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Scientist behind Trump Action Tracker uses skills in data collection to look for patterns in president’s seemingly scattergun approach

Democratic lawmakers pushed for several guardrails in an attempt to restrict how the White House doles out federal funds.

Several faculty members who spoke regularly with Epstein have been stripped of their titles or teaching duties.

The new policy prohibits students from recording class without permission but explicitly allows administrators to surveil professors for any “lawful purpose.”

Academics counting cost of Donald Trump’s threats to take over the territory say ‘the damage is done’ and impact on research will linger for years 

The only question is how to do so in ways that are legally sound, institutionally durable and worthy of renewed trust, says James S. Bridgeforth

Highly restrictive policies introduced after launch of ChatGPT being eased in favour of more nuanced responses, finds study of thousands of course materials

One year after the Trump administration tried to cap reimbursements for indirect research costs, federal agencies have halted their plans.

Under pressure from students to speak out but wary of angering the White House, institutions are trying to find ways to help while avoiding ‘pageantry’

Yes, the political climate is extremely difficult, but all the evidence on applications, enrolments and completions suggests that Americans still value what universities have to offer, says Eileen Strempel

Scholars say recent Republican-led attacks on the field are nothing new, but nonetheless alarming.

Cheap research round-ups by ‘hallucination-free’ OpenScholar model preferred by experts, says Nature study