order was temporarily blocked after Massachusetts and 21 other states filed a lawsuit opposing the NIH funding cuts.
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Google, SoftBank Pour $230M into Quantum Computer Startup QuEra
QuEra Computing, a Boston-based quantum computing company, has raised $230 million in a round led by Google (GOOGL) and ...
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America's students lag behind pre-pandemic levels, report shows
Learning losses during the pandemic haven't caught up, according to a report card from the National Center for Education ...
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Jonathan Epstein named head of Penn Health System, Medical School following interim appointment
On Feb. 11, Jonathan Epstein was appointed executive vice president of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and dean ...
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A deep dive on U.S. reading and math scores, and what to do about them
New research drills down on poor student achievement and notes some school districts that are beating the odds.
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Harvard Submits Declaration Alongside Lawsuit by 13 Colleges Over NIH Order, Calls Funding Caps ‘Disastrous’
Harvard’s top research officer submitted a declaration alongside a lawsuit filed on Monday by 13 United States universities — ...
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Asian Americans helped destroy affirmative action. Now what? | Identity Unveiled
In a deliberate change of tactics, Blum centered Asian Americans in his new lawsuits against the University of North Carolina ...
Students half a grade behind pre-pandemic levels in math, reading: Study
The average student in 2024 remained nearly half a grade level behind pre-pandemic achievement in math and reading, according ...
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Clark County students’ math and reading skills are below grade level, according to national scorecard
The average Clark County student’s reading and math skills are below grade level, according to a new analysis of test scores comparing them to prepandemic academic achievement. Meanwhile, absenteeism ...
As college decisions loom, see which California schools are the most selective in the US
One California university topped multiple Ivy League schools for being the second most selective in America, according the ...
Trump’s NIH challenges the model that underlies U.S. scientific dominance
The 80-year-old partnership between the federal government and research institutions has made the U.S. the leader in ...
Why everyone should be religious, according to Ross Douthat
Ross Douthat admits he is a little self-conscious about his interest in UFOs. “It’s just sort of embarrassing,” he tells me ...