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Don Ingber in his lab

He got the stop-work order. Then the scrambling began.

Wyss’ Don Ingber details rush to hold onto consequential projects, talented researchers — and system that has driven American innovation.

Harvard Gazette
An overview of the Boston skyline during the fall.

A Call for Constructive Engagement

More than 170 presidents from U.S. colleges and universities signed a statement against the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education.

American Association of Colleges and Universities
Widener Library seen from Harvard Yard

Harvard files lawsuit against Trump administration

Harvard Gazette
A dropper going into a test tube

Freezing funding halts medical, engineering, and scientific research

Harvard Gazette
The sun coming up on the Harvard campus

Upholding Our Values, Defending Our University 

Gordon Hall against a bright blue sky.

A Brief History of Federal Funding for Basic Science

For 75 years, the federal government has partnered with academic institutions, fueling discoveries that have transformed medicine and saved lives.

Harvard Medicine
A Harvard building under a microscope

Research on Hold

Harvard projects on radiation exposure, ALS diagnostics, and tuberculosis treatment received stop-work orders after the federal government froze $2.2 billion in research funding.
Tower with a blue dome with the Charles River in the distance.

Harvard Resists Government Demands

President Garber rejects federal regulation of academic affairs.

Harvard Magazine
graphic of a woman and two men interviewed for the story,

‘This is weakening the United States.’

Scholars react to Trump administration actions against Harvard and other institutions

Harvard Gazette

Statement of AAU President: Harvard’s Refusal to Surrender Its Independence or Relinquish its Constitutional Rights

Saatement from AAU President Barbara R. Snyder regarding Harvard’s decision to stand up for academic freedom, freedom of expression, and institutional autonomy

Association of American University